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Donald's rocky peak (Hill of the thunderbolt) |
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Altitude
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1001 metres
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Grid Ref.
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Beinn a' Bheithir
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Looking up Gleann a' Chaolais to Sgorr Dhonuill. Zoomed shot from North Ballachulish.
© David S Brown
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Image by David S Brown
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Mountain Description
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Beinn a' Bheithir is the classic horseshoe ridge with two peaks qualifying as Munros, Sgorr Dhearg and Sgorr Dhonuill. These peaks are less than 2km apart and always climbed together. Sgorr Dhonuill is the larger of the two and has two short and craggy N ridges which should be avoided plus a very broad W ridge that curves N. Sgorr Dhonuill has steep and craggy N and S slopes. The normal approach is from Sgorr Dhearg, but an ascent can be made from Gleann a Chaolais to the N onto the col between Sgorr Dhearg and Sgorr Dhonuill, or from the N on the broad W Ridge.
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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Distance
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1395 m
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14.10 km
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5.5 hrs
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Sgorr Dhearg and Sgorr Dhonuill
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Moderate climb with a short easy scramble at the top of the first ascent.
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4 / 5
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me at the top of sgorr dhonuill on what turned out to be a glorious day of sunshine
© Alan Daly
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Image by Alan Daly
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Me and first timer Bob on Sgorr Donuill;12/09/07.
© Mark Thomson
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Image by Mark Thomson
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My son Mark on the summit.
June 30th 2007.
© David Harbottle
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Image by David Harbottle
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Iain and myself on the summit of Sgorr Dhonuill
© Craig Robinson
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Image by Craig Robinson
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Kerry and I on the summit of Sgorr Dhonuill looking back towards Sgorr Dhearg.
© Ross Hamill
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Image by Ross Hamill
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Sgorr Dhonuill. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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David Harbottle
wrote on November 20, 2007:
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Here's a video diary of my traverse of Beinn a'Bheithir, with my son Mark (June 2007):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gydl_glencoe-jun07-day-2_people
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Jacqui Durie
wrote on June 18, 2006:
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And also watch out for less scary but still dangerous wire from fencing lying about on path down between the two summits.....my dog almost came to grief on numerous portions of it.
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Roy Smart
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Watch out for the scary option on the path just to the south of the summit. You do not have to walk the 4 foot ledge with an unprotected drop of 200 feet over which you cannot see the bottom of the cliffs! There is a path for the faint-hearted well off the cliffs.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 47 within 100Km of the summit of Sgorr Dhonuill. Would you like to view all 47? |
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| 7.9 km |
Birchbrae - Birchbrae, Onich, Fort William, PH33 6SE Tel: 01855 821261
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Stobhan - Fassifern Road, Fort William, PH33 6BD Tel: 01397 702790
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Braemar - Lundy Gardens, Fort William, PH33 6PD Tel: 01397 705988
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Blaich Cottage - Blaich, Fort William, Invernesshire, PH33 7AN Tel: 01422 882061
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Inveroran Hotel - Inveroran, Bridge of Orchy, PA36 4AQ Tel: 01838 400220
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| 30.7 km |
Craigroyston - Dalmally, Dalmally, PA33 1AA Tel: 01838 200234
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