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Ring of Steall: Private Guiding

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Distance: 19km / 12 miles

Ascent: 1500m / 5000ft

Duration: 9 hours

Maximum Group Ratio: 8:1

A long day with high levels of exposure at times

£175.00

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Event Description

“The best climber in the world is the one who's having the most fun”

Alex Lowe

The Ring of Steall is a real classic mountain route combining the traverse of four Munros with scrambling along narrow, rocky arêtes. The route takes in An Gearanach, Stob Choire a Chairn, Am Bodach and then follows The Devils Ridge to Sgurr a'Mhaim.

Summits included on this route:
An Gearanach982 metres / 3243 feet
Stob Choire a Chairn981 metres / 3237 feet
Am Bodach1032 metres / 3405 feet
Sgurr a'Mhaim1099 metres / 3626 feet

“Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach”

John Muir

From Glen Nevis we will follow the valley by the Waters of Nevis and climb to the impressive Steall Falls, a 400ft cascade. We will cross the cable bridge here and climb the steep northern slopes to the summit of An Gearanach, our first Munro of the day.

The ridge continues south over the narrow ridge of An Garbhanach before climbing again to the summit of Stob Coire a' Chairn with it's great views across the Grey Corries.

A gentle descent from Stob Coire a' Chairn brings us to the rocky ascent to Am Bodach (The Old Man).

The easy western descent from Am Bodach leads too a short climb over Sgor an Iubhair (now no longer considered a Munro in it's own right). The ridge now leads north, a narrow arête known as The Devils Ridge which leads to the final summit of the day, Sgurr a'Mhaim, and probably the best viewpoint.

The north western slopes of Sgurr a'Mhaim provide an easy path down to the valley and a walk back either along the roadside or riverside path back to the start point.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.

Group Prices

Group Size	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Per Person	£175	£100	£70	£60	£50	£42	£36	£32
Per Group	£175	£200	£210	£240	£250	£252	£252	£256

Group Size	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Per Person	£40	£37	£36	£35	£35	£35	£34	£32
Per Group	£360	£370	£396	£420	£455	£490	£510	£512

Group Size	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Per Person	£40	£38	£37	£36	£35	£35	£34	£32
Per Group	£680	£684	£703	£720	£735	£770	£782	£768

Group Size	25	26	27	28	29+
Per Person	£35	£34	£33	£32	£31
Per Group	£875	£884	£891	£896

Where To Meet Kit List

Each participant is expected to bring suitable personal equipment for the event.
This should include the following:

Summer Events:
(November - March)

Walking shoes / Boots
Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
Warm tops
Packed lunch
Spare clothing
Water
Hat
Gloves

Winter Events:
(April - October)

Walking Boots
Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
Warm tops
Packed lunch
Spare clothing
Water
Hat
Gloves
Torch (preferably a headtorch)
Spare batteries for the above
Spare Gloves
Flask & Hot Drink

The Following equipment may also be useful if owned:

Snow Goggles
Gaiters

The following equipment will be provided by The Lake District Walker should winter conditions require:

Ice Axe
Crampons

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What happens if the weather is bad?

Posted by , Thursday, 12 October 2017 on product Ring of Steall: Private Guiding

Question:

What happens if the weather is bad?

Answers:

Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 12 October 2017
We plan to walk whatever the weather, unless it is dangerous to do so.

Mountain weather can be a little unpredictable, but we do keep an eye on the forecasts leading up to walks, should the forecast mean that the walk is not possible then we will contact you as soon as we have the forecast and offer you the following options:
- A more suitable walk on the same date taking into consideration the weather conditions
- A transfer to the same walk on another date
- A full refund

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Are dogs allowed on this walk?

Posted by , Thursday, 21 September 2017 on product Ring of Steall: Private Guiding

Question:

Are dogs allowed on this walk?

Answers:

Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 21 September 2017

Yes, dogs are allowed on all our walks.

However we do cross farmland and common land where animals will be grazing, there will be large sections of the walk, if not all, where dogs will be required to be on a lead.

There are sections of this walk across rough ground and boulders and as such this walk may not be suitable for all dogs.