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Old Man of Stoer, Lochinver 
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Hiking in Torridon

Description 

The most remote area of Scotland to climb. The weather is often surprisingly sunny and dry, when more southern areas are dripping wet.


Getting There 

From the south head North up through Glen Coe, and passed Fort William and keep heading North along unforgettable North West coast.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for North West Highlands:
The Old Man of Stoer   5.8     Trad, 4 pitches, 240 feet, Grade II   Old Man of Stoer, Lochinver
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The Original Route.240'5.8 (HVS)

The Old Man of Stoer 5.8  International : United Kingdom : ... : Old Man of Stoer, Lochinver
Descend steep grass to reach the sea. One has to swim a 30' channel to reach the stack and then set up a tyrolean .Starting from a cluster of pitons. There are two other rotes up the stack one 5.9 the other 5.11. Described is the original route .P1)Climb the landward face for 12' to gain a big horizontal crack that leads one around the corner to the left arete (cam pro)to a large corner ledge. Climb up left wards from under an overhang to reach a groove.Go directly up the crack to another large ...[more]   Browse More Classics in International


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Stormy day in the Highlands

Stormy day in the Highlands

Beautiful day in the Highlands.Many rock routes on this mountain named Stac Pollaidh.

Beautiful day in the Highlands.Many rock routes on...

Wandering in the highlands...perfect transport...

Wandering in the highlands...perfect transport...

Winter on the summit of Stac Pollaidh

Winter on the summit of Stac Pollaidh

View from Stac Pollaidh

View from Stac Pollaidh

Looking towards the mountain of Liathach.

Looking towards the mountain of Liathach.

The fine mountain of Sulivan,at Lochinver.

The fine mountain of Sulivan,at Lochinver.

P. Armstrong on the summit of Carn Nan Gobhar

P. Armstrong on the summit of Carn Nan Gobhar

L.Armstrong arriving back at Loch Mullardoch

L.Armstrong arriving back at Loch Mullardoch

Pete and Lyn Armstrong on the summit of Stob na Broige, Glen Etive.

Pete and Lyn Armstrong on the summit of Stob na Br...

Isle of Arren

Isle of Arren

One of the remote Munros.. Rhuad Stac Mor .. No path up this Mountain. Photo Pete Armstrong

One of the remote Munros.. Rhuad Stac Mor .. No pa...

Laitach.... photo Alaster Walker

Laitach.... photo Alaster Walker

THe ridge of Laitach. photo Alaster Walker

THe ridge of Laitach. photo Alaster Walker

Beinn Alligin... photo Alaster Walker

Beinn Alligin... photo Alaster Walker

An Teallach range....photo Alaster Walker

An Teallach range....photo Alaster Walker

An Teallach....photo Alaster Walker

An Teallach....photo Alaster Walker

View from Bidein a Coire Sheasgaich. Photo Pete Armstrong

View from Bidein a Coire Sheasgaich. Photo Pete Ar...

Scottish Retrictions...

Scottish Retrictions...

View from a'Mhaighdean . Photo Pete and Lyn Armstrong

View from a'Mhaighdean . Photo Pete and Lyn Armstr...

Lyn heading towards the summit of Ben More on the Isle of Mull. This was Pete and Lyn Armstrong's final ascent of all the Munro's .The 282 mountains in Scotland over 3000'.A long hard journey that often takes climbers a life time to compleat.  The terrain of these  mountains is very simular to the last 3000' of the fifty five  14,000' mountains in the Colorado Rockies.Photo Pete Armstrong

Lyn heading towards the summit of Ben More on the ...

Lyn and Pete Armstrong on the summit of their final 282 Munro.Ben More ,Isle of Mull .Plus of course Bella the Border Terrier

Lyn and Pete Armstrong on the summit of their fina...

Views from Ben More. Photo Pete Armstrong

Views from Ben More. Photo Pete Armstrong

Veiws from Ben More ..Isle of Mull . Photo Pete Armstrong

Veiws from Ben More ..Isle of Mull . Photo Pete Ar...

What Next ... after  282 Munros?  View from the last... Ben More ..Isle of Mull.Photo Pete Armstrong

What Next ... after 282 Munros? View from the la...


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By Martin Hind
Sep 4, 2008

Getting there - Or more easily getting there drive to Inverness and then head from there to Torridon or all points north.