Bruach na Frithe, Am Bhasteir, Sgurr nan Gillean

12.5 miles, 1450m ascent, 8 hours

Another stunning day.  It felt quite Alpine in the heat of the valley and we needed frequent dousings in the stream to cool us down. We threw in Sgurr a Fionn Choire for good measure but missed out the Bhasteir Tooth, dropping quite a bit of height and going up and down the E Ridge of Am Bhasteir.  The mauvais pas wasn't as awkward as it looked from above but Ben needed quite a bit of help.  In contrast he loved the West Ridge of Gillean, as did I.  We took the right chimney which leaves a very exposed step round a block and then a keyhole higher up.  Its a lovely route which we all enjoyed.  We raced down the Tourist route and were fortunate enough to see an otter in the river on the return.  Photos