"A lovely clear summer Saturday in the middle of superb spell of hot (for Scotland!) weather. Got one of the last spaces in the main Glencoe car park. Start 1020h + Finish 1840h = 8h20, 15km, 1630m ascent Summits today: GEARR AONACH - Sim + Graham Top STOB COIRE NAN LOCHAN - Munro Top BIDEAN NAM BIAN - Munro STOB COIRE SGREAMHACH - Munro BEINN FHADA (STOB COIRE SGREAMHACH EAST TOP) - Munro Top BEINN FHADA NE TOP (BEINN FHADA) - Munro Top BEINN FHADA FAR NORTH TOP - Sim + Corbett Top A brilliant anti-clockwise round of the hidden valley with scrambling up the zigzags (grade I) and down the ‘bad step’ crag on Sgreamhachs narrow NE ridge (briefly grade II as per Dan Bailey’s “Scotland’s Mountain Ridges” Cicerone press). With the bracken up I failed to find the easy climbers access route I remembered last time gaining the first ledge of the Gearr Aonach zigzags proper. I probably stayed on the main hidden valley path too long. Atop Gearr Aonach I studied the valley side of Beinn Fhada right opposite evaluating descent routes for later. People everywhere out on Bidean today. No less than ten others plus three nearby sheep (!) with me enjoying lunch in the summit su..." — davidb • Aug 8, 2020

"With party from CHA Guest House, Onich. From Achtriochtan. After a struggle crossed the swollen River Coe. We went up the route via Ossian’s Cave to Stob Coire nam Lochan. Some of us attempted to climb into the cave itself but it was too wet and slimy. Continued to the top of Bidean nam Bian and then Stob Coire Sgreamhach. At the Col between these two about half the party descended scree to the Hidden Valley. The rest of us continued to the tops of Beinn Fhada before descending to the Hidden Valley." — peter43 • Sep 1, 1970

"Staying at HF Guest House, Alltshellach. From Loch Achtriochtan. With HF A Party. After ascending Stob Coire nam Beith and Bidean nam Bian some of us continued to Stob Coire Sgreamhach. We descended by going along ridge of Beinn Fhada with a little scrambling at one point before descending to the Lost Valley." — peter43 • Sep 8, 1961