Sgurr na h-Ulaidh via Aonach Dubh a Ghlinne.

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Starting the steep ascent toward Sgurr na h Ulaidh, here's the view back to the road and Glencoe.
This page is about my visit to Glencoe to climb Sgurr na h-Ulaidh, had kept this Munro back for years, always felt it was too steep to be a comfortable winter hill and this in fact proved to be true. This picture at the very start of the day looking back toward Glencoe and the main road - John McGregor.

 

Bheinn a Bheithir well seen to the North West.
Bheinn a Bheithir seen from the South

 

Looking West gives the first view of top Stob an Fhuarain with Munro Sgurr na h-Ulaidh in the background.
Stob an Fhuarain with Sgurr na h-ulaidh behind.

 

Here's another view West toward the sea.
View West toward the Sea.

 

Looking East shows the Bidean nam Bian ridge.
Bidean nan Bian summit Ridge seen from the West

 

Approaching the Munro.
The rocky approach to Sgurr na h - Ulaidh

 

Steep pull up, no false tops - straight onto the little flat plateau top with this cairn.
This is the summit cairn of Sgurr na h-Ulaidh.

 

Kept walking West with the intention of having walked the whole ridge, here's the view back to the Munro.
Top of the Munro as seen from the West.

 

Looking down into the Glen before the last steep bit.
Looking down towards Allt a Muidhe

 

I followed this route after reading Cameron McNeish's book 'the Munros'. Unfortunately I didn't read it properly because I started and finished with some ticklish scrambles on very steep rock, heather and grass, going up because I picked the wrong line. Coming down I came off too early , tried to follow the line of the fence which is ok for a while but then the path fades away in the middle of a nasty little crag which needed a lot of heart in mouth scrambling before I could find a reasonable way off. Never mind I enjoyed the day and next time I'll read the instructions more carefully !



Saturday, 8, June, 2002 at 1700