Ring of Steall, a walk with nearly everything
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:39 pmThe day had arrived, this was now the end of June and I had not set foot on a Munro, this was to change today as four were to be done, only time would tell if walking the so called lesser hills the Corbetts had kept me fit enough for this challenge. Well I can honestly say to you Munro baggers the answer is a great big YES. With ninety nine per cent of this walk you are on good paths with firm underfoot conditions, a couple of wee scrambles where poles would be better in the rucksack and the only muddy section today was the part beyond the Steall falls but once you start climbing its a dawdle. Superb views and great company how could you not enjoy! We had the use of two cars so had left one at the finish car park marked on the OS map just before the bridge crossing over the Nevis Water £3.00 to pay, for those reading you have the bonus of knowing that after crossing the Nevis Water there is another small parking area a few cars with NO CHARGE.
- The two groups meet up at the start in the top of the Glen Car park
- Maybe we should not go, it maybe too scary, Bring it on!
- The first sighting of the Steall falls which we will cross later on
- Compulsory photo shot with the Steall falls behind
- Wire bridge over the Water of Nevis busy ahead
- The adventure starts
- Next one over no mishaps so far, well there's still the photographer to go over
- Below the Steall falls still to cross the very slippy rocks, care required if your to cross without a boot full of water
- Happy to have crossed unscathed
- Having negotiated the very wet boggy area beyong the falls we start climbing the Northern slopes of An Garbhanach, with Ben Nevis in the background
- Higher up on the North slopes with more zig zags on the route
- From the summit looking ahead towards the Munro top of An Garbhanach, Stob Coire a' Chairn (M) and Am Bodach (M)
- The summit pose for the group of four, time 2.5hrs
- Another summit pose with some food being consumed, well deserved after the initial climb
- The route ahead
- A view looking up the Allt Coire a' Mhail
- Heading off towards the rocky summit of An Garbhanach where an easy exposed scramble awaits
- Finding a route
- Summit of An Garbhanach
- Summit ridge
- Looking back towards the South ridge of An Garbhanach
- Summit of Stob Coire a' Chairn
- From the NE slopes of Am Bodach towards Stob Coire a' Chairn. It was about here that we were discussing if we were about halfway around the route and the word CAR was mentioned and that's what triggered someone to say, 'Ooooops I've left the keys in your car Rod', there was much laughter and further admissions of forgetfulness by all members of the party, mostly by yours truly
- Group photo on Am Bodach summit 5.5hrs. LIMIT OF 25 PHOTOS REACHED MORE TO FOLLOW.
