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Buachaille Etive Mor

Buachaille Etive Mor


Postby thunderchocolate » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:19 pm

Route description: Buachaille Etive Mòr

Munros included on this walk: Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mòr), Stob na Bròige (Buachaille Etive Mòr)

Date walked: 06/07/2012

Time taken: 5.75 hours

Distance: 13 km

Ascent: 1110m

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First of 3 walks my daughter Hannah and I did on our recent trip to Scotland. We did Beinn Alligin and Cairn Gorm later in the week. There was a bit of cloud on the summits but conditions seemed ideal for walking.
What looked like a steep and possibly difficult climb to the top of Coire na Tulaich never really materialised. It was a steady drag until near the top, where there appeared to be a variety of routes to scramble up.

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Coire na Tulaich

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Almost at the top

Stob Dearg had its cloud hat on as we headed up the path, passed by several cairns, and reached the summit after about 15 mins. Came straight back down to the top of the Coire to see the cloud was finally lifting.
Proceeded on to Stob na Doire, steady climb but not difficult, and had a good view back to Stob Dearg
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The route from Stob Dearg to Stob na Doire

Continued on to Stob Coire Altruim passing the the path down on our way up, and then up to Stob na Broige.
The weather was improving and we could see Ben Nevis in the distance.
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Me and Ben, Stob na Broige summit

There were good views all around now, Rannoch Moor, Aonach Eagach, Bidean nam Bien, Loch Etive were all photographed as the sky started to turn blue.
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Looking back on the route to Stob na Broige

Back to Stob Coire Altruim and to the path down to Lairig Gartain.
This was the trickiest part of the walk, the path in parts was quiet slippy and there were several instances of having to sitting on rocks to scramble down. (well I had to)
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The path down from Stob Coire Altruim

Made good time reaching the river and back to the car park. By that time, the weather was sunny with good views and Stob Dearg had finally lost its cloud hat.
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Re: Buachaille Etive Mor

Postby Bod » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:46 pm

Nice one, that's a great day out, glad the weather turn good for you as the day progressed :D
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Re: Buachaille Etive Mor

Postby gammy leg walker » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:24 am

Thanks for posting,hoping to climb this next weekend.
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