Stob na Bròige (Buachaille Etive Mòr)

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Stob na Bròige is the summit at the Glen Etive end of Buachaille Etive Mòr. It was promoted to become a separate Munro in 1997 when means that most baggers now traverse the whole ridge.

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Region: Fort William

Altitude: 956 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Buachaille Etive Mòr ridge from Altnafeadh

Other routes and challenges

An alternative start would be to use Curved Ridge up Stob Dearg, which is regarded as a classic hard scramble (Grade 3 - or Moderate rock-climb). It requires careful route-finding and most would use a rope to aid security. It is beyond the difficulty of what Walkhighlands' features on route descriptions but is featured in several user walk reports below.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Stob Coire Altruim

There are 12014 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Stob na Bròige (Buachaille Etive Mòr). They have contributed 171 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
They called, I went.	kmai1961	5/10/18	57	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	Frogwell	3/2/12	43	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor via Curved Ridge - 50th & 51st munros	jwramsay	24/7/11	35	M2
An Idiot's Guide to Curved Ridge	houdi	8/6/09	34	M2
BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR -mountains, frost, sunshine	blueyed	6/11/11	25	M2
Superb day in Glencoe: 100th Munro, 6 Ms, 18 miles, 11 hours	goingforawii	28/10/18	23	M6
Touching eternity on Buachaille Etive Mor	dogplodder	26/6/19	22	M2
The Day Time Stood Still on Buachaille Etive Mor	Stretch	23/7/10	21	M2
My 100th with a little help from the two Herdsmen of Etive	rockhopper	3/7/11	17	M4
Buachaille Etive Mor...the Diamond !	Petr Dakota	5/8/14	15	M2
Worshipping the Goddess Buachaille Etive Mor	laconic surf	26/6/12	15	M2
Childhood Dreams and Destiny - Curved Ridge	BobMcBob	8/8/12	14	M2
Start as you mean to go on: An introduction to the Highlands	jfefleming	28/7/24	13	M4C1
A perfect autum day for 9 & 10	Andy74G	5/11/14	12	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor in the Serious Midwinter	The English Alpinist	16/1/23	11	M2
Full traverse of south Glencoe ridges, with high level bivvy	HappyHillGoer	13/7/19	11	M4
A life-affirming winter's walk on Buachaille Etive Mor	Sgritheall or bust	24/1/12	11	M2
The Munros 2019 – Getting Going	bernadettewalsh	4/5/19	10	M2
Enter Glen Coe... Conquering Curved Ridge on my first visit!	Chris Mac	30/6/18	10	M2
Blue skies over Buachaille Etive Mor - my first Munro	MBS_Adventure	30/7/17	9	M2
Brain fart on the Bookle	teaandpies	21/6/17	9	M2
First solo hill day… ever! THE Buachaille.	sallyjcrudge	25/9/20	8	M2
The sublime Buachaille Etive Mor	weaselmaster	2/12/18	8	M2C1
Buachaille Etive Mor In All It's Wonder	MunroMadMen	16/6/14	8	M2
Perfect Scrambly Weekender in Glencoe	weaselmaster	7/5/17	7	M6
Buachaille Etive Mor via Curved Ridge in 4K (UHD)	jwramsay	18/6/16	7	M2
Walls, Screes, Aretes and 2 'last munros' in a week	benno	23/9/13	7	M4
Three Days in Glencoe	weaselmaster	25/4/13	7	M6
There`s Mor to life than studying !	tomyboy73	23/3/12	7	M2
Final Score - Colla 2 Buachaille 0 (2-1 Agg)	Collaciotach	15/1/12	7	M2
Big BEM - Late to the Buachaille	scottnairn	7/7/17	6	M2
Buchaille, Stob Dearg- first report	chrisprovan	29/12/14	6	M2
A Taste of Glencoe in the Pale Winter Sun	Sabbathstevie	21/11/12	6	M2
In the words of Britney...Gimme Gimme Mor!	shelbyandamonkey	12/9/12	6	M2
The Good Shepherd blessed my marriage	BlackPanther	26/8/12	6	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	johnbythell	30/6/24	5	M2
Bauchaille Etive Mor in the late Autumn sun	Stefan1	5/11/16	5	M2
The stunning Buachaille Etive Mor	Brendanw	14/9/15	5	M2
Curved Ridge and on to Stob Dearg - video report	wilkiemurray	8/9/13	5	M2
Beinn Sgulaird - the second mouse gets the cheese (& sunset)	smike	14/10/12	5	M2
Both of the Buachailles	JFMurray	17/9/20	4	M4
Curved Ridge and a bivvy on top of The Buachaille	wilkiemurray	25/8/19	4	M2
