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Name:Beinn a' Chlachair East Top
Hill number:359
Height:973.2m / 3193ft
Parent (Ma):349  Beinn a' Chlachair
RHB Section:04B: Loch Treig to Loch Ericht
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Lochy
Class:High Hills of Britain, Subsimm
(HHB,sSim)
Grid ref:NN 48675 79006
Summit feature:embedded boulder 8m SSW of cairn
Drop:24.1m
Col:949.1m  NN 4828 7893  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 42
(1:25k) OL50 393
Observations:rock 110m W at NN 48567 79004 might be as high
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 207 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Beinn a' Chlachair, Geal Chàrn & Creag Pitridh from Loch Laggan - Walkhighlands routehummusg29/08/2021
camping trip. day 1 Ben Alder and Ben Bheoil via Leachas ridge. day 2 had planned to climb up Lancet edge was clagged in, headed out to Beinn Eibhinn then Aonach Beag, Geal Cham and Carn Dearg. Day 3 Beinn A Chlachair, before bike out.JamesSDonald22/06/2021
Cycled in from the A86 leaving the bike at the track near to the Loch na H-Earba, hiked up to Bealach Leamhain, then up the stalkers path to the summit plateau. Thick cloud above 800m so no views, I returned the same way.chillyman816/10/2020
Lochan na h-Earba (cycled from Tulloch) - Beinn a’ Chlachair - Beinn a' Chlachair East Top - Geal Charn - Creag Pitridh - Lochan na h-Earba.Mark Jackson24/08/2020
Bike&hikeStrathcarron14/08/2020
Fine Munro round with Peter on a perfect still September day.nix_snilloc07/09/2019
From lay-by on A86 west of Loch Laggan (NN 43294 83043). South across River Spean bridge then followed excellent Land-Rover track as far as Lochan na h-Earba then good path up to Bealach Leamhain. Short but easy rocky scramble up onto the summit plateau. Small cairn at Beinn a' Chlachair East Top then difficult navigation to the Munro summit through hill fog and across a mass of shattered rock and boulders.david23020120/08/2019
Circuit of Beinn a'Chlachair, its East Top, Geal Charn, Sron Garbh and Creag Pitridh from Moy Bridge . Outstanding views in all directions. Got so absorbed in watching two roe deer at quite close quarters that I fell into a hole between tussocks on the descent from Pitridh. Then, while resting on the sandy beach of Lochan na h-Earba, the wind switched direction and sand-blasted me with stinging quartzite granules...Nick Down123/06/2019
From layby at Luiblea, biked in to stalkers track, track to high point, up rhs of cliffs, faint path.iangalbraith23/06/2019
With Linda Sim & Lorraine Cooper Day started out promising but a couple heavy showers, low cloud on the summit & no sign of it lifting the decision was made to only do the one munro. Was taking ages to navigate our way from the summit, checking the compass bearing every 20 paces. Not much wildlife, heard a ptarmigan that eventually showed itself flying away from us. Decided to abandon the hike at the bealach below this minor summitLizzieG09/06/2019
Weather fair.MountainMac25/06/2018
From parking on A86 along tracks past Lochan na h-Earba, and up on to ridge on NE side of Coire Mor Chalachair, round to summit of Beinn a'Chlachair, then NE to East top, descent to bealach then paths to bealach between Creag Pitridh and Geal Charn, up to summit of Geal Charn, back to bealach, up to summit of Creag Pitridh, descent to path along along Allt Coire Pitridh, and returnkdbennett16/07/2017
Left car 11.40am, ran track & struggled straight up steep wet grass to ridge. Nice bright day, dappled sunlight, broken clouds, clear tops and good views.NorfolkPT2128/07/2016
Three Munro day; good snowbertbarnett12310/05/2016
Fantastic calm and clear very sunny day but hard going in increasingly mushy snow!Capt Malbec05/04/2015
Usual route from roadside with Rob Wight and Drew Crawford. Lily's first big hillwalk. Sunny, light winds high cloud great visibility. John Berry's final munro.alexmaclennan31/08/2014
