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| Name: | Ben Starav |
| Hill number: | 238 |
| Height: | 1079.5m / 3542ft |
| RHB Section: | 03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Catchment: | Etive |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NN 12580 42705 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 448.8m |
| Col: | 630.6m NN 1877 4597  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) 377W |
| Observations: | trig point destroyed |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 743 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Coileitir - NNE ridge - Ben Starav - Stob Coire Dheirg - Beinn nan Aighenan - Meall nan Tri Tighearnan - Glas Bheinn Mhor - col at 738m - Coileitir. 14 miles, 1920m ascent (!), 9h50m. | Mark Jackson | 21/07/2023 |
| From Colleitir. Clear, sunny slightly hazy conditions. | Windy Corner | 29/05/2023 |
| Misty ascent via the north ridge then on to the two tops. With B and R. | jenx | 02/04/2023 |
| with Barry | Desperate Stan | 28/01/2023 |
| The Starav 5. Meall nan Eun, Stob Coir’ an Albannaich, Glass Bheinn Mhòr, Beinn nan Aighenan and Ben Starav. | quadbarrel | 29/08/2022 |
| One little note: the recent SMC guide says that at Coileitir, 'follow a [mudbath] path on the left round the fence', which is also what a sign about privacy says. But there is now a big construction road around the right-hand edge, which is much more satisfactory. | Pete R | 27/08/2022 |
| Ben Starav 5 Munros. Steven Fallon's route - East of Glen Etive | hummusg | 27/07/2022 |
| Ben Starav, Stob Coire Dheirg, Beinn Nan Aighenan, Meall Nan Tri Tighearnan, Glas Bheinn Mor. Lovely day very warm and sunny. Still a tiny patch of snow at the head of the Corrie wall just to SE of summit. But if scrambling to Stob Coire Dheirg. Slog out and back to Beinn Nan Aighenan where I decided to do just the 3. Also had to drink from streams due to heat and sweating. Rest of walk was enjoyable. Time taken including stops 8 hours 50 minutes for 14 miles. | isabelle | 06/06/2022 |
| With Glas B M and nan Aighenan, widdershins from Coileitir. Beautiful day – smattering of snow/ice on highest tops, some sunshine, a little high cloud. After driving from Wilms and burst tyre, slept at head of loch Etive. | Rounsfell | 21/11/2021 |
| From end of Glen Etive, next to hydro construction enclosure and along construction track. Then walked up North ridge path in low cloud. With Richard W and Richard Mc, though Richard M then went another route. Stump of Vanessa Trig with rivet but no FB.Onto SE top. | Denise | 11/09/2021 |
| From road, NE ridge of Ben Starav, out & back to Beinn nan Aighenan, then along the ridge to Glas Bheinn Mhor, E to col beyond then N down valley back to road. With Denise (and Richard to Ben Starav). Tops all in cloud, rain on Beinn nan Aighenan | richard69 | 11/09/2021 |
| Long weekend escape to Glencoe | tleach12 | 28/08/2021 |
| Ben Starav, Meall Cruidh, Stob an Duine Ruaidh, Stob Coire Dheirg, Beinn nan Aighenan, Glas Bheinn Mhor. Circuit from Glen Etive, avoiding the hydro works that are on-going. | Geoff Briggs | 07/08/2021 |
| Good hill day while staying at the Ochils Mountaineering Club cottage in Crianlarich over the weekend, bagging Ben Starav (1078m) and Glas Bheinn Mhor (997m), at the bottom of Glen Etive. As part of the circuit you also go over the Munro Top of Stob Coire Dheirg (1027m), I had planned on including the adjacent Munro of Beinn nan Aighenan, but in the end I didn’t fancy the +300m extra ascent for this outlier. It was a beautifully sunny day with a moderate SW breeze, 9hrs all in (incl. a nap on the 2nd Munro). The A82 trunk road was closed due to an accident just south of the Glencoe Ski Centre, so I turned around to go along the coastal route, only to develop a flat rear passanger tyre. Pulling into the Three Sisters viewpoint car park and after much faffing I got all the nuts off, but the wheel wouldn’t shift. When the AA man arrived, he whacked it with a mallet a few times and the flat tyre just fell off (I’ll need to pack a large hammer next time), I only got back to the cottag | chillyman8 | 19/09/2020 |
| tough day out and not very clear weather with Brian Smith. | Kevthecat | 16/09/2020 |
