Five of us (Corbett baggers?- never!) dropped of the bus at Lagangarbh in Glencoe, to use the West Highland Way over Devil's Staircase, as a more interesting approach to Garbh Bheinn, near Kinlochleven

Down in the woods at about 150 metres

Once on the top, Pap of Glencoe, Balachullish, and Ardgour

Panorama of The Mamores,

a big file

The location of Garbh Bheinn gives great views of the Aonach Eagach to the south and The Mamores to the north

Tim Featherstone was surprised when I explained our route. He had assumed the we had taken the first 5Km or so of the Aonach Eagach, as far as Meall Dearg, then north across the col at about 535 metres- better than 150. Right as usual Tim. I have plotted the two routes on this view. Tim's runs in the foreground. the one we took goes into the big hole behind.

General opinion was that we might as well make a decent walk of it and leave the bus at the high point of the Straiton to Glentrool road, and go south over Shalloch on Minnoch and Tarfessock on our way to the Merrick. There was low cloud and a touch of rain at first.
This is at S on M trig point.

By the time we reached Tarfessock the forecast clearance had arived.

Decending from Tarfesock before climbing to The Merrick.
Loch Enoch seen to the east.

From the top of the Merrick we turned west to the road and the bus.