19. So they were glad today to get views from the tops and only a few showers. ... along a narrow ledge and onto the narrow ridge above the "bad step". But yes, desync has always been an issue in DayZ, even in DayZ mod there was a lot of it. We walked to the summit of Bruach na Frithe, before we skirted under Am Bastier to Bealach a' Bhasteir. Am Basteir is a vertically-sided … When viewed Sligachan they are an impressive sight, though Bruach na Frithe is hidden from view behind the subsidary peak of Sgurr a'Bhasteir. Hence, we hired a guide for our Munro round for this outing. Click Option to View: Route Map. Am Basteir (934m) Wednesday 9th July 2014 Distance: 14kms - Duration: 10hrs - Group Size: 11 Walk Leader - Kenny. We used a rope (and a guide who knew how to use it) for added security. The bad step is most easily avoided via an elusive moderate scrambling route on the south face but can be reascended (i.e. There is no 'easy' way to get to the summit of Am Basteir. Knights Peak is the forth pinnacle and the Munro the fifth. They had been out the last 2 days on Skye being guided up the In Pinn, Sgurr MhicChoinnich, Sgurr na Banachdaich and Sgurr a Ghreadaidh, all in strong wind, rain and cloud. Sgurr Dubh Mor. ... "The bad step" is an exiting and pretty exposed part where you have to scramble along a steep rock. The easiest route to Am Basteir is the east ridge, which is its left-hand ridge as seen from Sligachan, but a recent rockfall on the crest of this ridge has left a difficult gap to be crossed and a rope should be taken to safeguard this passage.From Sligachan follow the path, which is also the route to Sgurr nan Gillean, southwards across the moor for about 3½ kilometres. Our Tour recommendations are based on thousands of activities completed by other people on komoot. I detoured and outflanked it on the southern side on some bands of rock which took me back to the crest and then to the summit of the hill. Instead we returned to Bealach a’Basteir, contoured around the foot of Am Basteir, gained Bealach na Lice and continued to Bruach na Frithe which Frank climbed in thick clouds while I waited for him on the ridge. The last four days I’ve been on Skye with John and a Falkirk Outdoors team of Donald, Euan, Fiona, Julie, Mel and Mike. It stands at the head of Coire a' Bhasteir and forms a narrow peak on the Main Ridge, its north face almost vertical and its south face above Lota Corrie only slightly less steep. On I went to Bruach na Frithe where the wind was so strong that I quickly returned to the Bealach nan Lice where I met a party of three hill walkers on their way up to the ridge. Am Basteir. The going was easy, the path was obvious and the weather was okay with only one stiff shower accompanying our progress. Tag: Am Basteir Skye. 16. From Sligachan it was but a short drive to Sconser Lodge Hotel where we spent a very agreeable evening at the bar. Main route summary. The climb down the bad step is fairly easy if you're used to backwards down climbing, HOWEVER, the risk if you slip here is … ... "The bad step" is an exiting and pretty exposed part where you have to scramble along a steep rock. I was a little slower than Frank so that when I reached the Bad Step in the ridge of Am Basteir Frank was already coming back and I decided that I would not continue to the summit in view of the very slippery surface of the basalt rocks. From there I returned down the scree to the fork below Am Basteir’s northern wall and followed the path to the Bealach nan Lice at the head of the Fionn Choire. Am Basteir has only one awkward point, which is a gap about half way up. The south-east ridge up Sgurr nan Gillean is often referred to as the 'tourist route'. In the know? Bad Step. Waterfalls Allt na Dunaiche. From Sligachan Hotel I followed the path up the Allt Dearg Beag to where it forks at the waterfalls and this time did not continue on the path to Sgurr nan Gillean but went up the left bank of the Allt to a spot 2km further on where it meets a wall of rock and scree which guards the Basteir Gorge.

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