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Name:Liathach - Spidean a' Choire Leith
Hill number:953
Height:1054.8m / 3461ft
Section:13A: Loch Torridon to Loch Maree
Classification:Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y,T100,P600,
P500
Drop:957m
Col:98m  NG974573  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
955430/07/2015NG 92934 57956  F: CairnDSM
Summit
GJ
971524/08/2015NG 92938 57963  F: CairnDSM
Summit
GJ
2891629/08/2018NG 92934 57954  F: boulder by cairn
S: Leica RX1250
alda
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Jim
3606021/07/2021NG 92936 57959  F: CairnDSM
Summit
DM
3881228/07/2022NG 92937 57960  F: CairnDSM
Summit
DM
-352409/06/2007NG 92942 57955  F: cairnDW
Summit
-352509/03/2010NG 92936 57958  F: cairnDF
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From car park just E of Glen Cottage. Ascent via marked footpath. Steep pull up, but mostly well made. Some short scrambling problems but non-technical. The down-scramble from Stob a Choire Laith Mhor is straightforward. The final E ridge to summit more tricky - it's bouldery and quite a lot of soft snow made foot placements uncertain, same on descent. Foggy and I/M showers. Min wind. Warm for Febwychwood18/02/2024
Full east to west traverse with Munro tops, though excluding Northern Pinnacles. Small carpark to west of mapped ascent path. Ascent path obvious, steep and mainly stone surfaced. Once at ridge made short out and back to Eastern Top. Then continued west over delightful ridge with easy scrambling, latterly blocky but many variants over Top to Liathach, Munro with cairn on slabs. Clear grey day with light breeze. Pinnacles approached with caution but no more that YDS2, easy scrambling. There are many variants and bypass paths that you can join and rejoin. There are some harder sections but easy to avoid; route finding is not hard( follow the crampon scratches and smooth holds) but needs thought . The first half is the hardest and the scrambling section is overall short. Thereafter, it’s an obvious grassy path on a superb ridge with great views to second Munro. Good descent track- improved- to road, then 2 km walk back to catDenise 13/09/2023
Tricky06/09/2023
hils21/08/2023
jdcmongoose02/08/2023
Stuc a choire dhuibh bhig then over Stob a choire liath mhor to Spidean a choire leith. Over the pinnacles scrambling was fine apart from a couple of sections where I took the wrong line! Am Fasarinen then on to Mullach an Rathain. Took it easy and enjoyed being up high in glorious weather.isabelle03/06/2023
Very very hot and a beautiful blue sky day with a gentle breeze. Took just short of 10 hours. Only regret was that I didn’t set off earlier to miss the heat of the day. Did this east to west and climbed over the An Fasarinen pinnacles grade 2 scramble.Shinydiscoba11z03/06/2023
absolute brilliant day out weather route everything perfect!Kevthecat31/05/2023
rox.a.k22/04/2023
anguscow18/10/2022
ALHEJ Wilkins10/09/2022
pwithnall27/08/2022
Dottie27/04/2022
Dottie00127/04/2022
with UMCTopsaswell25/04/2022
anguscow12/04/2022
Traverse with Tony. Crisp snow above 900mHardenC01/03/2022
Traverse of the ridgeemily31/12/2021
Tom Leach and Alex Diggins on return from Ullapool (saw brocken spectre)D.Hoyle18/09/2021
Ridge traverse with David + Alex D after a week in the NW Highlandstleach1218/09/2021
mntainman01/09/2021
weaselmaster28/08/2021
Sick Kid28/08/2021
Traverse of Liathach Ridge. Sole of boot came off about half way along, which added a bit more difficulty!. Temperature inversion meant views were stunning.jigglybones25/08/2021
Kendall23/08/2021
Near no visibility most of the morning.NHumes 10/08/2021
briansv650s24/07/2021
Badders30/06/2021
Toril28/06/2021
Huwel19/06/2021
spallen09/06/2021
TommyG08/06/2021
scoob30/05/2021
Fi30/05/2021
T-bog15/05/2021
markhammonds07/11/2020
NickF15/10/2020
Bob6727/08/2020
Climbed east to west, incredible views.tomd424/08/2020
Tartantraveller16/08/2020
Pommyjon10/11/2019
Done with Harrison along with Mullach an Rathain - East to West traverse via Am Fasarinen.mproudfoot07/09/2019
gary198107/09/2019
tomcr8801/08/2019
MorecambeMonkey28/06/2019
Driftwood22/06/2019
Top clagged in but cleared with Tash. Didn't carry on ridge cos I was frit.pigerg16/06/2019
Paul and Terri07/06/2019
Xtina8907/06/2019
Glen Torridon - Stuc a’ Choire Dhuibh Bhig - Stob a’ Choire Liath Mhor - Spidean a’ Choire Leith - Am Fasarinen - Mullach an Rathain - Glen Torridon and back to eastern car park.Mark Jackson29/05/2019