I'm loving this. I really am! (Buachaille Etive Mor).	johnscot55	7/8/18	4	M2
A few days in and around Glencoe	MountainMiscreant	26/8/17	4	M9
The Great Raven of Etive - a long-awaited classic	denfinella	23/5/16	4	M2
Charity Munro Climb	grpat4	12/5/16	4	M2
Reaching a milestone in rocky Glen Coe	simon-b	20/6/15	4	M9F1
Feeling the heat in Glen Scorchicoe	portinscale	9/7/14	4	M4
Glen Coe Scrambles	basscadet	13/7/13	4	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor - via the North Buttress	BoyVertiginous	11/6/12	4	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	Cossiep	17/6/23	3	M2
Sunshine on Buachaille Etive Mor	nigheandonn	3/8/19	3	M2
The Big Buchaille Bagged	GeorgiePorgie	12/7/17	3	M2
The Big and Small Buchailles	montie	6/5/17	3	M4
Stob na Broige from Dalness Glen Etive	scoob999	14/2/16	3	M1
A Walk Amongst the Gods	DanielM95	3/11/15	3	M2
The Buachaille's	jac the lassie	7/8/15	3	M4
A Wonderful Return to the Great Herdsman	jupe1407	23/5/15	3	M2
Back to Black - Curved Ridge	wilkiemurray	8/3/15	3	M2
Pulling out all the Stobs on the Big Buachaille	Quadbarrel	31/5/14	3	M2
Stob na Broige	Gordon Ballantyne	13/10/13	3	M1
None too shabby for a first Munro	gammy leg walker	25/6/13	3	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor in Glorious Sunshine	Euan McIntosh	25/5/13	3	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	gman	15/2/12	3	M2
40th Birthday on Buachailles.	mamoset	23/9/08	3	M4
Back to the Buchaille 2	inthewildKyle	29/7/24	2	M1
Buachaille Eric Mir	Bawhied	7/3/23	2	M2
Climbing Agag's Groove \| Buachaille Etive Mor	Xavi Coll	28/5/21	2	M2
Trailing a Teenager on Buchaille Etive Mor	old danensian	7/9/19	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor - one that was on the Bucket List	ScotFinn65	6/6/19	2	M2
Glencoe Gem	chasmcc	27/10/18	2	M2
Bimble on The Buachaille	wilkiemurray	10/1/18	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor via curved ridge	thorburn7	6/5/17	2	M2
Beautiful coulors on BEM	Grisu	23/10/15	2	M2
The Big Buachaille and the Wee Corbie Over the Road	Gordie12	18/8/15	2	M2C1
BEM - Ya Big Beaut!	JimboJim	10/7/14	2	M2
A Brightening Buchaille	old danensian	15/6/14	2	M2
Sunshine on the big Bookle	Ian Bayne	13/10/13	2	M2
Buachaille - Lagangarbh Buttress	gman	5/8/13	2	M2
Glen Coe 2013	JonAksel	13/7/13	2	M4
New boots with a pair of Buachailles	old danensian	8/8/12	2	M4
Southern softie on tour 2012 - Day 1, Curved Ridge	clivegrif	25/5/12	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor,,,Check!	GillC	20/8/11	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor and my near death experience! (4&5)	erin_niamh	28/7/11	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor and Buachaille Etive Beag	davetherave	27/6/10	2	M4
Stob Dearg and Stob Na Broige	Taraloo	5/6/10	2	M2
Munros Sixty Six and Sixty Seven	Chris Henshall	1/4/84	2	M2
Great climb	joanacarv	24/6/23	1	M2
The promoted one at the end of the Buchaille	toomai	20/9/22	1	M1
Stob na Broige from Glen Etive - Mountain said no	woodpigeonblue	11/7/20	1	M1
Another completion - the Buachaille	malky_c	28/9/19	1	M2
Back up the Bookle - David's Compleation!	Jaxter	28/9/19	1	M2
Finishing off Buachaille Etive Mor, Stob na Broige at last.	martin.h	22/5/19	1	M1
High Tea on Crowberry Tower	wilkiemurray	7/5/18	1	M2
Brilliant Buachie	Raynor	26/6/17	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor via Curved Ridge 6May17 video	scoob999	6/5/17	1	M2
Losing my Mind - A Tale of Two Summits!	dooterbang	5/5/17	1	M2
Buachallie Etive Mor	Coop	14/10/16	1	M2
Buachille Etive Mor	Grisu	8/10/16	1	M2
Four in Glencoe in epic weather	scotdavid63	18/6/16	1	M4
The Big Bookle	roscoT	20/5/16	1	M2
Another 2 in the Clag Buachaille Etive Mor	jamesb63	7/8/15	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	harkinchristopher	8/10/14	1	M2
stob dearg/ stob na broige the buachaille ridge	peterd	27/9/14	1	M2
Big Bookle, Wee Bookle	RTMcB	15/9/14	1	M4
the buachaille at last and new friends	peter@caltonathletic	30/6/14	1	M2
Little Brother's Big Brother	bobble_hat_kenny	20/6/14	1	M2
Curved Ridge and the Buachailles	Alteknacker	29/5/14	1	M4
