They say good things come to those who wait, and we almost managed to prove the point perfectly. If we’d set off an hour or two later, we would undoubtedly have enjoyed the pinnacle of this majestic route in glorious sunshine. As it was, the cloud which shrouded the tops for most of the day only added to the drama of the scenery, as we climbed two Munros and a scrambled over a series of pinnacles on this Torridonian classic.
Beinn Alligin has been on the list of hills Peter and I have had planned for more years than either of us can remember. We’ve been waiting for a decent forecast on the rare occasions we can both get a full day free of other commitments at the moment, and this opportunity looked too promising to pass up. We were joined by Simon and Dan as we set off from the car park beside the Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil.
The sun was out as we followed the stalkers’ path that leads to the hill from just west of the road bridge over the river. It was warm work in the early morning sun, but we could see the ridges above were covered in cloud, so we hoped it would clear by the time we reached those heights. The path climbs to a fence before steepening significantly up through some crags, heading towards Coire nan Laogh.
We considered starting the scrambling early by following the ridge up Na Fasreidhnean that curves round the western edge of the corrie, but decided to stick to the main path up to the first Munro and save the hands-on stuff for later in the day. Beinn All.
