I was en-route home after spending a week hill walking in the Fort William area and stopped off to climb Creag Meagaidh. Years ago I made a direct ascent of this Munro from the A86 Spean Bridge to Newtonmore Road rather the usual easterly approach from Aberarder but had no[…]
Munros Sron a’ Choire Ghairbh and Meall na Teanga
We left our vehicles in the car park at Chia-aig Falls, located at the west end of the Mile Dorcha on the B8005 Gairlochy to Loch Arkaig Road. The path up Gleann Cia-aig, on the east side of the Abhainn Chia-aig, was closed due to the construction of a hydro[…]
Marilyn Bidein Bad na h-Iolaire Fort William
Staying locally it was only a short drive to Upper Achintee Road in Fort William where I managed to get my car off the road beside a cattle grid then walked east along a vehicle track signposted Peat Track to Glen Nevis and Cow Hill Summit. There was a sign[…]
The Easains from Fersit
The plan was to climb the Munros, Stob a’ Coire Mheadhoin and Stob Coire Easain, commonly known as The Easains, from Fersit, a small hamlet south of the A86 road between Roy Bridge and Tulloch Station. At the end of the single track public road and before entering Fersit was[…]
Corbett Sgurr Mhurlagain Glen Dessarry
The group I was staying with near Fort William planned to climb the Corbett, Sgurr Mhurlagain, so I decided to join them. The quiet narrow single track undulating road along the north side of Loch Arkaig, accessed from the B8005 at Mile Dorcha, was busier than normal with work vehicles,[…]
Mamores Mullach nan Coirean and Stob Ban
The plan was to ascent the Munros, Mullach nan Coirean and Stob Ban, and take in a few Tops, with a couple of friends joining me for Mullach nan Coirean. We left out cars on an area of ground at Achriabhach in Glen Nevis, reached from Fort William, then set[…]
Munro Gulvain from Gleann Fionnlighe
Staying near Fort William meant a reasonably short drive west along the A830 Fort William to Mallaig Road to opposite the junction with the A861 to Corran. Here there was parking for a few vehicles on an old section of roadway at the entrance to Gleann Fionnlighe. We set off[…]
Corbett Spidean Coir an Laoigh Beinn Damh
I was interested in climbing the Corbett, Beinn Damh, by its east ridge but with the forecast for poor weather I opted for the standard north-west ridge and to include a few tops. The starting point was the A896 Torridon to Shieldaig Road where I was able to get my[…]
Corbett Baosbheinn Torridon
I was staying as part of a group at the Torridon Youth Hostel with a plan to climb the Corbett, Baosbheinn. We drove north then west on the A832 Kinlochewe to Gairloch Road to west of the Am Feur Loch, parking beside the Red Barn which is actually green. We[…]