At a Glance...

• Three days to tackle the three great Torridon Giants: Beinn Alligin, Liathach and Beinn Eighe

• 6 Munros on offer, with two on each mountain

• Huge mountain architecture, ancient Torridonian sandstone and spectacular ridges

• Steep ascents and descents with scrambling and exposed sections

• Liathach has its famous Am Fasarinen pinnacles, although a bypass path avoids the main scramble

• Beinn Alligin includes the spectacular Horns of Alligin

• Beinn Eighe is a very different mountain, with its extraordinary pale quartzite ridge and the magnificent Coire Mhic Fhearchair

• Incredible views across Torridon, the Fisherfields, Applecross and the sea towards Skye

• Join us for one, two or all three days

• North West Highlands

Where is Torridon?

Torridon lies in the North West Highlands of Scotland, surrounded by some of the wildest and most spectacular mountain scenery in Britain.

There are a few epic ranges on the mainland of Scotland. And the Torridon Range is one of them.

Everything is eerie and mysterious about the Torridon Munros. Torridonian sandstone is ancient. Among the most ancient rock groups in Britain.

Even the widespread lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum - easily spotted by its bright green and black spotted thallus - is turned purple here.

When you first see Liathach from the winding single track road between Kinlochewe and Torridon, it captures the eye.

A wall. A fortress. Impenetrable.

How do you even get there??

Well, there are paths leading up the three giants: Beinn Eighe, Liathach and Beinn Alligin. A few weaknesses in their mighty armour. Once up, there are two Munros on each and a whole host of Munro Tops - of Munro height but deemed to be too close to their parent summit to be a Munro in their own right.

Although most hover around 1,000m, what the Torridon Giants lack in absolute height they make up for in stature.

About the Adventure:

We'll spend three days exploring the three great Torridon Giants, aiming to climb all six Munros.

Beinn Alligin, the Mountain of Beauty, is perhaps the most approachable of the three - but this is Torridon, so that's relative and it's a very steep ascent! Once onto the ridge there is magnificent mountain walking linking its two Munros, Tom na Gruagaich and Sgurr Mor, before we encounter the famous Horns of Alligin. These provide an exhilarating scramble and a suitably spectacular end to one of Scotland's great mountain days.

The standard circuit is approximately 10.5km (6.5 miles) with 1,190m (3,900ft) ascent.

Liathach is something else entirely.

When seen from Glen Torridon it appears almost impregnable, but a steep path finds a weakness through its defences and eventually deposits us high on this extraordinary mountain.

There are knife-edge ridges, pinnacles and steep drops. The famous Am Fasarinen pinnacles provide the main scrambling challenge. Once you've made it onto the ridges, however, this is a wonderful mountain simply to explore, experience, see and touch.

The traverse is approximately 11.5km (7.25 miles) with a whopping 1,326m (4,350ft) ascent despite its relatively short distance.

And finally there is Beinn Eighe.

Beinn Eighe is different again - the crown jewel of Torridon. Its great ridges of pale Cambrian quartzite give parts of the mountain an almost lunar appearance, while hidden on its northern side is one of Scotland's most spectacular mountain corries, Coire Mhic Fhearchair, guarded by the enormous cliffs of the Triple Buttress. The best views of Liathach aren't actually from Liathach, they are from Beinn Eighe.

Our two Munros are Spidean Coire nan Clach and Ruadh-stac Mor. This is the longest of our three days at approximately 18km (11.25 miles) with 1,116m (3,660ft) ascent.

These are three very different mountains. Beinn Alligin is elegant and exhilarating. Liathach is intimidating, exposed and magnificent. Beinn Eighe is sprawling, complex and otherworldly.

Together they make up three of the finest mountain days in Britain.

The Beinn Alligin Munros:

Tom na Gruagaich (922m / 3,025ft)

Sgurr Mor (986m / 3,235ft)

Liathach Munros:

Spidean a' Choire Leith (1,055m / 3,461ft)

Mullach an Rathain (1,023m / 3,356ft)

Beinn Eighe Munros:

Spidean Coire nan Clach (993m / 3,258ft)

Ruadh-stac Mor (1,010m / 3,314ft)

You can join us for one, two or all three days. Please be flexible and patient as the notoriously fickle Torridon weather will dictate which mountain we tackle on which day. If you are joining specifically for one mountain, we'll do our best to accommodate this, but the safety of the group and the mountain conditions will always determine the final plan.