Pap of Glencoe

Sgòrr na Ciche - or the Pap of Glencoe to translate it into Scots - is one of the most familiar Grahams. Its steep and distinctive cone-shaped summit is a real landmark in the area around Ballachulish at the foot of Glencoe, and its ascent is a popular outing. The final climb is steep but the views are superb.

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Region: Fort William

Altitude: 742 metres

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Detailed route description and map

The Pap of Glencoe from Glencoe village

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Pap of Glencoe

There are 2617 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Pap of Glencoe. They have contributed 75 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Overcoming Obstacles on the Aonach Eagach	cmarcol	23/6/15	60	M2F1
Glen Coe Massacre 2012 *Extremely long post warning!	basscadet	24/11/12	21	M4F1
Pap of Glencoe via AE	Gavin99	4/8/12	15	M2F1
Wonderful Pap of Glencoe and Sgorr nam Fiannaidh.	JimboJim	31/3/16	13	M1F1
Snowbound	weaselmaster	22/1/23	10	C3F1
Oh no! - Aonach Eagach!	The English Alpinist	6/8/24	9	M2C1F1
A stormy weekend in Glencoe	Mountainlove	9/3/24	9	F1
Will I or won't I on the Pap of Glencoe?	dogplodder	5/11/23	9	F1
Moments to remember	MilanBohac	30/8/17	9	M10F2
Halving Aonach Eagach for the Prize of a Corbett	aaquater	7/6/19	7	M2C1F1
Pap of Glencoe: Beautiful views in a clear Autumn day	Petr Dakota	2/10/19	6	F1
One Pap and a flock of tits :)	BlackPanther	17/11/18	6	F1
Sickly Child Gets Halfway on the AE	weaselmaster	14/9/13	6	M2F1
One of Stu's better ideas	Starfish	1/6/24	5	M1F1
"Hill-walking is great, except for the ups and downs"	Jaxter	21/4/17	5	M4C1F1
Back on the Aonach Eagach with a London Geezer	Johnny Corbett	26/8/14	5	M2F1
Aonach Eagach & Pap	LeithySuburbs	25/8/12	5	M2F1
Newlyweds on Honeymoon: From Norway to The Pap	HighlandSC	7/3/11	5	F1
Pap of Glencoe	steverabone	15/8/23	4	F1
Reaching a milestone in rocky Glen Coe	simon-b	20/6/15	4	M9F1
PAP OF GLENCOE WINTER STROLL	blueyed	7/3/15	4	F1
Windy winter walking - Cairgorms and Glencoe	wilkiemurray	23/2/15	4	C1F1
Glencoe Graham, short, steep and very steep, but WOW!	The Rodmiester	4/9/14	4	F1
Pap of Glencoe	Frogwell	29/3/11	4	F1
Not quite Papped	Fife Flyer	20/5/23	3	M1F1
Snow in Glencoe, then no.	weaselmaster	27/2/22	3	M1F3
Return of The Mac !	tomyboy73	10/11/13	3	F1
Doing the Pap or maybe a Munro?	seamus0	18/5/13	3	M1F1
First time visitor and won't be the last	Durhamspurs	19/7/24	2	F1
The Pap of Glencoe and Meall Mòr	rockhopper	20/3/22	2	F2
Pootling Up the Pap	WeeHills	27/8/21	2	F1
Scrambling and sliding at the Pap of Glenco	renee2	25/7/17	2	F1
A Wet and Windy Week	johnkaysleftleg	28/10/13	2	F1
Pap of Glencoe first hillwalk	pedhlund	11/10/13	2	F1
Sgorr nam Fiannaidh via The Pap of Glencoe	bengrigg	9/4/13	2	M1F1
Pap of Glencoe - just asking for it	abailliep	27/9/12	2	F1
Pap Of Glencoe	yokehead	2/2/10	2	F1
Hypothermia in Pap of GlenCoe	Andrea Reis	13/5/97	2	F1
To Pap or not to Pap?	inthewildKyle	20/9/24	1	F1
Pap of Glencoe, Sgorr nam Fiannaidh (+ bonus Glencoe Lochan)	pacb	23/5/24	1	M1F1
Evening quickie on the Pap of Glencoe	malky_c	23/5/23	1	F1
Pap of Glencoe stag party	denfinella	16/10/16	1	F1
Pap and Fiannaidh	Ian Bayne	24/5/16	1	M1F1
Pap of Glencoe	U059361	8/5/16	1	F1
Aonach Eagach and the Pap of Glencoe	rich_e	8/5/16	1	M2F1
Pap of Glencoe	dav2930	22/3/16	1	F1
Week Walking	Tomsie	23/3/13	1	M2F2
The Pap	Johnny Corbett	7/3/13	1	F1
Aborted attempt	americanINlondon	16/5/12	1	F1
Pap of Glencoe	Schotlandranger	28/10/21	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe walk from Glencoe Independent Youth Hostel	Jenzyaye	5/10/21	0	F1
Glencoe: Sgorr na Ciche (Pap of Glencoe)	jonathan - norfolk	10/7/21	0	F1
Day walks	Chays678	11/2/19	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe	Coop	30/10/18	0	F1
First highland walk ever	chrissmith79	30/7/18	0	F1
Where's Katie?	ArgyllGoSlow	5/6/18	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe	colinwatson	9/5/17	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe	Miranda185	1/1/17	0	F1
Blueberrie hill	Cor Zet	25/7/16	0	F1
Feeling the Pap on new years day!	scoob999	1/1/16	0	F1
Vista worth the climb	MicheleW	12/6/15	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe	ChrisG	24/8/14	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe straight up	shish	29/6/14	0	F1
Pap for my birthday	neilmckenzie	26/4/14	0	F1
aonacg eagach and the pap of glencoe	d gwynn	30/9/12	0	M2F1
Finally - We climbed the Pap!	GillC	9/7/12	0	F1
The Pap of Glencoe	lomondwalkers	19/5/11	0	F1
Aonach Eagach for Cowards	mountain coward	2/1/11	0	M2F1
Pap of Glencoe – Walk between failure and success	Beekeeper	30/9/10	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe	David Lyall	6/5/10	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe	AshleyBR	18/9/09	0	F1
Sgorr na Ciche aka Pap of Glencoe	missMHK	31/8/09	0	F1
Pap of Glencoe and The Partial Buachaille	Craiging619	1/9/08	0	F1
The Pap of Glencoe (Sgorr na Ciche)	daniel	25/6/07	0	F1
Sgurr na Ciche	fatdogwalks	27/4/07	0	F1

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