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Bheinn Sgritheall (974m or 3,196ft), NW Scotland

Another good reason for going for a walk is to get to the top of a hill or mountain. “Why?” you may ask. Most people would probably answer either “Because it’s there!” or “To take in the views!”

You will have seen from some of my previous posts (and the featured image above) there’s a whopping big mountain towering over Arnisdale, so you will not be surprised to read that, for both of those reasons, I took a trip to the top…

As it’s over 3,000ft, Beinn Sgritheall is one of the 282 Munros in Scotland. Many decide to ascend or ‘bag’ them all, not just once, but sometimes twice or even more… (Now THAT does take some explaining!) I’m not sure how many Munros I’ve done, but this could be my 4th (after Ben Nevis above Fort William, Bidean Nam Bian in Glen Coe and Moel Chean Dearg near Lochcarron).

I have to say that it was the hardest of them all – though I was a bit younger and fitter when I did the others. However I did read that Beinn Sgritheall (pronounced Byn Skreehal btw) is considered by many to be the steepest of all the Munros, rising, as it does, almost immediately from sea level. And don’t my legs, knees and back know it!! 😟

But, as you will see below, there are fabulous views from the top, so it was all well worth it (I think 🤔)…

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  1. Jim Earlam Avatar
    Jim Earlam

    Yep that looks like a tough one! Great pictures 😀

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      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      Thanks Jim. Yes it was steep and, although the route was obvious, the path had lots of big steps (up and, more importantly, jarring down) plus a rock and scree slope close to the initial un-named peak, which I mostly avoided going up but not coming down!

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  2. M. Oniker Avatar
    M. Oniker

    I’m starting today to catch up on all the blogs I’ve missed. Yay! You did indeed make posts with photos of your trip to western Scotland. As the second to the last photo proclaims, “Well done!” Enjoyed this. 🙂

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar
      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      I think you’ll find it looks a little bit ‘hillier’ than the east coast… Usually a lot more rain too, but we were quite lucky! 😊👍👍

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  3. Jupiter Avatar
    Jupiter

    Great Images and so lucky with the weather.

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar
      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      Thanks for your very kind comment. We were staying for the week, so I was able to pick the best day for the walk. I know you cannot always trust the forecast, but it turned out to be fine all the way, with just 30 minutes of strong, gusty wind while I was on the top. I wasn’t surprised given the height, but my wife said it had done that down below as well, on an otherwise calm day. She actually saw me and took a photo of me walking along the ridge, but I was so small in the overall image, I didn’t post it. Perhaps I should have done! 🤔

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