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Name:Bidean nam Bian
Hill number:191
Height:1149.4m / 3771ft
RHB Section:03B: Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive
County/UA:Highland
County (CoH):Argyllshire (CoH)
Catchment:Etive, Catchment Boundaries, Leven (Loch)
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Historic County Top, Murdo, Yeaman, Trail 100
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,CoH,Mur,Y,T100,P600,P500)
Grid ref:NN 14345 54201
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:844m
Col:305m  NN206560  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 41
(1:25k) 384
Observations:top 200m WNW at NN141542 is lower
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Notes:
  • Argyllshire historic county top

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Stob Coire nan Lochan, Bidean nam Bian & Stob Coire Sgreamhach, using Walkhighlands anti-clockwise route. Passed a number of people doing the route in reverse.TRG31806/09/2023
With Alasdair & Jamesduchally01/06/2023
Up the Coire nan Lochan onto Stob Coire nan Lochan, up and down Bidean nam Bean. Bealach Dearg under snow descended into Coire Gabhail.Arbie20/04/2023
Ascent on Winter ML Training course; snow above ~700mtleach1222/02/2023
WinterChrisVDM28/01/2023
took the path into the lost valley at Three sisters then walked to the far corie and up. the path was hidden by snow so just made a beeline to go up to the bealach. the pull up to the summit was a bit tough in the snow no views.Aristotle Chip07/01/2023
On own. Parked in Three Sisters car park Glen Coe and followed Walk Highlands route. Coire nan Lochan > Stob Coire nan Lochan > Bidean nam Bian > Bealach Dearg > Lost Valley. The descent from Bealach Dearg is probably the scariest I have ever done, especially when the scree starts slipping away. After the Lost Valley ended up rock hopping slippery large boulders of dry river bed, not recommended! Eventually found path out. A beautiful walking day with stunning views throughout. I felt very privileged to be a tiny dot amongst these awesome mountains.Beeliner31/08/2022
Bidean and Sgreamhach (w/ all tops) via Zig Zags and Dorsal Arete via Highland Saxifrage. Caused a bit of a rockslide in the corrie. Short, low-grade, bypassable Mod routes my absolute maximum. First time in Lost Valley - lots of tourists and some of those bloody stone-stackers.iangpark10/08/2022
From the car park just west of the helipad. Lovely walk up into the Lost Valley. Good path up to Bealach Dearg the last bit on the scree was a bit poor and wouldn’t be great in wet weather. It was then an easy walk up to Stob Coire Sgreamhach’s cairn. The top was in cloud. I returned to the bealach and headed up easy slopes to the summit of Bidean. I did get some views which was great. It was then down to the col with Stob Coire Nan Lochan and up to the summit. This was a bit scrambly but easy. From the summit I headed down through the boulder fields of the north west ridge and then down into the Coire Nan Lochan where I followed the good path to the car park. Time taken including stops 6.5 hours for 8 miles.isabelle07/06/2022
Following Dorsal Arete, a great day.atreides788718/03/2022
One of most difficult munros. Very scary launching self off summit into the Lost Valley and back to the car. An 11 hour day and walking back in darkness.Skerryvore15/10/2021
via scnl with John H and Gordon HardenC28/09/2021
Up Lost Valley to Bealach Dearg, out & back to Stob Coire Sgreamhach, then Bidean nam Bian, Stob Coire nan Loch, descent via Coire nan Lochan. Tops in cloud, chilly wind. Solorichard6914/09/2021
Spent the weekend at the Ochils Mountaineering Club cottage in Crianlarich. Sunday 29/08/21, I met up with Alex McBride and we headed up Bidean nan Bain. Starting up the steep east slope of Beinn Fhada, to bag its two Munro Tops. Followed by the appropriately named 'bad step', which was a bit airy for comfort, on the ascent to the 1st Munro of Stob Coire Sgreamhach (1072m). Then Bidean nan Bain (1150m, 2nd Munro), from where I ventured west for the Munro Top of Stob Coire nam Beith (1107m) and then back up to Bidean. The return to the car meant we had to ascent the fourth and final Munro Top of the day Stob Coire nan Lochan (1115m), then around the west side of Coire nan Lochan and back to the Three Sisters car park 10:50hrs after leaving the Beehive Cairn car park, both of us suitably knackered.chillyman829/08/2021
Fantastic walk through Lost Valley .Mark Sims24/08/2021
Bidean nam Bian via Coire nan Lochain and the Lost Valley, Walkhighlands routehummusg10/08/2021
Climbed at as part of horseshoe finishing with steep descent An t-Srom to Clachaig Inn.PeakyPete01/08/2021
With the Wycombe Wanderer. Hot weatherAdrian29/06/2021
Coire nan Lochan, Stob Coire nan Lochan, Bidean nam Bian, return via Lost Valleysqueegs28/06/2021
