Stob a' Choire Liath Mhor

Perched on the eastern end of the formidable Liathach ridge, this Munro Top offers a staggering vantage point over the Torridon giants. Its quartzite-strewn slopes demand careful footwork, but the reward is an unparalleled perspective of the Am Fasarinen pinnacles and the deep, glacial trench of Glen Torridon far below.

• •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as the 'peak of the great grey corrie'. This refers to the vast, scree-filled hollow of Coire Liath Mhòr that sits directly to the north, characterized by pale quartzite rocks that contrast with the red sandstone base of the mountain.
• •Though it is classified as a Munro Top rather than a full Munro, it is often the first significant peak reached when tackling the full Liathach traverse from east to west, requiring a relentless 900-metre ascent from the road in Glen Torridon.
• •The summit provides one of the best angles to appreciate the complex geology of Beinn Eighe across the glen, specifically the white quartzite cap of Coinneach Mhòr resting on its ancient Torridonian sandstone terraces.
• •Looking west from the cairn, the ridge line of Liathach appears at its most dramatic, with the main summit of Spidean a' Choire Leithe looming as a grey pyramid above the shattered sandstone tiers.
• •It serves as a useful psychological test for walkers; if the steep, pathless boulder fields required to reach this first peak leave you exhausted, the technical pinnacles further along the ridge will certainly provide food for thought.