Beinn Eighe
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 12:46 pmThis one is about the third and last of my big days out in Torridon, and with the weather conditions being as they were, then another great ridge walk was the order of the day.
I was kindly offered a lift to the car park for the start of the track into Coire Dubh Mor, a fine path which gradually gained height and I was helped along by a strong tail-wind. After around 2 hours I was up into Coire Mhic Fhearchair, passing an impressive waterfall on the way up. Followed the path around the eastern shore of the Lochan and aimed for the ridge inbetween the Triple Buttress and Sail Mhor, it wasn't too steep an ascent on mostly grassy slopes, on the way up I spotted part of the wreckage of that Lancaster Bomber that crashed here years ago.
Triple Buttress
Coire Mhic Fhearchair
From the ridge itself it was only a short hike up to Sail Mhor crossing over some large slabs and rocks and fighting a fierce easterly wind that almost blew me away! Had great views of the North side of Liathach from Sail Mhor
Liathach (Western end), from Sail Mhor
Liathach (Eastern end), from Sail Mhor
Beinn Dearg and Beinn Alligin, from Sail Mhor
Coinneach Mhor and Triple Buttress, from Sail Mhor
Back along the ridge and to get up to Coinneach Mhor involved a bit of a scramble, but it was nowhere near as difficult as it looked from lower down, plenty of good hand in footholds on the rock.
Rock face of Coinneach Mhor
From the plateau of Coinneach Mhor, I had a good view of the ridge ahead, so I headed along to Ruadh-Stac Mhor, a bit of a detour from the main ridge but worth the effort to reach the summit and I was rewarded with fine views of the Coinneach Mhor cliffs and Triple Buttress.
Looking east on Beinn Eighe, from Coinneach Mhor
Ruadh-Stac Mhor
Coinneach Mhor and Triple Buttress from Ruadh-Stac Mhor
Back to the ridge it was a good ridge walk along to Spidean Coire nan Clach over 2 smaller peaks along the way. Would've liked to continued the walk along the ridge but time was getting on, so I decided to make my descent on the path into Coire an Laoigh. In hindsight I wish I'd carried on along and completed the whole traverse of the ridge, but I was a bit concerned about getting back. As it turned out, about a minute after I'd reached the road a car stopped and gave me a lift all the way back to the Hostel
Looking West on Beinn Eighe, from Spidean Coire nan Clach
Looking East on Beinn Eighe, from Spidean Coire nan Clach
Sgurr Ban and Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe
on the decscent from Spidean nan Coire Clach
This was quite a long day, very satisfying, although i need to go back there and finish off that bit of the ridge at the Eastern end!
I was kindly offered a lift to the car park for the start of the track into Coire Dubh Mor, a fine path which gradually gained height and I was helped along by a strong tail-wind. After around 2 hours I was up into Coire Mhic Fhearchair, passing an impressive waterfall on the way up. Followed the path around the eastern shore of the Lochan and aimed for the ridge inbetween the Triple Buttress and Sail Mhor, it wasn't too steep an ascent on mostly grassy slopes, on the way up I spotted part of the wreckage of that Lancaster Bomber that crashed here years ago.
Triple Buttress
Coire Mhic Fhearchair
From the ridge itself it was only a short hike up to Sail Mhor crossing over some large slabs and rocks and fighting a fierce easterly wind that almost blew me away! Had great views of the North side of Liathach from Sail Mhor
Liathach (Western end), from Sail Mhor
Liathach (Eastern end), from Sail Mhor
Beinn Dearg and Beinn Alligin, from Sail Mhor
Coinneach Mhor and Triple Buttress, from Sail Mhor
Back along the ridge and to get up to Coinneach Mhor involved a bit of a scramble, but it was nowhere near as difficult as it looked from lower down, plenty of good hand in footholds on the rock.
Rock face of Coinneach Mhor
From the plateau of Coinneach Mhor, I had a good view of the ridge ahead, so I headed along to Ruadh-Stac Mhor, a bit of a detour from the main ridge but worth the effort to reach the summit and I was rewarded with fine views of the Coinneach Mhor cliffs and Triple Buttress.
Looking east on Beinn Eighe, from Coinneach Mhor
Ruadh-Stac Mhor
Coinneach Mhor and Triple Buttress from Ruadh-Stac Mhor
Back to the ridge it was a good ridge walk along to Spidean Coire nan Clach over 2 smaller peaks along the way. Would've liked to continued the walk along the ridge but time was getting on, so I decided to make my descent on the path into Coire an Laoigh. In hindsight I wish I'd carried on along and completed the whole traverse of the ridge, but I was a bit concerned about getting back. As it turned out, about a minute after I'd reached the road a car stopped and gave me a lift all the way back to the Hostel
Looking West on Beinn Eighe, from Spidean Coire nan Clach
Looking East on Beinn Eighe, from Spidean Coire nan Clach
Sgurr Ban and Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe
on the decscent from Spidean nan Coire Clach
This was quite a long day, very satisfying, although i need to go back there and finish off that bit of the ridge at the Eastern end!
