Buchaille Etive Beag ridge walk

20th February 2004

A long walk up the Lairg Ghartain valley, and along the <A HREF=http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=220000&Y=755000&width=700&height=400&client=public&gride=&gridn=&keepicon=false&coordsys=gb&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&lang=&scale=100000 target=blank>Buchaille Etive Beag ridge</A HREF> in Glencoe, bagging Stob Dubh (958m) and Stob Coire Raineach (925m). Not much snow around for February, but it was nice and chilly (-7C on the summits).

START - Stob Coire Raineach, taken from the A82 car park. The Lairg Ghartain valley is on the left.	Frozen moss	Frozen stream	Frozen stream
Frozen pool	Ice shapes	Liz walking up the valley.	At the head of the valley, overlooking Dalness and Loch Etive.
Starting the climb to the ridge - view over Dalness and Loch Etive	Bambi alert!		Liz starting to climb the scree slope
The start of the descent from Stob Dubh in normal Scottish conditions!	Descending Stob Dubh towards the Mam Buidhe col	Ice!	View down Glencoe valley from Stob nan Cabar. Thats cloud covering the top of the photo, not a cock-up with the lens cover!
Liz overlooking the A82	FINISH - Stob Coire Raineach again, 7hours later.