Famed as the narrowest ridge on the British mainland (though Liathach and An Teallach must run it close), the Aonach Eagach gives a thrilling and spectacular traverse for keen and experienced scramblers, linking the Munros of Meall Dearg and Sgòrr nam Fiannaidh.

The Aonach Eagach (Scottish Gaelic for 'notched ridge') is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe. It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m (3,175 ft) high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m (3,124 ft) high.

2017年5月13日 · Aonach Eagach is consistently ranked as the best ridge walk and scramble in the UK and in the top few across the world by National Geographic (allegedly). We set out to walk it in perfect Scottish sunny conditions… did we agree with these accolades?

Learn how to scramble the infamous Aonach Eagach ridge, a grade 2 scramble in Glen Coe, Scotland. This mountain ridge scramble is epic, the crux being the Pinnacles.

2025年4月6日 · Known as the longest, most exposed ridgeline in Britain, Aonach Eagach (Scots Gaelic for 'Notched Ridge') is a challenging but beautiful day out. This ridgeline involves multiple sections of scrambling (up to Grade 2/3 with some guidebooks listing sections as "moderate" level rock climbing) and is often knife-edge thin.

2023年8月8日 · Glen Coe's Aonach Eagach, the scene of three fatalities at the weekend, is a mountain familiar to most climbers in Scotland. It is a long ridge above Glen Coe with a series of summits, the...

A guided traverse of the Aonach Eagach in Glencoe provides one of the finest and most challenging scrambles on the mainland, a very rewarding route. Dates to suit you through out the summer.

The Aonach Eagach has been regarded as the most difficult and narrowest horizontal scrambling ridge in mainland Scotland, although it vies with the Liathach ridge (another we walked but had to bail due to very high winds) in the Torridon range.

The Aonach Eagach forms an excellent scrambling ridge approximately 4 km in length on the north side of Glencoe. The ridge runs east to west with the main tops of Meall Dearg (951m) on the eastern side and Sgor nam Fiannaide (967 m) on the west.

2023年11月24日 · Arguably the hardest challenge for hillwalkers before proper mountaineering territory is reached, Scotland’s Aonach Eagach is an epic outing deserving of a place on any ridge-lover’s bucket list. Total distance 10+8km | Total ascent 1200m | Scramble rating Grade 2 | Go there on a beautiful day when you’ll enjoy it, not fear it.