Buchaille Etive Mor 2

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Dark and wet November morning

Climb (l) or walk (r)

Promising skies above Coire an Tulaich

View back to A82

Bealach reached, left to Stob Dearg

View back to Stob na Doire-Stob na Broige ridge

SD summit ahead

Summit and Rannoch Moor

SD summit pano

Rannoch Moor through break in snow showers

Lochans at 902m en route to SnB

Stob na Doire summit

View back to SD

Brief break in clouds shows 3-ways to go

Approach to second Munro, SnB

Simple ridge walk

Stob na Broige summit

SW to Loch Etive

Brief blue sky pano

NW to Buachaille Etive Beag

Back to SnD and SD

Back up to Coire Altruim

View back to Lairig Gartain

Summary:
Not ideal forecast, but enough breaks to warrant a try. Strong winds at least kept snow showers moving and was able to sit out a few on Stob Dearg summit with some shelter from cairn. Poor visibility at Stob na Doire led to taking wrong spur off summit and slow traverse of steep scree to regain correct path. Lesson learnt, take bearings. Good views from Stob na Broige. Straightforward descent down Coire Altruim and fording of burn before gaining good stalker's path back to car. No encounters all day and car park empty. Good day for the time of year.