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Ben Cruachan

Classification: Munro, Murdo
Location: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy
Height: 1126 metres (3694 feet)
Drop: 879 metres
Col: 247metres (NN190413)
Observations: Trig point destroyed
Summit Feature: Rock 3m from trig point
Latitude/Longitude: 56.42685, -5.131786
Grid Reference: NN069304 (NN 06969 30465)

Tales from Ben Cruachan

  • THE THRUSH AND THE EAGLE: TWO PERFECT MOUNTAIN DAYS IN GLEN ETIVE
  • WINTER PERFECTION AND A LESSON ON THE LIMITATIONS OF MICRO SPIKES
  • EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE IN THE LAND OF LIGHT
  • CARAMEL WAFERS AND PAINKILLERS – THE STATS BEHIND ANNE'S CLEAN SWEEP
  • WHY 2022 WAS IN LEAGUE OF ITS OWN FOR CHAOS AND CONFUSION
  • GRIPPING YARNS FROM THE STEEP SLOPES OF THE CORBETTS
  • MOUNTAINS BY MOONLIGHT – THE FINAL CHAPTER
  • WEIGHING UP THE PROS AND CONS OF MUNRO ROUTE VARIATIONS
  • TEAMWORK IS KEY IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE – ON AND OFF THE HILL
  • DARK NIGHT IN THE SHADOW OF CRUACHAN DAM FOR THE BEAVER MOON
  • ALL ROADS LEAD NORTH-WEST WHEN YOU HEAR MAGIC WORD
  • ACROSS LOCH ETIVE BY CANOE FOR FULL MOON WALK ON BEN STARAV
  • THREE TOUGH LITTLE GUYS THAT PROVIDE BIG, BIG VIEWS
  • SUNRISES, SUNSETS AND SNOWSCENES IN A YEAR OF MIXED EMOTIONS
  • HOW ONE BAD DAY OUT OF FIVE PROVED TO BE THE MOST SATISFYING
  • AGE AND EXPERIENCE HAVE TAUGHT ME TO SUPERSIZE MY MUNRO DAYS
  • BRILLIANT WHITE DAY OUT IN THE SHADOW OF CRUACHAN

Ben Cruachan Photographs

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