Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

LIATHACH, SCOTLAND
As any burly Scot will tell you, there are Munros and then there are Munros. Out on
its lonesome in the Northwest Highlands above Torridon, Liathach (‘the grey one’)
most definitely belongs to the second category. This is a starkly beautiful, boulderstrewn
landscape of mountains that pucker up like wizard hats and Lewisian gneiss
rock that has been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth. On rare clear days,
the ultimate day hike takes you up to its knife-edge ridge, an eight-to 10-hour
monster of a Munro bag. Hearts begin to pound at the gnarly 3460ft (1055m) ridge
– both because of the stiff climb and its near-vertical cliffs, spires and buttresses.
Summon the pluck to teeter up to the summit, where the views of Beinn Eighe, the
Am Fasarinen pinnacles, glittering Loch Torridon and the Hebrides are out of this
world. The tightly zig-zagging descent provides a real workout and can be boggy
and slippery.
Start/End // Small car park east of Glen Cottage, Torridon
Distance // 7 miles (11.5km) return