| Name: | Glas Bheinn Mhor |
| Hill number: | 245 |
| Height: | 997.7m / 3273ft |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute, Highland |
| Topographical area: | HC10 Bhuiridh-starav |
| SMC/RHB section: | 03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy |
| Catchment: | Etive |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NN 15332 42975 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 231.3m |
| Col: | 766.4m NN 1392 4237  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) 377W |
| 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 707 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| With Connor | vgiorgio | 23/07/2024 |
| From Glen Etive, wet and misty up top. With Ben Starav. | liljonb | 17/07/2024 |
| Last summit of the day with Sharon Dani and Karen | colinfielding | 01/06/2024 |
| Munro 3 of the Starav 5. | banksey | 30/05/2024 |
| From Glen Etive via Ben Starav & Beinn nan Aighenan | geoffh12 | 28/04/2024 |
| Fat and unfit. 7hrs car to car but a great day in the sun. Soft snow in spots, dry rock and feeling like a proper spring mountain day. And a swim in the bloody cold River Etive after. Started on Ben Starav, then Stob Coire Dheirg, Meall nan Tri Tighearnan, Glas Bhein Mhor and then Stob Coir an Albannaich. Finished off down the ridge of Beinn Chaorach back to the car. It’s just a shame that Glen Etive feels like it’s been ruined by parasitic tourism in rented campers and giant tents making the place look like a gypsy camp, and of course the continued vandalism from the green brigade with the ridiculous micro hydro schemes that are an absolute fucking carbuncle and a blot on our landscape. The industrial logging mess at the end of the Glen isn’t great either. All in a wonderful place rather ruined by humans being humans. | Ennoch | 21/04/2024 |
| From Coileitir CP with DRC. Tough but straightforward round of Ben Starav, Stob Coire Dheirg, Meall nan Tri Tighearnan and Glas Bheinn Mhor. Great views! | TRG318 | 14/04/2024 |
| With Jack Birthday trip (Glen Etive) | fellie | 28/10/2023 |
| From parking opposite start of Coileitir track, up Glen Ceitlein to Meall nan Eun then west to Meall Tarsuinn and Stob Coir an Alnannaich. Crossed 738m beallach and up to Glas Bheiinn Mhor. Returned to lowest point on ridge then steeply north to cross Allt Mheuran and followed it down, fighting through bracken on the last section before reaching the track along the River Etive. With FY. | TRG318 | 26/07/2023 |
| 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 |
| Solo on trip 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 |
| 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 |
| From Meall nan Tri Tighearnan in cloud and mist, return via same route to saddle then past waterfalls. returned beside the Allt nam Meirleach. Icy rocks above 800m. | alwaysinshorts | 15/01/2022 |
| With Starav 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 |
| With Richard W in sunshine and showers. last HP of the day as part of Ben Starav circuit. Continued E then N along ridge then down valley N on path North/ East of river, all the way back to glen Etive river bridge and road where car parked at head of Glen Etive. Much construction evident. | Denise | 11/09/2021 |
| Revisit | cjo | 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 |
| day walk, completed 3 munroes | JamesSDonald | 28/07/2021 |
| 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 |
| Climbed at the back of doing Ben Starav rocky boulder climb in the mist so could see nothing followed by a descent into the valley with a 2 mile bog fest to get back to start with Kev Smith. | supermario | 16/09/2020 |
| August Bank Holiday excursion from Glen Coe to Glen Etive to Bridge of Orchy | D.Hoyle | 31/08/2020 |
| Clear but pvercast most of the day, little wind and lots of midges. Tough slog from Glen Kinglass | Capt Malbec | 23/08/2020 |
| End of west to east ridge walk from Ben Starav. | PeakyPete | 14/06/2019 |
| 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 |
| solo | Tintenty | 29/09/2018 |
| Sunshine and showers | wullclark | 22/09/2018 |
| Beinn nan Aighenan and Glas Bheinn Mhòr from Coileitir | Tisteln | 16/09/2018 |
| With Paul Duley | Keith99 | 08/08/2018 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 07/07/2018 |
| Drove up from Annan to Coiletir. Left bike at top of Glen Etive which I'd pick up late the next day after a long walk across the Etive Hills, Stob Gabhar and Creise. Left rucksac at col before climbing Beinn nan Aighenan and Glas bheinn Mhor, camping near the summit of my 200th Munro. | jigglybones | 30/05/2018 |
| 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 | 17/09/2017 |
| Adrian. from Aighenan. V hot. | Bookerdddd | 25/05/2017 |
| On TGO Challenge, Day 3, in fine weather. Also on 4 May 1986. | Phreerunner | 14/05/2017 |
| 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 |
| After ben starav. low cloud. | mn23 | 11/06/2016 |
| 2nd munro of day. Temperature dropped and walking in cloud more. Good ridge path from Starav and continued past summit before dropping down to Glen Etive and car. | dave neilson | 11/06/2016 |
| With I.McSkimming | Highland Days | 11/06/2016 |
| Solo | HFB | 05/06/2016 |
| R not great weather, soaked by end | Richard Tait | 23/10/2015 |
| Ben Starav, Stob Coire Dheirg, Beinn nan Aighenan, Meall nan Tri Tighearnan and Glas Bheinn Mhor from Glen Etive. | rhalstead | 25/09/2015 |
| With John | mproudfoot | 30/08/2015 |
| With Avril Sid and Alan | munromurph | 19/04/2015 |
| Solo, via Glen Etive | Topsaswell | 10/09/2014 |
| Combined with Ben Starav. | Roblex | 27/08/2014 |