Lochaber

Home to the mighty ridges of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. Along with Skye, Lochaber is the mecca for UK summer mountaineering. The big 5 ridges of Ben Nevis provide superb easy climbing or exposed scrambling of a variety of difficulties. Combine an ascent on the North Face of Nevis with a traversing descent of the Carn Mor Dearg Arete for one of the classicdays in UK mountaineering. Glen Coe’s Curved ridge provides a more accessible outing of scrambling excellence whilst the famous Aonach Eagach provides a day of Alpine proportions with fantastic views. For a day away from it all we can cross the Corran Ferry to Ardgour and visit the Pinnacle or Great Ridge on the rough gneiss of Garbh Bheinn.

(Further reading – ‘Scrambles in Lochaber’, Noel Williams)