The Ballachulish Horseshoe

Further west Beinn a' Bheithir forms a grand horseshoe with great views up and down Loch Linnhe and west towards Ardgour. The ridge is graceful - without much scrambling needed at all. The western summit is rockier while the eastern summit has smoother lines. The northeast ridge of Sgor Bhan at the east end of the range provides a grade 1 scramble that is said to have some exiting bits on it. The easy ridge of Beinn Bhan - the north ridge can be chosen to avoid the steep stuff - though it does have a big worn path going up it.

The western end of the mountain is normally approached through the forests in Gleann a' Chaolais. Some knowledge of where the paths go through this forest are needed as the forest is thick - and other exits of the mountain are steep.