About the artist: Painting 'en plein air', Lochaber based artist David Unsworth works with oil paints on linen canvases. The relative ease at which each footstep is taken on the well graded track leading from the car park and view point in Glen Coe to the head of Coire nan Lochan is slight compensation for the effort required by the legs and lungs in making the steep ascent to the cluster of small lochans that lie at about the 750m height, directly below the impressive crags of Stob Coire nan Lochan. Obvious summit/Leica RX1250. The snow-ice on the climbs is detached in many places and has not frozen back in place. 42 x 52.5 cm (framed) £450.00. Leisurely. It has not properly refrozen at this level (about 1000m). # stobcoirenanlochan # bideannambian # glencoe # sunrise # mountains # winter # highlands # scotland @ami_professionals After a good half hour and an impressive narrow ridge walked, Stob Coire nan Lochan summit is finally reached with great views of Loch Leven far below. Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km. Get directions to the start of this easy-to-follow walk See … A Windy Stob Coire Nan Lochan Posted by Max Hunter on 21st January, 2014 Working for Jagged Globe – Winter Summits Course I was out with Olga and Roisin with Dave observing (working) again today – with a poor forecast of strong southerly winds, and very poor visibility. On Wednesday this week the Winter Mountaineering team for Jagged Globe headed for Glencoe for a journey to practice some of the skills they learnt on Monday at Aonach Mor. Part two of my Glen Coe series, this vlog shows us making our way up to the summit of Stob Coire Nan Lochan, through steep terrain, wind, ice and snow! Woodburner. Defined by high steep ridges the Northeast corrie of Stob Coire nan Lochan is an idyllic spot with tall columnar cliffs an deeply cut gullies. We climbed a line in the area around Langsam. One of his other climbs was on Central Buttress of Stob Coire nan Lochan and it is equally difficult and brilliant. Memories of many a summer dip. Dorsal Arete lends itself well to this, as it has ample gear placements and very convenient belays throughout. Glen Affric - Morvich (short route) 13.6km - 2h 43m. Stob Coire Sgreamhach is really part of the Bidean nam Bian massif but become a Munro in its own right in 1997. Much higher up there is a waterfall in a small 'box canyon' and the path climbs rougher scree up to the left to exit from the Coire before scrambling up the east ridge of Stob Coire nan Lochan. Author - Andy Smith. The snow covered peak of Stob Coire nan Lochan towers above us as we set of. Features. Fresh snow on Sunday and yesterday added to what was already a very good cover of snow. With the freezing level forecast to be 900m or higher we headed up high to Stob Coire nan Lochan. 00:00. Bidean nam Bian via Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glencoe Introduction to Walk 3251. Sign up to receive the very best of OS and its group of companies, straight to you by email & post. “Moonshine takes the obvious slim corner to the left of the top pitch of Moonshadow,” Neil explained. Stob Coire nan Lochan - GlencoeWith a big dump of snow and freezing conditions, we headed for Stob Coire na Lochan to find some adventure. Altbeithe to Mullach na Dheiragain... 7.5km - 1h 30m. County/Unitary Authority: Highland I know those mists, they can roll in without warning. Stob Coire Nan Lochan Posted by Max Hunter on 21st March, 2012. Leave a Reply Want to join the discussion? Hourly forecast. Meet the 100 OS GetOutside Champions who will be leading the GetOutside charge and showcasing the best of Britain with their stories and tips. Rain. A steady descent down the loose rock and scree slopes of Stob Coire nan Lochan followed by a rocky ascent, again requiring some minor scrambling, and we gained the summit of what is the highest of the Glen Coe Munros, and must surely be one of the finest viewpoints from any Munro, the 1150m high summit of Bidean nam Bian, surrounded as it is by high mountains, ridges and almost vertical cliffs … WiFi. We're improving this section but you can still use the 'Places' function in OS Maps to find nearby points of interest, The Old Mill, in CANNICH No need to register, buy now! This paid off and the crag was in pretty good condition. Cairn. the most difficult of it's three ridges. 6 mph 10 km/h . Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. The summit affords a fine view of Bidean nam Bian's northern cliffs. Stob Coire nan Lochan is the 72nd highest peak in the British Isles and the 72nd tallest in Scotland. Time - 7 hours 30 minutes. 1115.5 m (3660 ft) Prominence. 116.5 m (382 ft) Survey method. It was with some effort that we drew ourselves away from this spectacular spot, but go we must, and so we retraced our steps, descending back down to the 1000m bealach between Bidean nam Bian and Stob Coire nan Lochan, from where we dropped off east on a descent that took us over some large snow patches, still deep and well formed even this late in spring as we made our descent to gain the path at the head of Coire Gabhail, and the fabled "Hidden Valley" for our return to Glen Coe. The climb up Stob Coire nan Lochan has a few little suprises - some more scrambling awaits, though easy and straightforward. Moderate. Am Meagan - BoJo. Name: Stob Coire Lochan, Highland Still totally covered in cloud. Lovers of cats, views and cake! 1 rating. Fort William/An Gearasdan, Highland . There are waterfalls down the valley floor and good views back down into Glen Coe, whilst the peak of Stob Coire nan Lochan is prominent ahead. Our friend and high altitude mountain guide, Jon Gupta is running a series of on April 23, 2020 - 3:32 pm; Dave MacLeod – Life is … A steady descent down the loose rock and scree slopes of Stob Coire nan Lochan followed by a rocky ascent, again requiring some minor scrambling, and we gained the summit of what is the highest of the Glen Coe Munros, and must surely be one of the finest viewpoints from any Munro, the 1150m high summit of Bidean nam Bian, surrounded as it is by high mountains, ridges and almost vertical cliffs and crags - simply wonderful. Its height makes it one of the most reliable winter climbing spots in Glencoe and it offers excellent routes of all grades. Early morning Neil explained free GetOutside app for more ideas on family-friendly things to do outside, you. 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