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Name: | Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais |
Hill number: | 716 |
Height: | 885.2m / 2904ft |
Parent (Ma): | 713 Buidhe Bheinn |
RHB Section: | 10A: Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Hourn, Alsh & Duich, Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Hump, Simm, High Hills of Britain, Corbett Top, Yeaman, Deleted Corbett (Hu,Tu,Sim,HHB,CT,Y,xC) |
Grid ref: | NG 95837 11026 |
Summit feature: | cairn on outcrop |
Drop: | 121m |
Col: | 764m NG966100 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 33 (1:25k) 414S |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica 530/Leica RX1250 Survey of Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais & Buidhe Bheinn (final).doc |
Comments: | Corbett deleted and Marilyn moved to hill 713 on 3 November 2012. See Database Notes. Another bealach at NG964104 (no spot height on maps) may be 764m or lower |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 235 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Malagan - Creag nan Damh - Sgurr a’ Bhac Chaolais E Top - Sgurr a’ Bhac Chaolais - back to Bealach Dubh Leac - Malagan. With FJ. | Mark Jackson | 24/06/2022 |
From Glen Shiel on traverse to Buidhe Bheinn | Rockdoctor | 02/05/2021 |
Climbed from the road in the snow. Easy going hill, incredible viewpoint. | Matt2901 | 05/12/2020 |
Updating from way back | Simon Winton | 26/06/2020 |
Camped at Cluanie and did the ridge from Creag a Mhaim but continued to Sgurr na Sgine (ascending straight up the face) and dropped down to Glen Shiel via Faochaog. Had left bike at the road, but still tried to hitch. Gave up and cycled back to Cluanie as midges were biting. | jigglybones | 29/05/2019 |
KeithByTheC | 22/05/2018 | |
Solo, taking in Sgurr an Doire leathain, Sgurr an Lochain, Creag nan Damh and every ring contour in between | Shutterlag | 14/05/2018 |
Circuit of Bhuidhe Bheinn and Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais from just N of Coireshubh. Set off along good path running high above Kinloch Hourn on a day with forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms (it turned out just a couple of showers and drizzle). Climbed roughly NNW (very steep) to reach Buidhe Bheinn West Top, then nice traverse to the Corbett, a couple of tops then Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais, descent to Bealach Duibh Leac via Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais East Top. Traverse to join path running back to start, camping close to a knoll in still midgy conditions. | RobertP | 27/05/2017 |
Glen Shiel - Bealach Dubh Leac - Sgurr a'Bhac Chaloais - Buidhe Bheinn and return. Significant snow cover and mist together with significant ascent and re-ascents made this a challenging mid-winter route. | benalder284 | 11/02/2017 |
Glen Shiel- Bealach Dubh Leac- Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais- Sgurr na Sgine- Faochaig- Glen Shiel. A good mountain walk, filling in that gap in my S. Kintail ridge summits. This section seemed to need more route-finding than elsewhere, especially between the main summits; I tried to flank rough ground on the descent of Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais to the S but only succeeded in flanking the steepest section. Up by a wall to gain the SW ridge of Sgurr na Sgine worked out very well. The descent via Faochaig seemed very eroded compared with a delightful ascent that way in 1989. Fine weather, cloud well above summits, distance views. | pwheeler | 23/06/2016 |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 25/09/2015 |
With M, staying near Dornie. No longer the Corbett!? | douglas_easton | 25/05/2014 |
Long haul, lots of reascents. Hot, sunny, slight breeze, good views. | iangalbraith | 21/07/2013 |
Kinlochhourn to Shiel Bridge traverse in deepish snow | dickscroop | 04/04/2013 |
two days after my final Munro and the exciting day of finally surveying Sa'BCh and Buidhe Bheinn, having been championing BB since various letters to OS in 95/96 about its height and eventually getting out of them that new Metric data was available but not yet on the map and that it was 885m. also included going over all the various tops including the SW top. The result was a great triumph to have BB reinstated as the Corbett and Marilyn | vegibagger | 05/09/2012 |
Coire Reidh horseshoe from Kinloch Hourn: Buidhe Bheinn - Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais - Sgurr na Sgine. | davidpettit84 | 26/08/2012 |
Circuit from Loch Coire Shubh | rjf35 | 20/07/2012 |
On Cape Wrath Trail | Steve Clark | 24/05/2012 |
Path from the road. In mist until reached the top - then great views all round. Bit of snow around to make things interesting. Odd that Chris thinks it is a Munro, he is usually a stickler for detail - unless I have misread what he meamt. | Martin R | 10/02/2012 |
from shiel bridge the saddle, squrr na sgine, squrr a bhac chaolais,creag nam damh, squrr an lochain, squrr an doire leathain, moal chinn dearg, aonach air ghrith, druim shionnach, and creag a mhaim cycled from cluanie inn back to shiel bridge. | robertphillips | 11/06/2011 |
self. This was the designated Corbett when doing the list. | davidsbatty | 22/11/2010 |