From west of Moy Lodge. Creag a'Chuir then via 4 Sims to Geal Charn. Thought I'd make a precautionary bag of this P29 but given it's location I'll have crossed it previously between the 2 Munros. Down via Chlachair.RHW03/05/2014
Solo in CLAGLoz_mck18/05/2013
With Beinn a'Chlachair with Ian Caroline Barry and Sheenanickywood104/07/2012
Estimated date - done soloAimless Rambler12/05/2012
2 of 4: From Beinn a Chlachair.ChrisR06/06/2011
after the main top.robertphillips04/05/2011
Arduous walk in snowy conditions with Chris J and Mike Cbarnz4828/11/2008
Completed Beinn A Chlachair, Geal Charn, Creag Pitrich, 25km, 1340m, in 8.5hrJamesSDonald19/07/2008
3 day backpack from Corrour.summitsup28/03/2007
With Ian Soulsby.Dangerous Dave29/10/2006
With friends. From a campsite on the SE side of Loch Pattack. We ascended the NE ridge of Carn Dearg (1034m). I went on to the subsidiary top of Diollaid a’ Chairn, catching them up in An Lairig. We climbed up steeply to join the SW ridge of Beinn a’ Chlachair and so to the summit. We descended by the NE ridge and went back to the camp site. Cycled out to Dalwhinnie.pwbellarby07/07/2004
Passed over this after visiting the main summit on my way east to Geal Charn. yorkie02/05/2004
first ascent, solo, mist and heavy rain, climbed from my camp by culra, ally cam was difficult to recross on my return.rum doodle 12/04/2004
2 of 4: From Beinn a Chlachair.ChrisR18/10/2003
Enroute to Beinn a ChlachairPeteF23/08/2003
Circuit from Moy Bridgerjf3520/04/2003
On Creag Pitridh - Geal Charn - Beinn a'Chlachair circuitnordicstar25/08/2002
SMMC meet to Laggan, with Iain Wallace and John Whyteclashcityrocker15/01/2001
Top. Sunny with cool wind plus aid of mountain bike.Dugswell202/06/2000
CK, Jonski, Hugo SheilaS31/12/1998
Galltywenallt23/03/1997
with Charliechrisbien23/06/1996
Circuit from Moy Bridgerjf3518/05/1995
On way to the Munro; out of the mist, but strong wind on top.Aye Jimmy10/08/1994
with Beinn a'Chlachair(qv)pwheeler26/05/1994
Solo. From Moy via Creag Pitridh, Geal Charn, Beinn a'Chlachair & Lubvan.Vin07/06/1993
From layby on main road near Loch Laggan, walk in for round of Beinn a' Chlachhair, Geal Charn and Creag PitridhPeterD24/04/1993
Epic Munro round from Carn Dearg to Beinn Eibhinn then three to Geal Charn.Eddie23/05/1992
A long walk out from Culra Bothy to Fersit on a dismal day in wet cloud. Easily up east ridge then over the Munro.Chris Pearson30/12/1991
Solo, having left tent by Uisge Labhair and some kit in Culra ready for tonight's overnight stay. Became hot and sunny.NorfolkPT2128/05/1991
Alone again - no great memory of this trip but not a lot of snow. SS26/03/1991
With Martin66. One of our daftest days out. Set off late afternoon via the usual route. Realised after an hour that we both had maps but neither of us had a compass but pressed on because the summit was clear. Of course the clag came down as we reached the top! Missed our way on the return following a path which dropped E (unknown to us). Imagine our surprise when we arrived at Loch a'Bhealaich Leamhain! Problem was we could find the outflow but couldn't find the opposite end of loch because of the visibility & no compass. Eventually paced out distance from outflow using the map & I noticed a change in vegetation when standing at what proved to be the right point to exit the loch bowl. Out in time (just) for last orders at the Drovers. Compass planted permanently about my person on the hills ever since!NotReallyABagger03/08/1990
With: hb; Parked at Luiblea on A86. Walked track to Lochan na h'Earba then track to Loch a'Bhealaich Leamhain. Climbed steeply to B a'Chlachair E top then main summit. Returned to lochan then up Geal Charn & Sron Garbh before returning over Creag Pitridh.Ian Baines22/05/1989
With: ib; Helen Baines22/05/1989