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 saddle and Sgurr na Sgine with one mock client. We headed up the forcan ridge first, roped up from the bottom of the ridge until just below the saddle. We opted to skip the tricky down climb and short roped down the gully on the right which had a few cruxy steps and loose rocks. A mix of short roping techniques across the ridge with very little pitching. From the saddle we decided to go and tag the other munro and followed the broad east ridge steeply back to the road.
