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.
I led a group of 14 people along the Lairig Gartain with the intention of crossing the river and ascending Buchaille Etive Mor via Coire Altruim. however, there was too much water in the river so we had to walk upstream for about 20 minutes to find a crossing point. then return to the original path across boggy hillside. Despite good path repairs there is still scrambling so i organised the group alternating stronger and weaker members. General support needed on the difficult section at the top of Coire na Tulaich as well.
