Ring of Steall

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Leaving lush and humid Glen Nevis

Weird rock formations

Ahead to Steall Falls

Cable bridge

Tick

Wadeable, but bridge was fun

Steall Falls

Lots of switchbacks

Cairn to mark approach to An Gearanach

Good path

But narrows

First summit, An Gearanach

Whole ridge ahead

Looking to eastern Mamores

Fun ridge to An Garbhanach (non-Munro)

One tricky step

Approach to Stob Coire a' Chairn, steep but not as much as to Am Bodach

Stob Coire a' Chairn summit

SCaC looking back to An Garbhanach

Time to 2nd Munro

View ahead to 3rd summit, Am Bodach (left), steep approach, with Sgurr a'Mhaim (centre)

Am Bodach summit

AB

Loch Leven

Descent from AB

Ahead to Sgurr an Iubhair (non-Munro)

Devil's Ridge from Sgurr an Iubhair

Stob Ban

SB and DR

Devil's Ridge flowers

Stob Ban looking cracking again

Classic ridge shot

Bypass

Sgurr a'Mhaim summit

SaM to SB

And to The Ben

Looking back to what's achieved

Warped pano

Relentless scree

Glen Nevis still lush

Fence. Thereafter pursued by bigger flies, then midge to car

Good time, overestimated. Traverse of the 6 very possible that day

Summary:
Left already packed car park about 0630 in midge headnet. Had to keep moving. Breeze once gained height kept them at bay, but loitering at summits brought them on again. That along with loud Americans (one of two groups seen on ridge, the other a man and dog) having a loud conversation on a silent ridge spurred me on to make good time. Narrow sections not a problem but it was dry and not windy. Bypass of Devil's Ridge safe. No water but snow patches still present, though not required. Long walk back to even more rammed car park for 1400. Strong sun out by now, mid-high 20s. Back at car, air con on and windows up until boots off and driving down glen, away from crowds of people and midges.