Buachaille Etive Mor - Obsessive Compulsive Munroism	Riverman	5/4/14	1	M2
North Buttress route to the summit of The Buachaille....	wilkiemurray	6/7/13	1	M2
The Bookil and the Beast	Silverhill	7/6/13	1	M2
yellow snow on the bookil	paddy_da_mighty_atom	2/12/12	1	M2
The Big Shepherd and Little Shepherd in a day	clivew	2/6/12	1	M4
Buachaille Etive Mor	Stuart Angus	20/5/12	1	M2
I like Broad Butt(ress and I cannot lie)	adamarchie	1/5/12	1	M2
The Big Herdsman's back-side!	Ranger	17/12/11	1	M1
The Stag Party at the Buachaille	Mountainlove	12/11/11	1	M1
Beautiful Buachaille Etive Mor	nzt2011	3/7/11	1	M2
A Day On The Big Buachaille	Relayer2112	24/6/11	1	M2
Buaichaille Etive Mor second attempt	mrssanta	2/5/11	1	M2
Stob na Broige...at last!	Labdad77	30/4/11	1	M1
Mor Tussle But Buachailled Up The 50	yokehead	22/2/11	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	Scotshiker	16/5/10	1	M2
March madness on the Big Buachaille	Graeme D	28/3/09	1	M2
Lost the path on Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mòr) Aug 2021	woodpigeonblue	18/8/21	0	M2
The Buachaille Etive Mòr ridge.	Behold Scotland	12/7/19	0	M2
Night and Day on Buachaille Etive Mor	fourpads	29/6/19	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor (with raven)	Verylatestarter	21/6/19	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	The_Greenman2000	6/10/18	0	M2
Buichaille Etive Mor - Diageo Munro Challenge Training	WalkerofRayne	6/8/18	0	M2
Sunny Midweek Double Delight :)	dooterbang	26/7/18	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mòr	iainR	7/7/18	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	yesper	5/6/18	0	M2
The Obligatory Buachaille	Photogra Scotica	19/7/17	0	M2
The Honest One, Stob Dearg and Buachaille Etive Mor	Joehill	29/5/17	0	M2
Curved Ridge, Buachaille Etive Mor	neilist	3/10/16	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor part 2	U059361	19/9/16	0	M1
Buachaille Etive Mor	lolavonwruk	19/5/16	0	M2
Bagpipes on Stob na Broige, with ascent video	munrobagpiper	10/5/16	0	M1
May Munro Madness Part 1	shivy88	23/5/15	0	M2
A return to Glencoe (Glen Nevis/ Day 2)	Gavsco	5/9/13	0	M2
Curved Ridge	ascar	3/8/12	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	xpfloyd	21/7/12	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	thunderchocolate	6/7/12	0	M2
Into double figures with poor visibility, broken boots!	davedanson28	10/6/12	0	M2
buachaille etive mor	Stephenwakey	25/5/12	0	M2
Mor Mor Mor!	Fudgie	7/5/12	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	Dunfie	28/4/12	0	M2
The Big Buachaille With Big Bill	Rossco	26/3/12	0	M2
Stob Dearg & Stob na Broige (Buachaille Etive Mor)	Creeno	7/11/11	0	M2
Camera broken on Bookil!	highland rambler	23/10/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor... 5 dogs & 5 blokes	Jabber	19/8/11	0	M2
Stob Dearg	marc.duff@gmail.com	7/8/11	0	M2
Sometimes suncream is required in Scotland!	Jaxter	27/7/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive More (The Video) Roy Bridge meet, June 2011	mountainstar	24/6/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	Brian_G81	20/6/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor, by Curved Ridge.	David Lyall	5/6/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor on a 4 season day.	kw1980	14/5/11	0	M2
The Buachaille via Curved Ridge & Crowberry Tower	houdi	29/4/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etie Mor	ewan wilson	23/4/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor (White Hackle Challenge)	Bruadair	10/4/11	0	M2
Green Buchaille Etive Mor!	mountain coward	2/1/11	0	M2
Deep snow on Buachaille	alanmurray	20/11/10	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	pigeon	27/9/10	0	M2
A KICK IN THE BUACHILLE'S	JB likes a beer	23/9/10	0	M2
Stob Dearg and Stob Na Broige	skuk007	18/5/10	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor	steven65	16/5/10	0	M2
the curved ridge	ken reid	4/11/09	0	M2
Golden Scottish Autumn	Wanderlust	20/10/09	0	M13C1
The Full Buachaille	Craiging619	17/9/08	0	M2
Kurts Final Munro	Mountain Trekker	1/1/70	0	M1

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