The West Highland Way

Buachaille Etive Mòr, known to climbers simply as "The Buachaille",

lies at the head of Glen Etive in the Western Highlands of Scotland.

It has an almost perfect pyramidal form

when seen travelling towards Glen Coe,

which makes it one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland.

Buachaille Etive Mòr

Winter ascent of Curved Ridge

on Buachaille Etive Mòr

Buachaille Etive Mòr

Kingshouse Inn beneath Buachaille Etive Mor

The Kingshouse on the West Highland Way,

reputed to be the oldest inn in Scotland,

is a good centre to explore the area.

The surrounding Rannoch Moor is awesomely impressive. 

The moor extends over some 60 square miles

 and is a wilderness of peat hags and lochans.

The whole expanse was once covered with Scots pines

and many still lie preserved in the peat bogs .

It is a wild and beautiful place

but bleak and potentially deadly in the winter.

From Kingshouse the Highland Way heads down the glen

to Altnafeadh and the Devil's Staircase.

Proceeding down the glen,

the famous 'three sisters' of Glencoe are passed  on the left. 

The 'three sisters' are:-  Beinn Fhada - the Long Hill, 

Gearr Aonach - the Short Ridge

and Aonach Dhubh - the Black Ridge.

The best known landmark in the glen is Buachaille Etive Mor

- the Big Shephard of Etive. 

Glen Etive lies on the other side of the mountain.

Kingshouse Inn

beneath Buachaille Etive Mor

Buchaille Etive Mor

from White Corries Ski Centre

Approach to Buachaille Etive

Buachaille Etive Mor

Buachaille Etive Mor

Stob na Doire ( 1011m )

one of the 4 tops of  Buachaille Etive Mor

Rannoch Moor from Buachaille Etive Mor

Rannoch Moor from Buachaille Etive Mor

View from Buachaille Etive Mor

North Buttress on Buachaille Etive Mor

• Scot Climb - North Buttress

North Buttress on Buachaille Etive Mor

North Buttress on Buachaille Etive Mor

Lochan in Rannoch Moor

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