Am Basteir - Munro (Walkhighlands)

Virtual Highlands - Summit Panorama
Virtual Highlands - Overhead view

Region: Isle of Skye

Altitude: 934 metres

Rank: 243rd

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Summary

Am Basteir is a vertically-sided blade of rock whose ascent is only possible for keen scramblers from Bealach a Basteir. Below the summit of the mountain is the remarkable lesser peak of the Basteir Tooth – an imposing fang of rock that can only be reached by rock-climbers.

Detailed route description and map

Am Basteir via the Bealach Basteir from Sligachan

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There are 11 public user walk reports for Am Basteir:

walk reports for Am Basteir
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Am Basteir and Bruach na Frithe, The CUILLIN by Bod on Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:23 pm: 7Likes; 931Views; Last post by Lostwalker
on Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:00 am

Cuillin Ridge Traverse by wilkiemurray on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:32 am: 3Likes; 287Views; Last post by wilkiemurray
on Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:18 pm

the cullin ridge traverse by mgmt! on Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:19 pm: 3Likes; 2517Views; Last post by Cuillin
on Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:44 am

Am Basteir and Sgurr a Bhasteir by BobMcBob on Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:28 pm: 2Likes; 551Views; Last post by 147cjl
on Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:14 pm

Old Stuff 3: Loyal, hopping counterclockwise to Skye (1997) by Klaasloopt on Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:34 pm: 1Likes; 1271Views; Last post by malky_c
on Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:49 pm

Cuillin Ridge Traverse by wilkiemurray on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:32 am: 0Likes; 112Views; Last post by wilkiemurray
on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:32 am

BRUACH NA FRITHE & AM BASTEIR (By default) by EACHANN AN DOIRE on Fri May 20, 2011 3:12 pm: 0Likes; 388Views; Last post by ChrisW
on Sat May 21, 2011 3:32 pm

Gillean and Basteir - for the want of a rope by kinley on Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:07 am: 0Likes; 2348Views; Last post by kinley
on Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:30 pm

or go to skye on my holidays by magicdin on Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:06 pm: 0Likes; 615Views; Last post by kinley
on Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:50 pm

Am Bastier & Bruach na Frithe by foggieclimber on Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:39 pm: 0Likes; 1628Views; Last post by foggieclimber
on Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:39 pm

Skye - three days out after a quarter of a century by old danensian on Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:43 am: 0Likes; 2376Views; Last post by HighlandSC
on Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:16 pm

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