Beinn Alligin and the Horn
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:20 pm
Date. Sunday 10th October 2010
Completed by. Dave, Julie and Wilson
Weather. Beautiful
Time. 6.5 hrs
Distance. 12.3 km
Ascent. 1260 m
Hills.
Munro’s x 2
Corbett’s x 0
Grahams x 0
Tom Na Gruagaich and Sgurr Mhor
Starting from.
Car park North of Torridon house
As expected the weather was beautiful, visibility was good, the sky was clear and wind was nearly non-existent. Quickly we were organised and ready for the off. Before reaching the end off the car park Julie asked if I had the water, “ flipping eck “ I new straight away I had forgotten it, it was still in our tent that was pitched opposite Liathach on the North Bank of the River Torridon.
The route that we took was the same as described on Walkhighlands except for our little detour that took us onto the top that sits to the west of Coire Nan Laogh. This cairn was soon reached. Nice views were had from here looking over Loch Torridon.
From here we back tracked for a bit and carried on until we reached Tom Na Gruagaich.
Note.. Until this point the Horns looked like they may have to wait. Earlier we had met 3 Irish lads as we emerged from Coire Nan Laogh. They had started in the opposite direction to us. They decided not to do the Horns and took the bypass route because of the high winds.
On emerging from the Coire we soon realised how strong the winds were… it was a bit of a battle to reach the top west of the coire, but as if by magic the winds suddenly died as we reached Tom Na Gruagaich.
Care is needed when descending North of Tom Na Gruagaich for a short distance only. From here it’s a nice walk round the rim of the coire until the next summit is reached Sgurr Mhor. Great views all around, truly amazing. And to boost the wind had stayed away so it looked like the Horns were on.
We descended East down the steepish ridge with great views of the Horns straight ahead as we went.
The climb down Sgurr Mhor prepares you well for the ascent of the Horns. There were a few hands on bits to reach the summit of the Horns but nothing to hard. There is a bypass path to the South of Na Rathanan if one so wishes to avoid the slightly airy tops.
Carry on down the ridge SE to meet a track that leads back through Coire MhicNobaill. The path carries on to the road and the bridge at the start of the walk.
Completed by. Dave, Julie and Wilson
Weather. Beautiful
Time. 6.5 hrs
Distance. 12.3 km
Ascent. 1260 m
Hills.
Munro’s x 2
Corbett’s x 0
Grahams x 0
Tom Na Gruagaich and Sgurr Mhor
Starting from.
Car park North of Torridon house
As expected the weather was beautiful, visibility was good, the sky was clear and wind was nearly non-existent. Quickly we were organised and ready for the off. Before reaching the end off the car park Julie asked if I had the water, “ flipping eck “ I new straight away I had forgotten it, it was still in our tent that was pitched opposite Liathach on the North Bank of the River Torridon.
The route that we took was the same as described on Walkhighlands except for our little detour that took us onto the top that sits to the west of Coire Nan Laogh. This cairn was soon reached. Nice views were had from here looking over Loch Torridon.
From here we back tracked for a bit and carried on until we reached Tom Na Gruagaich.
Note.. Until this point the Horns looked like they may have to wait. Earlier we had met 3 Irish lads as we emerged from Coire Nan Laogh. They had started in the opposite direction to us. They decided not to do the Horns and took the bypass route because of the high winds.
On emerging from the Coire we soon realised how strong the winds were… it was a bit of a battle to reach the top west of the coire, but as if by magic the winds suddenly died as we reached Tom Na Gruagaich.
Care is needed when descending North of Tom Na Gruagaich for a short distance only. From here it’s a nice walk round the rim of the coire until the next summit is reached Sgurr Mhor. Great views all around, truly amazing. And to boost the wind had stayed away so it looked like the Horns were on.
We descended East down the steepish ridge with great views of the Horns straight ahead as we went.
The climb down Sgurr Mhor prepares you well for the ascent of the Horns. There were a few hands on bits to reach the summit of the Horns but nothing to hard. There is a bypass path to the South of Na Rathanan if one so wishes to avoid the slightly airy tops.
Carry on down the ridge SE to meet a track that leads back through Coire MhicNobaill. The path carries on to the road and the bridge at the start of the walk.