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.
With Marion and her friend Zoe. After our strenuous day buffeted by gales yesterday, a complete contrast in conditions; the almost complete lack of wind at all levels making the strong sunlight feel almost warm at times. Zoe had accompanied us to Sgurr Dearg via the Schoolhouse Ridge on a previous occasion and was keen to add the second Beinn a Bheithir Munro to her total. She was also keen to "christen" her new crampons which had remained in the rucksack yesterday - I reckoned that snow conditions might have consolidated overnight and that our route via the Coire Dearg headwall should give an opportunity for some easy practice.
