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| Name: | Sgurr Choinnich Mor |
| Hill number: | 296 |
| Height: | 1094m / 3589ft |
| RHB Section: | 04A: Fort William to Loch Treig and Loch Leven |
| County/UA: | Highland (UA) |
| Catchment: | Lochy, Catchment Boundaries, Nevis |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,Mur,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NN 22774 71410 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 159m |
| Col: | 935m NN232721  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 41 (1:25k) 392 |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 490 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked at Corriechoille, followed the track to the bothy, then Stob Ban, Stob Choire Claurigh, Stob a Choire Leith, Stob Coire Cath na Sine, Caisteal, Stob Coire an Laoigh, Stob Coire Easain, Sgurr Choinnich Mor, Beinn na Socaich. From there down a slippery, grassy slope and back to car. About 18 miles and 11 hours walking. Weather patchy at first with some rain, but improved once on the Grey Corries ridge into lovely walking conditions with excellent views. | Fell_wanderer | 15/09/2019 |
| With Rob Henderson. Walked from road to end of Glen Nevis up through gorge into Glen Nevis with the waterfalls and towering surrounding summits. After crossing the river at the Steall ruin. We started the ascent of grassy slopes to summit bypassing Stob Chonnich Beag. The mist was down from the col. we descended over Stob Choire Beag | david.walker40 | 23/05/2019 |
| From Glen Nevis with the anoachs | cjo | 11/05/2019 |
| From Meanach bothy, along N side of Abhainn Rath, forded Allt Coire Rath, then up Sgurr Choinnich Mor's SE slope, return same way.With SD. | kdbennett | 05/11/2017 |
| From Glen Nevis and Water of Nevis direct to Sgurr Choinnich Mor. Returned via Top of Sgurr Choinnich Beag. | knarf | 21/09/2017 |
| From Glen Nevis round end. Warm, clear. Good conditions, but very wet in places. Returned same way | Roblex | 09/08/2017 |
| With Alan Gillies, from Glen Nevis | Highland Days | 05/07/2017 |
| GMC May June 2017 3rd day. Me T Byrn & Geoff | jps666 | 31/05/2017 |
| weather breaks after fortnight cloud from 500m | geoffreybbb | 12/05/2017 |
| grey corries and aonachs traverse 19 tops C/W from corriechoille, 30 km +/- 2500m 12 hours | robertphillips | 01/10/2016 |
| done with Stob Ban (4/4) | FCMark | 21/09/2016 |
| 4th of the 4. Strange shaped hill. Cloud cleared for some great views of Anochs and Mamores and beyond. | akmilne | 21/09/2016 |
| Solo. First of four peaks today in good weather. | mikejacobs | 09/08/2016 |
| With Brian R. in full winter conditions from Glen Nevis. Was supposed to be clear and calm, but ended up being awful on the ridge. | Play2End | 31/03/2016 |
| Last summit on a traverse of the Grey Corries ridge and Stob Ban. Cloud was just catching the top by the time we reached this one. Descended west to the col and then back to the tent at 235693. Walked out the next day. The camp site was midgey but the dark night sky and perfect silence (apart from the stags bellowing every now and again) made up for it | mindlessflogger | 19/09/2015 |
| http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=55628 | basscadet | 22/08/2015 |
| Lime Tree Fort William Weekend. Perfect sunny calm cross walk along Grey Corries in snow and neve with John Moss, Graeme Wilkinson, Andy Paton, Tom Oldham and Paul Tenan. Great views. Maybe one of best ever winter walks. 8 1/2 hours. | alexmaclennan | 13/03/2015 |
| http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=44187 | basscadet | 13/07/2014 |
| ghaley | 09/07/2014 | |
| Glen Nevis to Fersit (Ramsay Round recce) | Geoff Briggs | 07/06/2014 |
| 2 of 2: From Sgurr Choinnich Beag. With Tim. | ChrisR | 18/04/2014 |
| Superb climb in the snow & sunshine via Beag with 5 others on the first day of the West Bromwich Mountaineering Club winter week. | signyred | 16/02/2014 |
