The Great Glen to the east, the A87 to the north and the A830 to the south separate this area from its surroundings and enclose an area of high mountains and low glens. The highest mountain is Sgurr na Ciche (1040m) and further north the South Glen Shiel Ridge is formed by a whopping seven Munros! Also in the area is The Saddle (1010m) which is home to the classic Forcan Ridge. Peaks in the mountains list are all above 900m.
The weather forecast was looking great, so me and a friend decided to book a room at the Glen Nevis youth hostel and do the Loch Lochy Munros. Unfortunately the forecast then went downhill, and it looked as if there might be ice and snow on the tops. My friend was panicking over whether or not to bring winter gear. In the end I said we should just bring microspikes and ice axes as a precaution - there is a long walk-in up to the bealach between the two mountains, and if there was visible evidence of snow as we approached that bealach, we would simply return and come back another time. When we reached the bealach there was not much evidence of snow, so we headed up the steep path to Sron a'Choire Gairbh. We made good time, and although visibility wasn't great at the top, it was easy to find the way to the summit. My hands got pretty cold on the way to Meall na Teanga, as we ate lunch at the bealach, and I kept my gloves off too long. As we were walking along the ridge of Meall na Teanga to the summit, I noticed that cornices were already developing, although there was only light snow. I felt that this mountain could be dangerous to walk on in low visibility in snow, without winter navigation skills, due to the narrowness of the ridge and the cornice danger.
