Buachaille Etive Mor - Stob Dearg

Height	1021.4m
Prominence	532m
Meaning	big shepherd of Etive - red peak
Lists	Munro, 109
Location	Etive Mor, Strath Orchy to Glen Coe
Grid Ref	NN223542
Lat/Lon	56.64613, -4.90095

When driving towards Glencoe from the south, the intimidating northern summit of Etive Mor dramatically comes into view. This iconic and craggy peak is Stob Dearg, often photographed from Blackrock Cottage and a favourite with hill-walkers and climbers alike.

Stob Dearg is not as invincible as first appearances suggest with a fairly direct and straightforward hillwalking route to the Munro summit heading up from Altnafeadh through Coire na Tulaich.

There are many rock-scrambling and climbing routes up the north face for Stob Dearg, the most well known is Curved Ridge, a grade 3 scramble in an airy aspect.

Hillwalking routes up Buachaille Etive Mor - Stob Dearg

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Stob Dearg on Buachaille Etive Mor

Stob Dearg and Stob na Doire from Stob Coire Altruim

Etive Mor from Beinn a'Chrulaiste

Etive Mor from Meall nan Eun, Stob Dearg on right

Coire na Tulaich below Stob Dearg on Etive Mor

Buachaille Etive Mor from Blackrock Cottage

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