walkhighlands

Share your personal walking route experiences in Scotland, and comment on other peoples' reports.
Warning Please note that hillwalking when there is snow lying requires an ice-axe, crampons and the knowledge, experience and skill to use them correctly. Summer routes may not be viable or appropriate in winter. See winter information on our skills and safety pages for more information.

Beinn Eighe

Beinn Eighe


Postby Lackadaisy » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:10 am

Route description: Beinn Eighe (western summits)

Munros included on this walk: Ruadh-stac Mòr (Beinn Eighe), Spidean Coire nan Clach (Beinn Eighe)

Date walked: 15/09/2011

Time taken: 9 hours

Distance: 18.5 km

31 people think this report is great.
Register or Login
free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).

It took me 9 hours to do this walk. Not because I’m a slow walker but because the views were so stunning I had to stop every 3 minutes to take yet another photograph! In a week of utterly miserable weather, this was the one glorious day of sunshine.
I parked at the busy Coire Mhic Fhearchair carpark and walked along the road to the start of the walk at Coire an Laoigh. The path up to the ridge was steep, but nowhere near as daunting as it had looked from the road.
IMG_4657.JPG
Liathach
IMG_4660.JPG
By the time I reached the cairn between Stuc Coire an Laoigh and Beinn Eighe I was all out of puff and stopped to catch my breath and take a few hundred photos of the stunning view of Liathach that just appeared.
IMG_4661.JPG
Liathach
After a cup of coffee (I won’t go anywhere without coffee!) I continued up to the ridge and on to Spidean Coire nan Clach. The views all around were absolutely stunning. Back down and a fantastic walk along the ridge to Coinneach Mhor.
IMG_4680.JPG
Spidean Coire nan Clach
IMG_4695.JPG
Walking along the ridge.
IMG_4689.JPG
Just don't look down!

After a lunch break and a zillion more photos it was down and along to Ruadh-Stac Mhor.

IMG_4734.JPG
Lunch spot!
IMG_4743.JPG
IMG_4718.JPG
Ruadh-Stac Mhor
IMG_4737.JPG
Beinn Eighe
By this point all the other folk on the hill had passed by and I had the whole place to myself. I was enjoying the sunshine, the solitude and the views far too much to leave but eventually I headed back down to the bealach and the scree chute. I don’t like scree – I much prefer the ground to stay where it is when I’m walking on it, thank you! However, by staying as far over on the right hand side as possible I managed to avoid most of it. The Triple Buttresses looked very impressive particularly from the far side of the lochan where they were reflected in the still water.
IMG_4757.JPG
Triple Buttresses
IMG_4780.JPG
Coire Mhic Fhearchair
IMG_4787.JPG
IMG_4772.JPG
Lochan Coire Mhic Fhearchair
It was now quite late in the day so from this point on I pretty much just hauled ass on out of there, although I couldn’t resist stopping for more photos along the way!
IMG_4789.JPG
IMG_4796.JPG
IMG_4795.JPG
IMG_4798.JPG
Light reflecting off the water
The sun was just setting by the time I got back to the car park and at this point I was now very glad I’d decided to park here and didn’t have a 2km walk along the road after such a long walk out!
All in all, a fantastic day out, I can’t wait to come back and try Liathach! :D
Lackadaisy
 
Posts: 23
Munros:181   Corbetts:34
Fionas:6   
Joined: Jun 25, 2009

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby Yipyipcoyote » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:23 am

Great report and amazing pictures of surely one of the most dramatic areas on the planet. Well done.
Yipyipcoyote
Munro compleatist
 
Posts: 48
Munros:249   Corbetts:5
Fionas:1   
Sub 2000:2   Hewitts:32
Wainwrights:39   Islands:3
Joined: Oct 10, 2008
Location: Langholm

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby Johnny Corbett » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:57 am

Wonderfull!Stunning photos of a beautiful area. I did Spidean in the clag,saw nothing but still enjoyed. Did Liathach on a similar day to what you got though.
User avatar
Johnny Corbett
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 2983
Munros:25   Corbetts:214
Fionas:168   Donalds:74
Sub 2000:302   Hewitts:1
Islands:14
Joined: May 14, 2010
Location: Livingston

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby ChrisW » Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:06 am

Great report and some stunning photo's of a beautiful location, no wonder it took 9 hours - would have taken me 10 I reckon :lol:
User avatar
ChrisW
Rambler
 
