A gully access point to and from the mighty An Teallach Ridge of 10 Munros with the wonderful Corrie Loch of Loch Toll an Lochain 3,000 feet below the summit, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary.
We set off from Dundonnell at 08:30.
Climbing over ancient metamorphic foothills
we reached 500 feet at Loch Toll an Lochain.
A deep cleft or gully was a clear route to the mighty
arêtes of An Teallach.
We reached the knife-edge, after a very steep climb,
just north of Stob Cadha Gobhlach at 960 metres.
Edging along the stepped Old Red Sandstone and heading
north-west we reached Corrag Bhuidhe, 1,049 metres.
Down to a coll and up to the aptly named “Lord Berkeley’s Seat,” 1,030 metres.
Again, descend to a coll and up to Sgurr Fiona at 1,060 metres.
Then a mighty descent before the final climb to Bidein à Ghlas Thuill, the highest point at 1,062 metres.
Describing the route belies constant view distraction.
We sat many times just to look, take refreshments and take photographs.
The views north, east, south and west are momentous.
From Ben Wyvis in the east to Coigach and The Summer Isles in the north-west.
From the Torridon Mountains in the south-west
to the monoliths of Sutherland in the north.
This mountain is truly magnificent, and all the time,
sheer drops of 3,000 feet, to Loch Toll an Lochain
and Loch na Sealga.
We returned to basecamp by 18:30,
but, what a day!
A gully access point to and from the mighty An Teallach Ridge of 10 Munros with the wonderful Corrie Loch of Loch Toll an Lochain 3,000 feet below the summit, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary.
We set off from Dundonnell at 08:30.
Climbing over ancient metamorphic foothills
we reached 500 feet at Loch Toll an Lochain.
A deep cleft or gully was a clear route to the mighty
arêtes of An Teallach.
We reached the knife-edge, after a very steep climb,
just north of Stob Cadha Gobhlach at 960 metres.
Edging along the stepped Old Red Sandstone and heading
north-west we reached Corrag Bhuidhe, 1,049 metres.
Down to a coll and up to the aptly named “Lord Berkeley’s Seat,” 1,030 metres.
Again, descend to a coll and up to Sgurr Fiona at 1,060 metres.
Then a mighty descent before the final climb to Bidein à Ghlas Thuill, the highest point at 1,062 metres.
Describing the route belies constant view distraction.
We sat many times just to look, take refreshments and take photographs.
The views north, east, south and west are momentous.
From Ben Wyvis in the east to Coigach and The Summer Isles in the north-west.
From the Torridon Mountains in the south-west
to the monoliths of Sutherland in the north.
This mountain is truly magnificent, and all the time,
sheer drops of 3,000 feet, to Loch Toll an Lochain
and Loch na Sealga.
We returned to basecamp by 18:30,
but, what a day!