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Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mòr) summit

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Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mòr) summit

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The Buachaille Etive Mor’s famous Stob Dearg peak, often simply referred to as ‘the Buachaille’, is one of the most instantly recognisable and glorious sights in the entirety of the …

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    December 13, 2019

    Hiking

    Star of a million postcards, Buachaille Etive Mòr is the sentinel of Glen Coe: an iconic peak with a handsome pyramidal profile. Its domineering mass of knobbly outcrops and precipitous rock-faces, gashed by vertical gullies, look impenetrable – but thankfully its two Munro summits are well within the reach of the adventurous hillwalker.

    September 18, 2022

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    Views to the east are fantastic reaching far accross the moor, and to the north Ben Nevis is very clear.
    The shortest and easiest ascent for walkers is straight from Lagangarbh south and up the gully, though the climb in winter requires mountaineering experience and crampons.

    January 1, 2023

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    The Stob Dearg from the massif of Buachaille Etive Mòr ('Big Shepherd of Etive') impresses with its chimney-like northeast face over the valley end of Glen Coe and Rannoch Moor.
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    1. Buachaille Etive Mòr, Stob Dearg and Stob na Bròige loop

    14.6km

    07:03

    950m

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Elevation 960 m

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    Location: Glencoe And Glen Etive, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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