On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:53:32 GMT, RJ Webb wrote:
>On 28 Jan 2004 06:17:47 -0800,
[email protected] (Matthew Black) wrote:
>
>>I was wondering which of the Mainland Munro's require scrambling to reach the summit?
>
>Ben A'an Beinn Mheadhoin both have summit tors
Forgot about the latter, but it is dead easy scrambling, not exposed at all unless there is a force
eight blowing.
>Struggling after that, as all the famous ones have a non scrambling alternative to hit the peak,
>the scrambling is on ridges. (eg Aonach Eagach.
>
>I suppose Ruadh Stac Mor ,Beinn Eighe and Spidean a Choire Leith )Liathach) would require some just
>to get past sandstone bands on the ascent.
Beinn Eighe's two Munros present much less of an obstacle to the non scrambler than gaining the
ridge of Liathach to the east of Spidean a Choire Leith, though that could be got from the other end
via the bypass path.
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"