Posts: 4941
Munros:18   Corbetts:5
Fionas:3   
Sub 2000:6   
Joined: Jan 25, 2011
Location: Cochrane- Alberta - Canada

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby soulminer » Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:51 am

Enjoyable read, well peppered with fine images. Loved the Buttress reflection :)
User avatar
soulminer
 
Posts: 804
Joined: Mar 18, 2010
Location: Johnstone

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby lomondwalkers » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:04 am

Wow stunning! Also love the Buttress reflections shot. What a way to enter your 1st post 8)
User avatar
lomondwalkers
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 854
Munros:143   Corbetts:57
Fionas:57   Donalds:73
Sub 2000:23   Hewitts:3
Wainwrights:3   Islands:4
Joined: May 5, 2010
Location: Bishopbriggs

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby Lackadaisy » Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:34 pm

Wow, thanks for the kind comments everyone! I was a bit nervous about putting up my first post! :lol:
Lackadaisy
 
Posts: 23
Munros:181   Corbetts:34
Fionas:6   
Joined: Jun 25, 2009

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby kev_russ » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:18 pm

stunning :)
User avatar
kev_russ
Mountaineer
 
Posts: 395
Munros:198   Corbetts:77
Fionas:27   Donalds:33
Sub 2000:14   Hewitts:7
Wainwrights:9   
Joined: Mar 17, 2009
Location: Edinburgh

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby trickeyja » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:01 pm

Amazing pictures - I'm definitely going to have to revisit the Torridon area sometime soon!!
trickeyja
Munro compleatist
 
Posts: 38
Joined: Aug 9, 2010

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby mamoset » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:11 pm

Impressive pics of an impressive place :thumbup:

Chris
mamoset
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 1674
Munros:256   Corbetts:6
Donalds:1
Hewitts:115
Wainwrights:214   Islands:5
Joined: Feb 12, 2011

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby rocket-ron » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:58 pm

stunning photos torridon 1 of my fav places
rocket-ron
Mountaineer
 
Posts: 1020
Munros:222   Corbetts:94
Fionas:22   
Sub 2000:15   
Joined: Jul 19, 2010
Location: Inverness

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby Graeme D » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:57 pm

Trouble with this site now is that things go off the radar so quickly. To read, appreciate and comment on all the great reports on here would be a round the clock job. I would have to resign from my job, get divorced and live in a cupboard chained to my computer.

I missed this until Gareth and the guys at Webtogs had the good sense to name it as walk of the month for September, putting it firmly back on the radar.

Living in Scotland can be grim sometimes - going to work in November in the pouring rain and pitch dark. Coming home from work in January in the pouring rain and pitch dark. Landscape like this is the other side of the coin! This is what makes Scotland one of the most fantastic little countries in the world!

Cheers and well done! :clap:
User avatar
Graeme D
 
Posts: 3996
Munros:251   Corbetts:123
Fionas:75   Donalds:22
Sub 2000:59   Hewitts:36
Wainwrights:28   Islands:6
Joined: Oct 17, 2008
Location: Perth

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby frizzo » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:39 pm

That Thursday was fantastic. I was lucky enough to be on Beinn Dearg near Ullapool that day and also had a marvellous nine hour day on the four munro round.
frizzo
Stravaiging
 
Posts: 6
Munros:257   Corbetts:26
Fionas:4   Donalds:16
Islands:51
Joined: Oct 14, 2009

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby kevsbald » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:14 pm

Stupendous! Enjoy your vouchers man.
User avatar
kevsbald
Munro compleatist
 
Posts: 2248
Munros:273   Corbetts:134
Fionas:82   Donalds:53
Sub 2000:16   Hewitts:17
Wainwrights:29   
Joined: Jan 15, 2009
Location: Glasgow

Re: Beinn Eighe

Postby Jock McJock » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:22 pm

Love the pics!. Think I would have to be dragged out of there, what a beautiful place :D
Jock McJock
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 450
Munros:173   Corbetts:5
Fionas:2   
Sub 2000:1   
Joined: Feb 5, 2010
Location: Dumbarton

31 people think this report is great.
Register or Login
free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).

Next



Can you help support Walkhighlands?


Our forum is free from adverts - your generosity keeps it running.
Can you help support Walkhighlands and this community by donating by direct debit?



Return to Walk reports - Scotland

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Moonstone Hippy, WalkingWithKids and 62 guests