
Rain from the car in Glen Etive. Strong winds on the tops! Began the day crossing a lovely bridge to then fight through a bog. This was then given a highlight of a river crossing where we all received the gift of soaked boots, but spirits were high!
The visibility and winds made navigation and walking arduous and challenging, not to mention the numerous false summits up Ben Starav! Once on the summit of Starav we all took the more exposed ridge (Roughly grade 1) around the horseshoe to Glas Bheinn Mhor. From here descent was challenging due to the visibility and the risk of the crags coming off the footpath, but with careful bearings and timings we descended safely to the saddle. From here we used the river as a hand rail feature basically back to the car, it was a welcome sight.
9 hours car to car with soaking wet feet from the off! me plus 3 other higher qualified others so was nice for my development (ML, WML, IML)
Area :
Glencoe South (Loch Linnhe To Loch Etive)
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.