In October last year, Shaz and I decided to get this one as we had both recently done Stob Choire a Odhair. It was supposed to be quite a steep hill in places so we prepared well and were at the car park early. We took the route you would normally take to walk up to the former peak but rather than head up the zig-zags, we carried on up the corrie towards the col, in the distance. We then headed up towards the steep pull before the Aonach Eagach - check Shaz in photo on much steepness. This AE ridge isn't really that narrow and was a nice airy walk but apparently is nothing compared with the Glencoe Aonach Eagach - I'll keep this one till later this year.
Once over this, it was another pull up past the craggy North Face, which was quite spectacular and in Winter is a great ice climbing crag apparently. We had a spot of luncheon at the top (Orkney mature cheddar and Wholegrain mustard sandwiches - lovely) and then began the return route, this time heading back North along the broad shoulder to the burn and retracing our steps back to the path beside Stob C a Odhair. A fab day. This hill was notable for the loud rutting noises of the stags - really was quite something.
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