An Teallach

......without a rope?

13 messages
07/06/2010 at 20:02

Is An Teallach possible without a rope?

I would want to do the whole traverse but I am not skilled or experienced with a rope at all (and don't particularly want to be).

07/06/2010 at 21:10

An Teallach can be climbed without a rope. There are several obvious routes round any problem sections.

07/06/2010 at 21:19
After a week on the Black Cuillin of Skye, dangling on ropes with a couple of mates... I was glad to be able to traverse An Teallach without a rope!
07/06/2010 at 22:26
You don't need a rope - there are plenty of paths that avoid the tricky bits if you wish. They might be a bit slithery if it's wet, so aim for a dry day.
07/06/2010 at 22:41
Slithery. Lovely word
07/06/2010 at 23:07

Suggest doing route clockwise, then pass any difficult bits on the left hand side, unless you're a purist: the route along the crest could be interesting...

It's one of the best ridges going, so save for a good day and enjoy it!

07/06/2010 at 23:38
Metric Kate wrote (see)
Slithery. Lovely word

Lovely mountain!
07/06/2010 at 23:54
If you guys are runners, then it is quite reasonable to add the An Teallach munros to the Fisherfield six .. here is Steven Fallon's excellent web page. His time for the 8 munros is 10 hours. (!)
08/06/2010 at 00:19
That is seriously impressive.  But what an area!  You'd have to go far to beat it for beauty, grandeur and remoteness.
08/06/2010 at 09:27

I shall save it for a good day, maybe August but I need to get fit again first.

08/06/2010 at 11:38

If you want to do the scrambling, definitely best to do it clockwise ie. on the up - might be a tad optimistic to scramble down there. Beautiful mountain and ridge walk and you can easily skirt all the tricky bits if you want. 

If you are in a group with two cars you can start from Corrie Hallie and finish at Dundonnell Hotel and save yourself a couple of relatively dull miles. 
 

08/06/2010 at 15:44

Look at the pic, 2nd one down:

http://tinyurl.com/3yrogch

It is now my desktop wallpaper at work.

I get all excited just looking at it.

Sad, isn't it?

20/10/2012 at 23:41

I agree it is best to do it clockwise (South to North), though if you are going to skirt around the scramble bits it seems a waste of what could be on one of the best scrambling experiences of your life, like going to the barrier reef and not snorkeling

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