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Name:Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach
Hill number:956
Height:993m / 3258ft
RHB Section:13A: Loch Torridon to Loch Maree
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Ewe, Catchment Boundaries, Torridon
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Murdo, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y)
Grid ref:NG 96618 59768
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:172m
Col:821m  NG956595  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 25
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Survey:obvious summit
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Beinn Eighe west to east starting from Cromasaig. Returned to the A896 via Coire Mhic Fhearchair & Coire Dubh Mor, before cycling back to Cromasaig.geoffh1215/09/2023
Very windy day with squalls and sunshine. Solo. From small car park west of bridge, followed the excellent Coire Dubh Mor path Nw around the north of Sail Mor and crossed the lake outflow (blowing backwards) at the outflow. Path sketchier round N and E side of Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair. Then SE along line of lochans (east of Triple buttresses). Then east up loose steep quartzite gully. North side has quartzite ledges which are easier. North up wide ridge to Ruadh Stac Mor, return to col, then follow delightful ridge to trig and Spidean Coire nan Clach. Slightly scrambly but wide. Descend from trig, initially steep gravel zigs then steep mud and loose rock on east side of ridge. Final km nice improved path to road/ carpark north of Loch Bharranch. Hitched west 2 km back to car feeling weather beaten!Denise 14/09/2023
https://www.strava.com/activities/9241093946invocr10/06/2023
With CB, Richard and Gillian.JDBowers07/06/2023
From parking near Loch Bharranch. Up the path into clag. Above 800 metres superb inversion. Up to trig point and the summit of Spidean Coire nan Clach then out and back to 2 eastern tops. Very rough hills. Then headed west to Coinneach Mhor both tops. Then headed down to Sail Mhor. Got over halfway down realised this was a rock climb didn’t want to be unable to reverse route and hadn’t read guides so headed back up and then on to Ruadh-stac Mor and down the scree gully to Coire Mhic Fhearchair. Beautiful place did think about going up Sail Mhor from here. Felt tired so just headed out and back to the car. Will come back to do Sail Mhor. Time taken 10 hours 25 minutes for 15.05 miles and 5456 feet of ascent.isabelle04/06/2023
1/2 - anticlockwise circuit of Beinn Eighe Munros - cloud down to 500m so no views, and warm and midgy. No real difficulties. Imagine the views are exceptional.....wychwood21/05/2023
Route over Beinn Eighe, starting with a camp in Coire Mhic Fhearchair. First climbed Sail Mor, decided against tackling the Ugly Step so descended part way from bealach and joined main path to reach the other bealach and on to Coineach Mhor (old and new summits). Continued east on the ridge to climb Spidean Coire nan Clach and descent by standard route. Near perfect conditions.RobertP18/04/2023
Beinn Eighe via Coire Mhic Fhearchair. Walkhighlands route of 2 munroshummusg17/08/2022
With Gavin and his pipes. Glorious day, cracking path. What a mountain! Via Coire MF, R-sM, Spidean and down Coire an Laoigh path. Hitch to campsite. Views all round, to Long Isle, the Ben etcniallp28/07/2022
Weather fair.MountainMac03/06/2022
Camped at Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Climbed Ruadh-stac Mor then Spidean Coire nan Clach. Great views, the weather was perfect.FCMark29/04/2022
Revisitcjo29/08/2021
With KieraLoz_mck03/08/2021
Linear hike over RSB and SCC from Visitor Centre near Kinlochewe after leaving bicycle in Glen Torridon. Ascended NE corrie up to east ridge, scree mostly stable. Descended south ridge then dilapidated path into Coire an Laoigh. Path down to glen gets better below 510m.Topographer5722/07/2021
From the campsite at Kinlochewe,Creag Dhubh, Black Carls ridge, Sgurr nana Fhir Duibhe, Sgurr Ban, Spidean Coire nan Clach, down main path to road and a long trek back along the valley. With B, R and Ben. (So far as we know his first Munro walk).jenx20/06/2021
From CromasaigPeterb17/06/2021
Traverse of Beinne Eighe - all Munto Tops & Summits - a bit of a challenge - 9 hours to final summit - 12.5 hours incl long walk out via CMFScmccabe 28/05/2021
Early start as rain was forecst later. Made it to the Ruadh Stac Mhor via Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair just before the heavens opened meaning a wet ridge walk to Spidean Coire nan Clach.jigglybones28/10/2020
