Walkhighlands

I was staying in Tyndrum earlier this month, there's plenty of choice of hills to go at there but Ben Lui was pretty high on my "to do"list.
It is quite a long way in (I biked it), but the track alongside the River Cononish is a fine approach to the mountain. follow the right bank of Allt Coire Laoigh and ascend to the saddle between Ben Oss and Ben Lui (from where you can easily reach both summits). I went up to Ben Lui first (glad that I did as the clouds soon closed in), and was rewarded with amazing views from the top of this magnificent mountain - I was even lucky enough to see my first ever Brocken Spectre.
Returned to the saddle and went up to Ben Oss in the clouds, then descended via the same route to Cononish.


Ben Lui and Ben Oss from Cononish


Ben Lui from the shoulder of Beinn Dubhcraig


Ben Lui


Me, on Ben Lui summit ridge


Ben Lui


Ben Lui north top from the summit


Ben Lui summit from north top


Ben Lui summit from south ridge


Brocken Spectre from Ben Lui summit

Excellent pic`s there Wanderlust love the second one with the clouds.What camera and lens did you use for that one?

I took them on my Kodak Easyshare CX7330 digital camera, just got lucky with the clouds on that second one when I was on my way down from Beinn Dubhcraig on 8 Feb.

Great pics. I've never done Ben Lui from that, the classic side, but even from the duller side the summit is so great, an elegant little pair of peaks above a big void.

Nice halo rainbow - I got a very similar one looking down into the lochan off Lochnagar last year - lovely and clear above, but the cloud lying in the bowl.

Superb photos and great winter conditions

The conditions when I was up there 2 weeks ago were really good. Not sure what it's like at the moment but I think there's been a bit a thaw due to recent milder weather.

Enjoyed your report and photos especially the summit ones.
I did Ben Lui from the west to take in Beinn a’Chleibh as well but your route looks much more interesting.

Glad that you like the photos. It was a great approach to the mountain - well worth doing if you get a good day for it

did ben lui quiet a few years back with my pal ivan, was in summer and a fantastic mountain it is! we did a "brucie on the summit", let all of those munroists out there do there thing nice pics

What on earth is a "Brucie on the summit"???

Glad someone has asked

I'd love to know what it means - it's cracking me up!

this has been annoying me all morning.never heard of this but heres my guess

spot on well done you never know it might now catch on a bit dangerous standing on one leg on the summits though..