This area covers the mountains between Fort William, Loch Leven (to the south) and Loch Treig (to the east). The area includes Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg, The Mamores, The Aonachs and The Grey Corries. An impressive 20 Munros are split equally by Glen Nevis and the waters of Abhainn Rath. Relatively accessible from the A82, these mountains hold some classic walking and climbing routes such as The Ring of Steall in the Mamores and Point Five Gully on Ben Nevis. Includes all major peaks above 600m.
Winter ascent of Carn Mor Dearg via Glen Nevis and East ridge. Member of group led by a friend (David Broom, qualified ML and Winter ML). Difficult conditions: strong winds, frequent showers of snow and sleet, snow level at around 300m. Axes and crampons carried but not required, as snow was generally soft and up to six inches deep, steps felt secure throughout. I was rather cold for the first part of the day, having underestimated the degree of windchill, and had not brought an extra down jacket for stops. (We had a "lunch" break at the stone wall on the col at the foot of the ridge, but the wind was such that not much shelter could be obtained). Head torches were required for the last part of the walk from the Steall Ruin along the Glen Nevis path.
