Is the Manaslu Circuit the new Annapurna Circuit? Would you sacrifice a digit for a summit? Memory of when we first did the Grey Corries together. Stob Ban [Grey Corries], walking routes, pictures, weather, maps and more on all the Munros, Corbetts & Grahams of Scotland. The next year I set out on my first long Munros trip, walking 525 miles from Corrour Station on the West Highland Line to Loch Glascarnoch on the A835 Ullapool road. Only three of these – Stob Choire Claurigh, Stob Coire an Laoigh and Sgurr Choinnich Mor – are Munros, so for completeness’s sake we would first have to climb the small outlier of Stob Ban (977m, which is also a Munro), then descend nearly 200m to a bealach (col) before climbing back up again to gain the ridge. Safe return doubtful: Was Shackleton's advert apocryphal? The journey was a joy, and I was hooked on long distance Munro bagging. Feet and Wheels to Chimborazo is OUT NOW, but why did it take so long? In places the ridge is broad and in others it narrows and involves a … A great day with amazing views and fantastic conditions. Our expert on the region, Ronald Turnbull, shows us some of the magic that can be found on these peaks and in … Mon 10th: Sgurr Choinnich Mor & Stob Coire an Laoigh (Grey Corries) – there is a “bad step” on SCM so should provide us with some scrambling interest.Very fine ridge walking with Ben Nevis as the backdrop. There are 3 munros on this range, this took us to 232/282 non repeated munros. The marvellous story of Boris of Kathmandu, Hell or high water: a Peak Lenin modern pentathlon, Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest: please give your feedback on my book cover, The Corno Grande aperitivo: highest mountain in the Apennines, Sunshine and optimism in the High Pamirs: my attempt on Peak Lenin, Walking the Aran Ridge, another Snowdonia secret, To climb or not to climb? We stopped for a sandwich just below the col to give us some energy and look back across the wild moors that we’d gradually ascended. The rough vehicle track was flooded in many places and we had to take diversions around the side. We could see forested lowlands to the north as two men in red waterproofs overtook us. For a few brief minutes it looked like we might be in luck as the clouds parted and the route opened out before us. We will be including the wonderful Stob … The rain continued all night and into the morning. We had an ambitious plan to complete a full traverse of the ridge across the seven summits of Stob Choire Claurigh (1,177m), Stob a’ Choire Leith (1,105m), Stob Coire Cath na Sine (1,079m), Caisteal (1,106m), Stob Coire an Laoigh (1,116m), Stob Coire Easain (1,080m) and Sgurr Choinnich Mor (1,094m). First ascent of Aconcagua: a story of self-inflicted altitude sickness, Why I'm paying Nepal back for the good times, Book review: Sacred Summits by Pete Boardman. Is acclimatising at home the future of Himalayan mountaineering? For the first two hours, the rain continued mercilessly. There are no obvious paths joining the two pairs so navigation is crucial as is the ability to traverse reasonably steep slopes over rough ground, including peat hags. Stob Coire Gaibhre (958m) lies to the north of the eastern end of the range whilst Stob Ban (977m) lies to the south of the ridge's eastern end. The crossing presented few challenges until one of my flip-flops decided to take a swim. Like yesterday, I expected to be bog-hopping for most of the morning, and after stumbling across boggy heather for a few hundred metres, I was pleasantly surprised to join a good, firm trail beside a bubbling brook. The ridge never drops below 800m and presents a really enjoyable hillwalking challenge. The mother of all avalanches: an eyewitness account, A last desperate bid for Everest glory ... by helicopter, Namche Bazaar and the start of the Everest trail. Why did Harry's Mountain Heroes leave Everest early? The route as described takes in the main three Munros, leaving a fourth for a separate walk. Learn how your comment data is processed. This is part 2 of a brace of posts describing a wild camp and hill walking east of Glen Nevis in the Scottish Highlands. Had we been climbing the Grey Corries today, we’d have had problems getting across. This website uses cookies to track how it's being used. 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