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This is the height of the mountain above sea level. However, on the climb, it is the ascent that matters, i.e. the sum of all the uphill parts of the route.
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1121 m (3677 ft)
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This is the standard notation used on Ordnance Survey Landranger maps.
Each reference consists of two letters identifying a 100,000 metre square block then three digits defining the Easting and finally the three digits defining the Northing with reference to the South West corner of the block.
NN166712 is the grid reference for the summit of Ben Nevis. Where you are given the map number ( For Ben Nevis = 41) it is acceptable to omit the two initial letters e.g. 166712. (Instructions on how to read the references are given on the OS maps).
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NN97117330
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An indication of this mountains height rank within its class. Where two mountains share the same height they are ordered alphabetically.
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32 of 283 Munros |
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The number of ascent routes currently available on Munromagic.
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Mountain names are usually in Gaelic, the native language of the Scottish Highlands, or have been derived from the old Scots and Norse languages. We give the most commonly accepted meaning, but accept that some of these are disputed.
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Peak of the goats (Hill of the mist) |
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The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.
You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.
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Carn nan Gabhar has an elongated summit orientated SSW to NNE. The summit is stony with boulder slopes on both flanks of the summit ridge. W of the summit are steep slopes with crags, and crags continue on the steep E flank of the N facing ridge. Crags also occur on the N face of the short NW ridge. To the SW, the summit ridge connects to Airgiod Beinn (an access route) and there is a short W spur leading down to a bealach connecting to Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain, which is the main access route. Lower slopes are deep heather and the upper slopes grass with stony/boulder areas.
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Hazards you may encounter on Carn nan Gabhar include
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| Relatively Remote Mountain navigate with care. |
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| Crags near summit. |
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General Considerations
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| Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent. |
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Carn nan Gabhar seen on the descent of Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain.
© Bill Wales
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Image by Bill Wales
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The Beinn a' Ghlo group from Ben Vrackie.
© Roger Vander Steen
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Image by Roger Vander Steen
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Argiod Beinn hiding Carn nan Gabhar on the approach up Glen Girnaig.
© Roger Duke
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Image by Roger Duke
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The distant peaks of Beinn a' Ghlo viewed from Beinn Udlamain.
© Bill Wales
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Image by Bill Wales
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me & the guys on the summit
© mick smith
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Image by mick smith
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ian mackay, chris stakim, mick smith, john donnely, and my self, at the top of Carn nan Gabhar,
© John Frew
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Image by John Frew
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Carn nan Gabhar - 15/05/2010
© Alan Cantwell
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Image by Alan Cantwell
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Time for lunch and then over to Airgiod Bheinn top and head home.
© BRUCE SLOAN
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Image by BRUCE SLOAN
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William Thomson
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October 31, 2010
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To make this a big day and take in the Corbett of Ben Vuirich after completing the Munros. Decend the SE slopes of Airgiod Bheinn to Allt Coire Lagain burn and climb up to the top of Stac nam Bodach (672m) and across peat bogs to start the ascent of the Corbett Ben Vuirich (903m). Head back down the hill towards Loch Valigan (keep it on your left), hurdling over numerous peat bogs on the way. Follow the Allt Loch Valigan burn back to the main track in the valley and take this back to the start.
The whole walk took us 11 hours to complete.
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Leon Mooney
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July 23, 2010
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Climbed on 22/7/10 as the final summit of the day. After descending Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain this ascent was probably the easiest of the day. The Schiehallion-esque summit boulderfield did nothing for me, but again the summit views more than made up for this. After discovering that this top also had a wasp or two, I quickly returned to the bealach and took the long trudge back. The path I was on soon disappeared and I could now clearly see another across the river, but opted to cross lower down. A long day, but glad to have done it.
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Steve Mcewen
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July 29, 2009
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Noticed that most of the summit photos on this site show the trig point. The real summit is the large cairn a couple of minutes walk NE of the trig point.
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Sam Marshall
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November 4, 2007
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The way off the summit of Braigh Choire Chruinn Bhalagain in poor weather isn't clear. My friend and I continued too far along the ridge and ended up skirting back round the mountain to find the path that carries onto Carn nan Gabhar. When we reached the summit ridge of Carn Gabhar the weather was easily the worst we'd had to deal with on the mountains for this time of year with what must have been hurricane force winds!! Pass over the large cairn (which at first we thought to be the summit), then past the trig point and eventually onto the summit cairn. Long path back to Monzie car park.
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There are no Route Write-Ups submitted for Carn nan Gabhar
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