OS Map of Stob Cadha Gobhlach

sail mhor from sgurr fiona

01-Jun-24 • galoot fc • flickr

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beinn dearg mor, beinn dearg beag, loch na sealga from an teallach's sgurr fiona

01-Jun-24 • galoot fc • flickr

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An Teallach

Lord Berkeley's seat

31-May-23 • Dmitry Djouce • flickr

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A gully access point to and from the mighty An Teallach Ridge of 10 peaks with the wonderful Corrie Loch of Loch Toll an Lochain 3,000 feet below the summit, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. We set off from Dundonnell at 08:30. Climbing over ancient metamorphic foothills we reached 500 feet at Loch Toll an Lochain. A deep cleft or gully was a clear route to the mighty arêtes of An Teallach. We reached the knife-edge, after a very steep climb, just north of Stob Cadha Gobhlach at 960 metres. Edging along the stepped Old Red Sandstone and heading north-west we reached Corrag Bhuidhe, 1,049 metres. Down to a coll and up to the aptly named “Lord Berkeley’s Seat,” 1,030 metres. Again, descend to a coll and up to Sgurr Fiona at 1,060 metres. Then a mighty descent before the final climb to Bidein à Ghlas Thuill, the highest point at 1,062 metres. Describing the route belies constant view distraction. We sat many times just to look, take refreshments and take photographs. The views north, east, south and west are momentous. From Ben Wyvis in the east to Coigach and The Summer Isles in the north-west. From the Torridon Mountains in the south-west to the monoliths of Sutherland in the north. This mountain is truly magnificent, and all the time, sheer drops of 3,000 feet, to Loch Toll an Lochain and Loch na Sealga. We returned to basecamp by 18:30, but, what a day!

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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A gully access point to and from the mighty An Teallach Ridge of 10 Munros with the wonderful Corrie Loch of Loch Toll an Lochain 3,000 feet below the summit, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. We set off from Dundonnell at 08:30. Climbing over ancient metamorphic foothills we reached 500 feet at Loch Toll an Lochain. A deep cleft or gully was a clear route to the mighty arêtes of An Teallach. We reached the knife-edge, after a very steep climb, just north of Stob Cadha Gobhlach at 960 metres. Edging along the stepped Old Red Sandstone and heading north-west we reached Corrag Bhuidhe, 1,049 metres. Down to a coll and up to the aptly named “Lord Berkeley’s Seat,” 1,030 metres. Again, descend to a coll and up to Sgurr Fiona at 1,060 metres. Then a mighty descent before the final climb to Bidein à Ghlas Thuill, the highest point at 1,062 metres. Describing the route belies constant view distraction. We sat many times just to look, take refreshments and take photographs. The views north, east, south and west are momentous. From Ben Wyvis in the east to Coigach and The Summer Isles in the north-west. From the Torridon Mountains in the south-west to the monoliths of Sutherland in the north. This mountain is truly magnificent, and all the time, sheer drops of 3,000 feet, to Loch Toll an Lochain and Loch na Sealga. We returned to basecamp by 18:30, but, what a day!

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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A gully access point to and from the mighty An Teallach Ridge of 10 Munros with the wonderful Corrie Loch of Loch Toll an Lochain 3,000 feet below the summit, Wester Ross, Scotland.

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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One of ten awesome peaks that make up the iconic mountain, An Teallach, in Wester Ross.

Commentary. Ten “Munro” tops in one ridge, in one mountain. Glacially scoured foothills and corrie lakes lead to a ridge of exquisite views, inland, and along the Wester Ross and Sutherland seaboard. Perhaps, only the Black Cuillins of Skye can equal the pure magnificence of this single mountain ridge. A favourite of many who see it, and even more, who venture to climb it.

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Beinn Dearg Mor, 906 metres, and Loch na Sealga from Sgurr Fiona, 1,060 metres, one of the ten peaks making up the mighty An Teallach, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. The south slopes of An Teallach, from where this image is taken are known as Strathnasheallag Forest. No trees. “Forest” refers to hunting land, mainly Red Deer. South is Beinn Dearg Mor. Beyond, are the mountains of Fisherfield and Letterewe Forests, towards the mercurial, island-strewn, Loch Maree. Sgùrr Fiona at 1,060 metres is the second highest of An Teallach’s ten spectacular peaks. Having trekked the whole ridge, and a mere fifty other peaks in Scotland, so far, An Teallach has proved to be the most awesome, magnificent and dramatic of all. The views down the north face to Loch Toll an Lochan, a corrie over 3,000 feet below, are momentous, to the nth. degree.

01-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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We had just descended from this rugged peak, one of ten that make up the magnificent mountain called An Teallach, Wester Ross, Scotland. Don't fall, it is nigh on 3000 feet to the lochan below.

Commentary. Ten “Munro” tops in one ridge, in one mountain. Glacially scoured foothills and corrie lakes lead to a ridge of exquisite views, inland, and along the Wester Ross and Sutherland seaboard. Perhaps, only the Black Cuillins of Skye can equal the pure magnificence of this single mountain ridge. A favourite of many who see it, and even more, who venture to climb it.

17-Aug-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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We had just descended from this rugged peak, one of ten that make up the magnificent mountain called An Teallach, Wester Ross, Scotland. Don't fall, it is over 3000 feet to the lochan below, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. Ten “Munro” tops in one ridge, in one mountain. Glacially scoured foothills and corrie lakes lead to a ridge of exquisite views, inland, and along the Wester Ross and Sutherland seaboard. Perhaps, only the Black Cuillins of Skye can equal the pure magnificence of this single mountain ridge. A favourite of many who see it, and even more, who venture to climb it.

17-Aug-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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