Traverse - Bidean nam Bean and Stob Coire Sgreamhach - via Beinn Fhada - and all the topsScmccabe 02/06/2021
Cloudy top but beautiful clear day With good groupnrowan29/05/2021
Via Lost Valley. Surprising amount of snow for May but not an issue. Grey swirling cloud but did get views. Onto the two Tops and then down via Beinn Fhada. Superb to be up here having looked up at it so often.Denise 25/05/2021
First of two visits today, arriving at 4pm as cloud finally begins to clear, up an excellent ridgy/scrambly approach from Stob Coire nan Lochan. Late start setting off at midday from Pass of Glencoe viewing point car park due to waiting for rain to clear, then up Coire nan Lochan, cloud is finally clearing. 2nd visit at 5pm after visiting outlier of Stob Coire nam Beith.mntainman26/08/2020
South glencoe traverseRuth26/08/2020
From Stob Coire Sgreamhach. Sunny, clear conditions.Windy Corner16/08/2020
By stob coire nan lochangettingonabit12/08/2020
Stob Coire nan Lochan, Bidean nam Bian, Stob Coire nam Beith, Stob Coire Sgreamhach, Beinn Fhada, Bein Fhada NE top then descent into Lairig EildeGeoff Briggs18/11/2019
Met Sylvia at the SYHA the night before and invited her along for a walk - not sure she knew what she had agreed to! We walked the normal route but backwards. Lots the path a couple of times on the way up because of snow, but were headed in the correct direction so not too worried! Looks like it was snowstorms everywhere but on out route that day! The views were endless and we stood still whenever we could to soak them in. Finished with a bum slide into Coire Gabhail, which nearly put a hole in my waterproofs. Then somehow lost the path getting out of the Lost Valley and spent too much time rock-hopping over slimy boulders in the river. All in the name of fun!kateslattery9025/10/2019
14.8 miles, 4400ft walk, Three Sisters.stephenbuda17/09/2019
Me and Brian Smith ran the 2 Munro loop. Great weather and views.Kevthecat26/07/2019
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/bideannambian.shtmlbdougherty29/06/2019
We parked at the helipad car park and headed up Coire nan Lochan making a direct ascent upto Stob Coire nan Lochan. Stunning. Then we headed over to Bidean nam Bian. Interesting route with minor scrmbles and would need good navigation in cloud. We headed over to Stob Coire Sgreamhach and the descended via Bealach Dearg and the lost valley. With Richie and MB.Zoe Little07/06/2019
Clear stunning daywullclark11/05/2019
A stunning walk on one of the best mountains you can get. Up the lost valley to Stob Coire Sgreamhach then constant brocken spectres all the way along to Bidean nam Bian over to Stob Coire nan Lochan for another brocken spectre before heading down Coire nan Lochan. An unforgettable day with brilliant views!Chris Mac17/11/2018
Low cloud and rain. Hired a good guide (Scott Kirkhope) for three days climbing in Glencoe. Did this normally easy walk to warm up startingfrom the car pack opposite Hidden Valley on the pass road. Will do again in good visibility.peter28/08/2018
Glencoe YH - Lost Valley - Beinn Fhada Far N Top - Beinn Fhada NE Top - Beinn Fhada - Stob Coire Sgreamhach - Bidean nam Bian - Stob Coire nam Beith - Stob Coire nan Lochan - Achnambeithach - Invercoe.Mark Jackson25/08/2018
No.84 on 2nd round. Up from Stob Coire Sgreamhach with Gavin Rees. A fabulous day with sunshine and glorious views in all directions.Dangerous Dave25/08/2018
and Stob Coire SgreamhachHuwel11/08/2018
From Glencoe through Hidden Valley to Bealach Dearg, SE along ridge to Stob Coire Sgreamhach, return to bealach, then NW to Bidean nam Bian, along NE ridge to Stob Coire nan Lochan, continuing on its NW ridge, descending down to Coire nan Lochan and following track back to Glencoekdbennett05/08/2018
Seven mile walk from the A82 for this county top, taking around six hours route first went over Stob Coire man Lochan onto Bidean nam Bian along ridge to second Munro Stob Coire Sgreamhach and down the Lost valley.WAYNE ROWLETT25/07/2018
With NTS guideChris Blake14/07/2018
From Loch Achtriochtan CP, via the path to the ridge between An t-Sron and Stob Coire nam Beith, SCnB, Bidean nam Bian, Stob Coire nan Lochan and Aonach Dubh.Nick Down107/07/2018
52nd Munrolojzi86062127/05/2018
With Andrew Dyson neil hutton17/05/2018
From Glencoe - up Stob Coire nam Lochan via Broad Gully then onto summit. Poor vis all day. Lots of fresh snow lying made for hard progress with conditions deteriorating.wychwood08/03/2018
From glencoe is Broad Gully on Stob coire nan lochanemily27/12/2017
With Jack, Grant and Kat.robertgn05/08/2017
Climbed as part of a 12 day visit to some of the highpoints of Scotlandmagirob17/06/2017
CUHWC Lagangarbh meetD.Hoyle29/03/2017
With Tom, thaw in the valley, plenty of snow above 600m but no real neve.designrob11/03/2017