Slept in van at E car park, cycled in morning to W one (8mins), did standard two-munro route starting round back and into coire. Hot and sunny, clouded over later but all summits clear. Rounsfell17/08/2020
With Sunny, no visibility, Ruadh-Stac Mor & Spidean Coire nan ClachHuwel07/06/2020
Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach and Ruadh-stac mor with Duey and Trout (plus Jeff's neck). Descent via Loch Coire mhic Fhearchair.robba_wag09/09/2019
Weekend meet with the Ochils Mountaineering Club, at the Ling Hut in Torridon. Climbed with Adrian, Ali and Dave. Accessed via Coire An Laoigh, to the summits of Spidean Coire nan Clach (993m) and Ruadh-stac Mor (1010m), then out via Coire Mhic Fhearchair past the Triple Buttress. Very windy on top, but some great views, 8hrs all in.chillyman824/08/2019
With Tash cleared with other top massive walk out. Started too late. Exhausted Bad weather trippigerg14/06/2019
Glen Torridon - Spidean Coire nan Clach - Coinneach Mhor - Ruadh-stac Mor - Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair - Coire Dubh Mor - Glen Torridon.Mark Jackson27/05/2019
An Anticlockwise circuit of Beinn Eighe returning via Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair. Another fine day with lots of sunshine.knarf17/05/2019
Via Coire an Laoigh and pt 977Isbjorn Winter Round03/01/2019
From the road to SSE, following good path up into Coire an Laoigh. At NG 9693 5937 left the path to take the fine rocky ridge Stuc Coire an Laoigh. Trig pillar first then almost walked past the scrappy little cairn that marks the summit. Continued E along the ridge for a couple of very fine hills - Sgurr Ban and the Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe and some deleted Munro tops - dropping off the end and back to Kinlochewe. With Steve Lewis.jonglew09/09/2018
Third ascentthenomad09/09/2018
Route: A896 parking near Loch Bharranch - ‘Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach’ - Coinneach Mhòr - ‘Beinn Eighe - Raudh-stac Mòr’ - Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair - Coire Dubh Mòr - A896 parking near Loachan an lasgair - A896 parking near Loch Bharranch. Stats: 7hrs13, 19.9km, 1,390m ascent. Weather: glorious sunshine, clear & no wind. Notes: very steep ascent, ridge lovely with some nice scrambles, scree slope descent a bit horrific, wore knee brace.millionmts19/08/2018
KeithByTheC28/07/2018
Anticlockwise circuit of Ben Eighe from P on A896. Walked round the back into Coire Mhic Fhearchair, up the scree to the left of the Triple Buttress, then to the two Munros and a direct descent to the path to the car park.welshyboyo30/06/2018
Beinn Eighe Munros and Tops from Glen TorridonGeoff Briggs28/05/2018
Second ascent, traversed over tops having climbed Fuselage Gully.thenomad06/02/2018
welshe28/09/2017
Tony, JennieChris Blake19/09/2017
CUHWC Torridon meetD.Hoyle12/09/2017
From Ruadh-stac Mor. Solo.Dangerous Dave22/05/2017
revisit for the tops, C/W round of sail mhor, coinneach mhor, ruadh stac mor, spidean coire nan clach, squrr ban, squrr nan fhir duidhe,robertphillips07/05/2017
Beinn Eighe traversequadbarrel18/10/2016
With Stuart McGowan, Hayley Alexander, Liz Jarvie Bamford & Willie ToddHighland Days27/08/2016
JF's Munro completion dayDunlawyerfille17/08/2016
the final one............Dunlawyering17/08/2016
Father's last munro big gang see munro book and onto the second one with Will and IsobelDunlawyeringson17/08/2016
John's last munro check date via Black carls ridgeDundoctoring16/08/2016
Anti-clockwise route of the 2 Munros. On own.MorecambeMonkey28/05/2016
With John Harrison & Aaron mproudfoot30/04/2016
Beinn Alligin, Beinn Eighe and Liathach in a day. Day 57 of 59 for all Munros. 28km, +/- 3400m, 13 hours 30.PGCE22/04/2016
Started near plantation on road from Kinlochewe at NG97703 57804. Cloud from about 800m nearly broke through in to temperature inversion at trig point, but not quite. Beautiful thick ice formations on rocks on ridge to summit. Felt really safe with crampons. Day 4 of Wintermountaineering and Skills course led by Kevin O'Neale and with Al Simpson.mntainman06/02/2015
A quick jaunt up from the road. No detours, no ridges. Clear and sunny. Three and a half hours.Play2End13/10/2014
After looking down the gully I am pleased I went the scrambly boulder way. Skirted around Coinneach Mhor to save the boulder lump then proceeded carefully along the first ridge. Starting to feel a bit better about the airishness until the final summit push after the trig pillar took all my nerve. I am saying never again, but maybe with a group I would find it easier.LizzieG16/09/2014