The southern side of Glen Coe includes some very well-known mountains and can be split into two groups; the ones you can see from the A82 and the ones you can’t. Included in the former group is Buachaille Etive Mor, Buachaille Etive Beag, the Three Sisters and the Ballachulish Horseshoe, and in the latter, three Munros between Glen Creran and Glen Etive (Sgor na h-Ulaidh, Beinn Fhionnlaidh and Beinn Sgulaird). With huge amounts of climbing and walking in summer and winter, this area is also home to a large cairn built for Queen Victoria, or so the story goes. Includes all major peaks above 600m.
Short reconnaissance walk after a late night/early morning drive to Glencoe from Norwich, starting from Lagangarbh hut. I helped plan a short route designed to give a good view of possibel routes and mountains for the following weeks walk. Rain was occassional & light on the ascent to the 903 spot height East of Meall Dearg & we got good views of Aonach Eagach, The Mamores, Bidean nam Bian and both the Buachailles - and as far as Ben Nevis and the Grep Corries. Conditions did not hoever persist and the descent was through heavy mist & downpour. Total time out was around 4.5 hours