| Horrible wet cloudy, dreeky day. Didn't feel like the whole Grey Corries, so bag this from Glen Nevis in 6 hours. | Jhimmy | 24/08/2013 |
| after the other 2 grey corries - camping. with roy and dave (others following) | mn23 | 01/06/2013 |
| 3rd munro of day. Weather improved and views much better. Roy went north to his car and Maggie and I back to tent for campfire and sauvignon blanc to keep out cold wind. | dave neilson | 01/06/2013 |
| Grey Corries ridge from Glen Nevis, with Al, Elspeth, Dave, Maggie, Jen & Lewis. Great day - & back to lovely campsite in glen immediately below the hill. | Norman Reid | 01/06/2013 |
| Solo walk of the Grey Corries from Corriechoille - hot, mainly dry conditions | barnz48 | 19/08/2012 |
| On a mixed day, clear on top. | rhalstead | 29/06/2012 |
| Estimated date - done solo in glorious weather - skinny dipped on the way back to Glen Nevis. | Aimless Rambler | 03/06/2012 |
| With Steve, Rod, Steven | Oik | 12/06/2011 |
| With Rod, Grant and Stephen in an anti-clockwise direction. Stayed dry and took 9.5 hours. Surprisingly fit given length of day. | SS | 12/06/2011 |
| squrr choinnich mor, stob choire laoigh,,stob choire claurigh, and stob ban. | robertphillips | 03/06/2011 |
| EUHWC Fortwilliam trip | Bronagh | 15/05/2011 |
| did as part of long day walk - going up from Steall to Aonach Mor, Aonach Beag, Sgurr Choinnich Mor, Stob Coire an Laoigh, Stob Coire Claurigh, Stob Ban and finally the long walk back to CP near Steall. Weather was bad - gale force winds on tops, rain and | scholesy | 28/09/2010 |
| 4th of day. 2hrs from Laoigh inlcuding a break somewhere on the way. Nice ridge with some narrow areas. Back off and skirted round Easian, total mistake, steep sides and zero visibility. Then missed Tramline, 10hr30 for total day, knacked! | bowzi | 29/05/2010 |
| With Ian. | Dangerous Dave | 07/11/2009 |
| A quick climb the next day. Cloudy. | banksey | 28/06/2009 |
| Picking off some Monroe Top staring at Aonach Mor and traversing along the Grey Corries to Stob Choire Claurigh. 29.9km 2800m 13.5hr (over night bivy) | JamesSDonald | 17/04/2009 |
| Ascent with Hugh and Sue Williston, Alex Potter, Bill Revie and friends | alexmaclennan | 16/11/2008 |
| Finally to get on to the Grey Corries!! straight up the north ridge of STob Coire Clauridh via the N Top, out to Nan Ceannain and back. west of SCC I meet Tom Hayle a man in his late 70's from the Wirral and learn that he's done two Munro rounds and one completion of the tops but is a non declarer to SMC I go right along ridge to west to Sgurr Coineach Beag and then all the way back again and after getting back to Caisteal again head off the northern slopes contouring round to get on to Stob Ban and after steeply off this in the deepening gloom I call in at the bothy in the valey where some kind resident gives me a hot cuppa before I hoof my way back the 6-7km back to where I'd brought my car up the track util I'd found a locked gate at about half past midnight with still much residual light on this glorious day. Munro nos. 245,246,247,248. | vegibagger | 30/05/2008 |
| My final Munro, dry, clear but cloudy, 3 hours from Glen Nevis car park. At least 2 other people doing route from Glen Nevis today. | Dugswell2 | 20/05/2008 |
| 2 of 4 | pigerg | 20/05/2008 |
| Ramsay Round, 24 Lochaber summits (23 Munros) in 22h38 | RHW | 17/05/2008 |
| Solo good day still a lot of snow about | Nozzer | 07/05/2008 |
| Grey Corries epic - not much ice. Clear day | AJones | 19/12/2007 |
| 3rd | Thearlaichdubh | 14/09/2007 |
| 71 - Digby | Mountain Goat | 25/08/2007 |
| Grey corrie circuit from remarkably high car park at end of forest road. | Grinner | 19/08/2007 |
| Munro 140 2007 compleation | ancient brit | 02/07/2007 |
| Corriechoile to Glen Nevis via the Grey Corries, Aonachs and Ben Nevis. 8 Munros. Day 16 of 59 for all Munros. 35km, +/-3000m, 14hrs30. | PGCE | 28/05/2007 |