| Rough bolder climb near top after a good straightforward climb up a good route. Misty day climbed with Kev Smith followed by the climb of Glas Beinn Mhor before the 2 miles of bog and water to get back down. | supermario | 16/09/2020 |
| A circuit of Ben Starav and its Tops from the Glen Etive road by the Coileitir turning. Slow going on a hot day, albeit the views are worth taking time over. Three deer watched me as I drank from a stream between Stob Coire Dheirg and Meall Cruidh. | Nick Down1 | 03/08/2019 |
| Ascended up the north ridge from Glen Etive. | PeakyPete | 14/06/2019 |
| From Coileitir (Glen Etive) up Ben Starav by north ridge, then south east at first, turning to S ridge, over Meall Cruidh, then SW to Stob an Duine Ruaidh, continuing W down to Loch Etive shore by Allt Coire na Larach, returning via paths on E side of loch and glen. | kdbennett | 19/05/2019 |
| Glen Etive 9. Beautiful day but cold wind 16+ hrs Creise, Meall a' Bhuiridh, Stob Ghabhar, Stob a' Choire Odhair,Meall nan Eun, Stob Coir 'an Albannaich, Glas Bheinn Mhor, Beinn non Aighenan, Ben Starav | Huwel | 03/05/2019 |
| Ben Starav from Coileitir | Tisteln | 08/09/2018 |
| With Paul Duley | Keith99 | 08/08/2018 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 27/06/2018 |
| From Meall nan tri trighearnan | emily | 01/04/2018 |
| With Jack Easter trip (backpacking) | fellie | 31/03/2018 |
| From Coileitir (Glen Etive) up Ben Starav by north ridge, along east ridge to Stob Coire Dheirg and descent to 766m bealach, south to Beinn nan Aighenan and return, then continued along ridge to Meall nan Tri Tighearnan, Glas Bheinn Mhor, Stob Coire Albannaich, Meall Tarsuinn and Meall nan Eun, returning from bealach between Meall Tarsuinn and Meall nan Eun along Glen Ceitlein. All the paths and tracks in Glen Ceitlein in terrible state. With SD. | kdbennett | 16/09/2017 |
| With AS + ES. | iks | 28/05/2017 |
| With AS + IS. | eks | 28/05/2017 |
| Sfmg, John leading. | Chris Blake | 25/03/2017 |
| ben starav, stob coire dheirg, meall cruidh, stob an duine ruaidh, meall nan tri tighearnan, glas bheinn mhor, from glen etive. | robertphillips | 06/11/2016 |
| Anti-clockwise route of 3 Munros from Glen Etive. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 19/09/2016 |
| With Mags and Dave side trip in way back down | Rodge | 21/07/2016 |
| Intermittent sun and swirling clouds. Warmest summit ever...oddly. Before Glas Bheinn Mhor | mn23 | 11/06/2016 |
| First munro of the day with Maggie. Lunch in teeshirt on the summit (warmest summit lunch ever). Clouds swirling about but good views intermittently. | dave neilson | 11/06/2016 |
| From Glen to Munro at back and back across Ben starav. Loads of snow still. | emily | 17/04/2016 |
| Ben Starav, Stob Coire Dheirg, Beinn nan Aighenan, Meall nan Tri Tighearnan and Glas Bheinn Mhor from Glen Etive. | rhalstead | 25/09/2015 |
| Ben Starav and Glas Bheinn Mhor with all tops with John. Clag and rain for most of the walk - 8h 22min total time. | mproudfoot | 30/08/2015 |
| Warm and sunny at the road side - chilly on top. A big climb up the north ridge. Combined with Ghlas Beinn Mhor. | Roblex | 27/08/2014 |
| 1 of 6: from Coleitir. | ChrisR | 13/05/2014 |
| Climbed with Eoin, Rois, Adam and Rowan. | GravelMonkey | 03/05/2014 |
| Paddled across river Etive, up Starav in bright sunshine. Warm in the sun and little breeze. Then on to Ben nan Aighenan and Glas Bheinn Mhor. | Capt Malbec | 12/10/2013 |
| http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36985 | basscadet | 05/10/2013 |
| Gloriously sunny and warm day in Glen Etive. Climbed NE ridge, very rough and rocky up top. | Jhimmy | 25/08/2013 |
| tick | chazzyboy19 | 22/07/2013 |
| Roasting hot day. Tough set of hills. Starav an impressive hill. | akmilne | 20/07/2013 |
| so hot hot hot, climbed with Beinn nan Aighenan and Glas Bheinn Mhor | FCMark | 20/07/2013 |
| A warm, sunnd day. After a spot of lunch we set off for Glas Bheinn Mhor. Would have included Beinn nan Aighenan but Alex was not feeling up to it. | darradog | 30/05/2013 |
| See glass bhienn Mohr | pigerg | 28/05/2013 |
| With USCM from loch etive hotel. Up North east ridge and down Stob an duine ruaidh. Winter conditions. 9 Hours. | Loz_mck | 17/03/2013 |
| Misty | Morning | 09/09/2012 |