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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 (1:25k) 433 |
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 739 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
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 Feb | wychwood | 18/02/2024 |
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 cat | Denise | 13/09/2023 |
Tricky | 06/09/2023 | |
hils | 21/08/2023 | |
jdcmongoose | 02/08/2023 | |
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. | isabelle | 03/06/2023 |
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. | Shinydiscoba11z | 03/06/2023 |
absolute brilliant day out weather route everything perfect! | Kevthecat | 31/05/2023 |
rox.a.k | 22/04/2023 | |
anguscow | 18/10/2022 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 10/09/2022 | |
pwithnall | 27/08/2022 | |
Dottie | 27/04/2022 | |
Dottie001 | 27/04/2022 | |
with UMC | Topsaswell | 25/04/2022 |
anguscow | 12/04/2022 | |
Traverse with Tony. Crisp snow above 900m | HardenC | 01/03/2022 |
Traverse of the ridge | emily | 31/12/2021 |
Tom Leach and Alex Diggins on return from Ullapool (saw brocken spectre) | D.Hoyle | 18/09/2021 |
Ridge traverse with David + Alex D after a week in the NW Highlands | tleach12 | 18/09/2021 |
mntainman | 01/09/2021 | |
weaselmaster | 28/08/2021 | |
Sick Kid | 28/08/2021 | |
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. | jigglybones | 25/08/2021 |
Kendall | 23/08/2021 | |
Near no visibility most of the morning. | NHumes | 10/08/2021 |
briansv650s | 24/07/2021 | |
Badders | 30/06/2021 | |
Toril | 28/06/2021 | |
Huwel | 19/06/2021 | |
spallen | 09/06/2021 | |
TommyG | 08/06/2021 | |
scoob | 30/05/2021 | |
Fi | 30/05/2021 | |
T-bog | 15/05/2021 | |
markhammonds | 07/11/2020 | |
NickF | 15/10/2020 | |
Bob67 | 27/08/2020 | |
Climbed east to west, incredible views. | tomd4 | 24/08/2020 |
Tartantraveller | 16/08/2020 | |
Pommyjon | 10/11/2019 | |
Done with Harrison along with Mullach an Rathain - East to West traverse via Am Fasarinen. | mproudfoot | 07/09/2019 |
gary1981 | 07/09/2019 | |
tomcr88 | 01/08/2019 | |
MorecambeMonkey | 28/06/2019 | |
Driftwood | 22/06/2019 | |
Top clagged in but cleared with Tash. Didn't carry on ridge cos I was frit. | pigerg | 16/06/2019 |
Paul and Terri | 07/06/2019 | |
Xtina89 | 07/06/2019 | |
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 Jackson | 29/05/2019 |