A long pull up from Glen Shiel to summit. Then a fierce drop down fence line/cliff to Sgurr na Sgine col and then very steep climb up slippery grass and rock to summit of the Munro. This is not the recommended route - but others have made this mistake. | chriswatson | 01/08/2010 |
Kirsty | Mountain Goat | 20/07/2010 |
Climbed at the start of a long day including the western end of the South Cluanie Ridge. Didn't help when I went over an ankle! | gman | 04/04/2010 |
From Coe road, up end of ridge track and onto first corbett. Good winter snows, stiff progress along ridge between summits. Back by reverse route. | nordicstar | 04/04/2010 |
1 of 5: From A87 layby at Malagan. | ChrisR | 09/11/2009 |
Solo. (Log says 'camping' but I recall staying in a tiny rented static caravan near Shiel Bridge.) This Corbett then along all 7 of S Cluanie Ridge; not sure which ascent route, prob Bh Duibh Leac. Tops in cloud for this first part of the day. | NorfolkPT21 | 09/08/2009 |
CK | SheilaS | 06/04/2009 |
Did S Glen Shiel ridge with SGB, I went off to do this on way down | Richard Tait | 05/09/2006 |
Blisco | 06/07/2005 | |
South Glen Shiel ridge from Cluanie to Malagan | Geoff Briggs | 30/05/2005 |
See Creag a'Mhaim | dbb | 19/05/2005 |
MC JC MH HH. Climbed with Buidhe Bheinn. From L. Quoich to a camp at a lochan near the head of the Allt Coire Sgoireadail. Nice evening turned into mist and low cloud. Ascended Buidhe Bheinn first along a nice ridge - narrow with a few scrambles. Returned along to Sgurr a Bhac Chaolais in deteriorating weather. Tore a ligament on descent. Beautiful evening lower down. | Martin66 | 27/03/2005 |
NB (MO), DR (SnS), MB. Glen Shiel to Forcan Ridge, The Saddle, Sgurr na Sgine, Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais, Bealach Duibh Leac & Glen Shiel. Fine day with sunny periods. | Vin | 20/03/2005 |
With Smithy from Glen Shiel. Followed path up to Bealach Duibh Leac & then up to top of Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais. Continued round fine ridge to twin summit of Buidhe Bheinn which was worth it for the walk never mind the fact that the Corbett was reassigned sometime later! Back to Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais & then on to Sgurr na Sgine & The Saddle by which point the Cluanie Curtain had descended. Dropped into the glen & back to the start. | NotReallyABagger | 01/09/2003 |
Galltywenallt | 22/03/2003 | |
From Glen Shiel; with Slim Jim, S and the F.C. | The Captain | 03/08/2002 |
From Glen Shiel, bit boggy at start otherwise straightforward ascent. In Nov 2012 this hill lost its Corbett status to Buidhe Bheinn further along the ridge - found to be 0.3m or 1' higher and which I haven't done - ruining my Corbett completions. Annoying when they keep moving the goalposts! | Aye Jimmy | 01/04/2002 |
JEB, MM, AOB, GOB | HFB | 27/12/1999 |
Done when it was a Munro | hillsman | 01/08/1999 |
while staying with people from CRMC at Shiel Bridge in post Xmas deep freeze of minus 20 and snow down to sea level. | vegibagger | 02/01/1996 |
Bagged when it was a Corbett with Creag nan Damh. | prwild | 04/06/1995 |
from E top. Last 150' up to top. Dipper in stream on descent. | arranc | 06/06/1993 |
Full ridge walk. | BLACKHILL | 12/06/1990 |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
Last peak of a very long winter day along South Cluanie ridge (after a bivi on eastern end).On my own now pushing into darkness after Mark had descended -then a nasty dark icy descent by headtorch down lethal path to road - sheet water ice -took crampons off too soon and fell and twisted ankle-broke torch -hobble down through safer heather in dark to road-flagged a car down in dark to send a message to Mark at Cluanie to come and pick me up. (Very long wait as he had just ordered a meal) | Chris Pearson | 28/12/1989 |
Recce for Hugh Symond's continuous Munro round from Cuannie Inn. | Eddie | 22/10/1989 |
The South Glen Shiel seven Munros plus Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais and Sgurr na Sgine | RHW | 06/05/1989 |
At time of ascent first Corbett. Completed round 1999 before twin summit became apparent. Summit demoted after my round completed 1999, and Buidhe Bheinn climbed later after all changes were ratified. | N.Morters | 16/05/1987 |
With two friends. After staying at Glen Brittle YH. Conditions of strong wind and mist made us decide against anything in Cuillins. On mainland there was rain so coffee was had at Robin's nest, Dornie. From NG970140 on the path beside Allt Mhàlagain, keeping to west side. Then we followed Allt Coire Toiteil. Reached the NW top of Sgurr na Sgine and the main top. Went down the NE ridge - steep - much vegetation. We reached Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais. We went down to Bealach Duibh Leac, then followed the path back to car (more a line of cairns in upper part). Wet and windy with mist on the highest parts. | pwbellarby | 12/06/1983 |
Ascended from Buidhe Bheinn, heading for Sgurr na Sgine and Shiel Bridge. | JohnW | 29/05/1980 |
With: jm; From CS in Glen Undalain Jim & I went up to bealach below Forcan Ridge then to B Coire Mhalagain. N ridge to Faochag & Sg na Sgine NW top then summit. SW to Sg a'Bhac Chaolais & NW to B Duibhe Leac. | Ian Baines | 01/07/1976 |
Climbed with K but summit now Buidhe Bheinn 2 km south but same height | John Young | blank |
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