The 'great herdsman of Etive' is a ridge about 8 km long at the head of Glen Etive, and Stob Dearg is its highest point, a rocky outcrop near a cairn on the path. Seen from the Kings House, its pyramid makes it one of the most photographed mountains in Scotland, and it has turned up in films including Skyfall. Its north-east face carries Curved Ridge, a famous scramble, and Crowberry Ridge, first climbed direct in 1900.
New to the Munros?Read our guide: What Are The Munros?Outcrop near cairn on path
Steep, craggy north-east face of buttresses and ridges, with a heavily eroded path up Coire na Tulaich.
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Also on this route: Buachaille Etive Beag, Stob na Broige (Buachaille Etive Mor), Stob Coire Raineach (Buachaille Etive Beag)
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
