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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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1174 m (3851 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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NN43262445
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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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16 of 282 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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Big hill |
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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.
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Loch Tay & Glen Dochart |
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The summit of Ben More is a steep sided triangular pyramid with crags mainly restricted to its SE face. There are short steep ridges, NW to Benmore Farm offering an unrelenting route for masochists, and S to Bealach-eadar-dha Bheinn where Ben More meets Stob Binnein. The S ridge offers access from both Stob Binnein and the path in Benmore Glen. A third ridge NE is the longest and craggiest, but is a good ascent route which can be accessed from the A85 via a path by the Allt Coire Chaorach through the forest .
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Hazards you may encounter on Ben More [Crianlarich] include
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General Considerations
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Cruach Ardrain with Ben More behind,taken from Twistin Hill, An Caisteal.
© Colin Fagan
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Image by Colin Fagan
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1st of six summits, 20th June 2012
© Colin Fridge
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Image by Colin Fridge
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Stob Binnien and Ben More from Ben Ledi using zoom lens on 11/5/09.
© Ian Mather
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Image by Ian Mather
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Ben More western slopes, looking toward Crianlarich.
© Bruce Donachie
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Image by Bruce Donachie
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Ascent
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1347 m
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9.32 km
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4.5 hrs
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Ben More [Crianlarich] and Stob Binnein
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Initial ascent is unrelenting on continuous steep grass slope, but more pleasant once you have reached the first summit. This is the shortest but not the best route for these mountains.
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1564 m
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14.53 km
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Ben More [Crianlarich] and Stob Binnein
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The initial steep ascent on grass, leads to an excellent high level walk on a gentle inclines to the summit of Stob Binnein. The descent and subsequent ascent of Ben More are on easy slopes.
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Me and Val at the summit on a beautiful, hot day!
© Claire Cassidy
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Image by Claire Cassidy
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Resting at the top after a long climb on a hot day!
© Claire Cassidy
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Image by Claire Cassidy
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At the summit on a dreich day
© Tony Dick
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Image by Tony Dick
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Ben More 5th October 2013 - my 282nd and final munro...
© Audrey Latto
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Henry Smith
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July 27, 2014
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Video from the air of Ben More accompanied by music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37IYuaW10IY
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James Corrigan
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May 7, 2011
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Heard so much about the Crianlarich North approach to Ben More and the relentless slog with no let up.Everything said is true.1174m of hard going.Started from the lay by across from Loch Lubhair just before Ben More Farm.Sign post points "To Ben More" Cross a high style and on to a land rover track which starts steeply and stays so until you reach a gate.Cross the burn here and head up steeply as usual along side the stream.Keep with this for about 1500ft and you run in to a well worn and rocky path.This takes you North west and on to a high shoulder.The next steep part comes in to view but only limited as the cloud was now down.There is a large corrie to your right which some folk were in.I did not fancy the look of that so upwards on the rocky path all the way to the top.Large Cairn first with a trig pillar just visible in the cloud a few yards ahead.Deep bolt hole below it, in there for a much needed drink. Downwards is a total knee basher. Be fit. Be ready if you do Ben More.
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Thom Fish
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September 12, 2010
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We took the route from the North - A84 near Crianlarich. It is a long pull up to Ben More's summit. The first section after
leaving the road is quite steep, muddy, and with no clear path that we could find. The second section has a clear path
but is very steep - 1:1 in some places but still a walk rather than a scramble. It was good to reach the summit of that one
in just over two hours.
After lunch, we descended to the Bealach and took the ridge walk up to Stob Binnein. It took almost as long to descend
Ben More to the Bealach as it did to climb the four or five hundred feet to the second summit. The weather turned against
us at this point with 40mph winds and accompanying needle wind. Returning to the Bealach, we sought a quick route
down by taking the sheep track to the left round Ben More.
This proved to be a steep, long and muddy descent, eventually reaching the path we had started on in the morning.
We were pretty tired by the end of this one, and also pretty wet and muddy,
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Alan Cantwell
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May 4, 2010
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Stob Binnein & Ben More are definitely best accessed (according to people we met at the summit who had slogged up from Ben More
Farm) from Inverlochlarig. Whether or not to go straight for Stob Binnein then Ben More by the “direct route” is a matter of preference.
The “indirect” route behind the farm by the track means that you walk through some pretty boggy ground to end up in the valley
between the two mountains so you have to climb constantly to reach one summit, then down and back up like a skateboarder in a half
pipe to access the next one, then back down again!! We did the direct route and found it to be a really nice day out, despite some
pretty hard work at some sections, the exit via the track is really welcome after the hard work at higher level.
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Adam Rixon
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February 15, 2010
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Climbed from Benmore farm in Dec 2009. I can see why many people describe this as a slog (it's a uniformly steep, pathless, grassy hillside until you reach the path by the wall on the edge of the hanging corrie at ~750m). However we had plenty to distract us from the steepness, walking out of a cloud inversion at 300m, then another which formed at 1000m later in the day! Also had to negotiate frozen snowfields above 1000m, cutting steps for my mate who didn't have crampons. Stunning views from the top, Ben Lui and Ben Lawers peeking out above a sea of cloud. An unforgettable day.
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