The challenge that started it all in 1891. Includes mountains in Scotland at least 3,000 ft / 914.4 m high that satisfy the subjective measure of being "separate" mountains. Possibly the oldest peak challenge in existence, it was originally compiled by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891 and since then has occasionally been modified by the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC). Height and prominence values taken from the latest data in the Database of British Hills (http://www.hills-database.co.uk/). Special thanks to peakery member Mark Trengove for help with this challenge.
Highest peak
Ben Nevis
4,411 ft / 1,344 m
Most prominent peak
Ben Nevis
4,411 ft / 1,344 m prom
Most summited peak
Ben Nevis
117 summits
Most difficult peak
Ben Nevis
Class 4
Difficulty breakdown
Class 3/4 1 peak
Class 5+ 1 peak
Highlights
Latest summits
"Summited Beinn Narnain then went on to Beinn Ime. A lot of pathwork has been done on both since I last visited and it is still ongoing on Beinn Ime. A fair bit of snow at the second summit. Returned via Coire a' Bhalachain." — ChrisMac • Nov 25, 2019
"Summited Beinn Narnain then went on to Beinn Ime. A lot of pathwork has been done on both since I last visited and it is still ongoing on Beinn Ime. A fair bit of snow at the second summit. Returned via Coire a' Bhalachain." — ChrisMac • Nov 25, 2019
"Fairly bog* standard anti-clockwise circuit, except at the end I tagged on Carn Macoul (good views of Loch Dubh) and descended out on the Gleann Lochain ‘path’ (marshy deer track) which seemed preferable to the Glen Ballach bogs. I was relieved to find no problem with the stream crossing at Dalballoch (decaying farm house now used only by sheep) and be back on a nice path about 1km after.
The nine summit peakery haul includes 3 Munros (5 till 1981 when Carn Ballach and Carn Ban got demoted)....
1) A’Chailleach MUNRO 930m
2) Carn Sgulain MUNRO 918m
3) Meall a’Bhothain SUBSIMM 906m
4) Carn Ballach NE top DELETED MUNRO TOP 915m
5) Carn Ballach SW top MUNRO TOP 919m former Munro
6) Carn Ban (Carn Mairg) MUNRO TOP 942m former Munro
7) Carn Dearg MUNRO 945m
8) Carn Dearg SE top MUNRO TOP 923m
9) Carn Macoul SIMM, CORBETT TOP 805m
*The word bog figures frequently in trip reports on these hills; I was fortunate in that higher up everything had been frozen solid
" — davidb • Oct 29, 2019
"Fairly bog* standard anti-clockwise circuit, except at the end I tagged on Carn Macoul (good views of Loch Dubh) and descended out on the Gleann Lochain ‘path’ (marshy deer track) which seemed preferable to the Glen Ballach bogs. I was relieved to find no problem with the stream crossing at Dalballoch (decaying farm house now used only by sheep) and be back on a nice path about 1km after.
The nine summit peakery haul includes 3 Munros (5 till 1981 when Carn Ballach and Carn Ban got demoted)....
1) A’Chailleach MUNRO 930m
2) Carn Sgulain MUNRO 918m
3) Meall a’Bhothain SUBSIMM 906m
4) Carn Ballach NE top DELETED MUNRO TOP 915m
5) Carn Ballach SW top MUNRO TOP 919m former Munro
6) Carn Ban (Carn Mairg) MUNRO TOP 942m former Munro
7) Carn Dearg MUNRO 945m
8) Carn Dearg SE top MUNRO TOP 923m
9) Carn Macoul SIMM, CORBETT TOP 805m
*The word bog figures frequently in trip reports on these hills; I was fortunate in that higher up everything had been frozen solid
" — davidb • Oct 29, 2019
"Fairly bog* standard anti-clockwise circuit, except at the end I tagged on Carn Macoul (good views of Loch Dubh) and descended out on the Gleann Lochain ‘path’ (marshy deer track) which seemed preferable to the Glen Ballach bogs. I was relieved to find no problem with the stream crossing at Dalballoch (a decaying farm house cum sheep shelter) and be back on a nice path about 1km after.
The nine summit peakery haul includes 3 Munros (5 up until 1981 when Carn Ballach and Carn Ban got demoted)....
1) A’Chailleach MUNRO 930m
2) Carn Sgulain MUNRO 918m
3) Meall a’Bhothain SUBSIMM 906m
4) Carn Ballach NE top DELETED MUNRO TOP 915m
5) Carn Ballach SW top MUNRO TOP 919m former Munro
6) Carn Ban (Carn Mairg) MUNRO TOP 942m former Munro
7) Carn Dearg MUNRO 945m
8) Carn Dearg SE top MUNRO TOP 923m
9) Carn Macoul SIMM, CORBETT TOP 805m
*The word bog figures frequently in trip reports on these hills; I was fortunate in that higher up everything was frozen solid.
" — davidb • Oct 29, 2019