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Name:Liathach - Spidean a' Choire Leith
Hill number:953
Height:1054.8m / 3461ft
RHB Section:13A: Loch Torridon to Loch Maree
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Torridon
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Murdo, Yeaman, Trail 100
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y,T100,P600,P500)
Grid ref:NG 92937 57958
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:957m
Col:98m  NG974573  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 25
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Survey:Leica RX1250
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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
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
with UMCTopsaswell25/04/2022
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
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
Near no visibility most of the morning.NHumes 10/08/2021
Climbed east to west, incredible views.tomd424/08/2020
Done with Harrison along with Mullach an Rathain - East to West traverse via Am Fasarinen.mproudfoot07/09/2019
Top clagged in but cleared with Tash. Didn't carry on ridge cos I was frit.pigerg16/06/2019
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
Complete traverse of Liathach including Am Fasarinen from Glen Torridon. Highest UK temp of 26 centigrade for today recorded at Kinlochewe.knarf15/05/2019
Via Toll a' MeitheachIsbjorn Winter Round04/01/2019
1st munro of the day. Took path that leads round back of Beinn Eighe until we realised our error. Traversed until we hit right path which took us steeply into corrie then onto ridge. Turned west and reached summit. Sensational views and visibility.Sun and no clouds or wind.dave neilson06/07/2018
Canoe Loch maree with Elspeth Norman and Davemn2306/07/2018
Liathach traverse early in the morning in high heat and low windmaaaaaaaatty27/06/2018
My 50th Marilyn!iangpark20/06/2018
Liathach Munros and Tops from Glen TorridonGeoff Briggs30/05/2018
A hard day.Chris Terrey 17/05/2018
Lionel, Eleanor, TonyChris Blake17/09/2017
With Sheena and Gregory Henderson, Christine Mcguigan and Paul Tattersalltallblond10/08/2017
Revisit for the tops, ACW route meall dearg, mullach an rathain, mullach an rathain east top, am fasarinen, spidean a choire leith, stob a choire liath, stuc a choire dhuibh bhig.robertphillips06/05/2017
Weather fair.MountainMac06/05/2017
Rich Fahy, Mark Whelanhutonthehill13/03/2017
Liathach traversequadbarrel21/10/2016
Full traverse of Liathach from east to west.welshyboyo24/05/2016
Beinn Alligin, Beinn Eighe and Liathach in a day. Day 57 of 59 for all Munros. 28km, +/- 3400m, 13 hours 30.PGCE22/04/2016
East west traverse with Barbara Jones and her mountain guide Jim Sutherland on utterly glorious conditions. Full traverse including along the crest of the An Fasarinen pinnacles and coming of east after Mullach an Rathain but not Meall Dearg to the north, which I'd done previously in 2012.vegibagger13/10/2015
With GHC. Took a while to get here. No view at all.Play2End20/06/2015
Traverse with Sam, Frankie and Will.robba_wag25/05/2015
traverse west to east, climbed with nick carter, descent by way up gullyweaselmaster09/02/2015
Whole ridge with most topsJamesSDonald03/10/2014
Third day of five-day trip with DW & SL. Classic Liathach traverse. The scrambling was easier than I expected - principally because it is is essentially ALL avoidable if you want it to be. We had an awesome day - clear weather, no wind across ridge/summits, but it was hazy.AGWilliamson21/09/2014
Traverse of Liathach on a bright clear with view in all directions.rhalstead26/06/2014
1st of 2, with Tom. Left car at end of walk and hoofed it along the road before starting ascent. Dodgy pastry from Inverness Tesco was due to haunt Tom most of the day :D A sock sacrifice was to be made later :Dbowzi07/06/2014
With AMac, MC, AD, JB, RS, SF, NFdickiewren03/05/2014
With Tom & TilmanLoz_mck17/11/2013
With Andy on Liathach walkCrib Goch19/06/2013
2 of 6: From Stob a Choire Liath Mhor.ChrisR11/06/2013
KINLOCHEWE WEEKEVERTON10/06/2013
Climbed first, done all the scrambles and tops along the ridge we could find before moving on to the 2nd Munro. Fantastic day, one I won't forget in a hurry.FCMark30/05/2013
Scorcher of a day! Sunny with tremendous panoramic view and some great scrambling.akmilne30/05/2013
Climbed with Dave M, Mike & Scott in near-Winter conditionsbarnz4817/05/2013
tickchazzyboy1930/07/2012
KeithByTheC13/06/2012