“A man does not climb a mountain without bringing some of it away with him and leaving something of himself upon it”
Martin Conway
“Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach”
John Muir
Friday: Beinn Alligin
We will meet at the car park on the west side of the Abhain Coire Mhic Nobuil, about three kilometres west of Torridon village.
From the car park we will cross the road and take the track on the western side of the stream climbing up to the impressive corrie of Coir nan Laogh.
From the corrie we will climb the zigzags up to the summit of Tom na Gruagaich, a woderful summit a great viewpoint over a huge section of the west coast of Scotland and out to Skye, to the east is a wonderful view of Liathach and to the north Gairloch.
The ridge ahead is now seen stretching north to the summit of Sgurr Mor, a narrow ridge, rocky at times, although not technically difficult.
We descend to the north, crossing another minor summit before the ridge climbing to the summit of Sgurr Mor is reached, from below the cleft of Eag Dubh looks impassable but an easy path revels itself to the left as we reach it.
From the summit of Sgurr Mor the views supass that of Tom na Gruagaich, with Beinn Dearg prominent on the skyline.
We descend east, following the ridge down towards the Horns fo Alligin, a path traverses the horns to the right or easy scrambling over great Toridonian Sandstone makes an enjoyable detour.
The good path now descends steeply towards the valley floor, avoiding the difficulties on the rocky slopes with superb views over Liathach to keep us entertained as we drop down to the footbridge across Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil and follow the stream down to the car park.
Saturday: Liathach
The walk begins at the layby on the A869, east of Glen Cottage, from the layby the path climbs north, steeply on a good path alongside the Allt an Doire Ghairbh stream, the path is steep until it reaches coire of Toll a' Meitheach where there is a brief respite from the steep climb before climbing again, sometimes over rocky ground until it reached the main ridge a little to the south west of Stuc a' Choire Dhubh Bhig.
A short walk along the ridge brings us up to Stuc a' Choire Dhubh Bhig, with it's breathtaking views to the north.
We follow the ridge to the south west, crossing the two tops of Stob a'Choire Liath Mhor before climbing to the bouldery summit of Spidean a'Choire Leithfrom where the spectacular view of the ridge ahead will be revealed.
We descend again to the south west, crossing the bealach before reaching the Am Fasarinen pinnacles, the most exposed section of the ridge.
The pinnacles provide a tricky scramble, exposed at times, an alternative route traverses the ledges to the south of the pinnacles, although easier scrambling this route is very exposed at times.
Once past the pinnacles the ridge becomes easier as we climb to the final munro of the day Mullach an Rathain.
Our descent is to the south west over Mullach an Rathain before turning to the south and descnding the steep scree slope towards Toll Ban where a better path descends back towards the Torridon Road and our walk back to the cars.
Sunday: Beinn Eighe
The walk begins at the car park 1.6 miles east of Glen Cottage and near the bridge over Allt a' Choire Dhuibh Mhoir, from here we will walk east along the road a short distance to meet the path climbing north into Coire an Laoigh.
Although a steep ascent we're soon climbing up through the corrie and onto the risge at the summit of our first Munro, Spidean Choire nan Clach. and are rewarded with stunning views to the north over the remote glens leading down towards Loch Maree and to the coast at Gairloch and Poolewe.
From Spidean Choire nan Clach we follow the riddge to the west, crossing a col before climbing again, fairly gently this time, a short optional detour here will take us to the summit of Conneach Mhor, with the best view of the Liathach before descending north and crossing the narrow col to the final climb of the day onto the summit of Ruadh-stac Mor.
From Ruadh-stac Mor we descend to the south, retracing our steps back to the col before dropping down to the west, a steep and loose path soon eases as we drop down into Coire Mhic Flearchair, one of the most spectacular corries in Scotland with the glorious Tripple Buttress towering above the lochan below.
From Coire Mhic Flearchair a good path descends easily, taking us back to the car park along Coire Dubh Mor, ending one of the better days in the Scottish highlands.
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