Experience One of the Classic Mountain Scrambles in Scotland on Aonach Eagach & Bag 2 Munros
West Coast Mountain Guides offers you the opportunity to take your hiking in the Scottish Highlands up a notch with possibly the most famous ridge challenge in mainland Britain. The traverse along the ‘Notched Ridge’ (Aonach Eagach) covers 10 km and includes 2 Munros; Meall Dearg and Sgorr Nam Fiannaidh. The ridge dominates the landscape and offers outstanding views across the Glencoe area in this beautiful part of Scotland.
The traverse along this Glencoe ridge offers some of the best scrambles in Scotland. Attempting this with one of Mountain Leader trained guides will provide you with the support and instruction needed to maximise your chances of a successful traverse. Our Aonach Eagach guides are knowledgeable, with extensive experience of completing the traverse in a variety of conditions. The traverse includes some tricky, exposed scrambling, but is accessible to anyone with a head for heights however new to scrambling they are.
Recently did Aonach Eagach Ridge with these guys and it was a fantastic experience 🤩
Easy to book , great communication !
Everything went like clockwork on the day ,our guide Mike was very patient and encouraging with us all and helped make the adventure a brilliant experience👍🏻 🥾
Will be booking more adventures with them next year !
I highly recommend West Coast Mountain Guides ☺️
Aonach Alastair Lennon shxt himself Eagach Ken and Tom were both a pleasure to deal with from start to finish. Had a pretty all round amazing day on Aonach Eagach. Tom is a great guide and very knowledgeable, whilst having a laugh but also showing you the ropes at the same time (no pun intended) Really appreciated the day and be sure to use West Coast Guides again. Many thanks guys 😃
Amazing Aonach Eagach - ambition achieved! Amazing traverse of the Aonach Eagach, guided by Ken. A daunting day out and ambitions to tackle the 'scary' ridge became relaxing and enjoyable thanks to the Ken's huge knowledge, experience and good company.
Having someone who knows the route and can gently point on the best way to tackle any tricky sections is hugely reassuring, and we felt we were in safe hands as our confidence grew during the day.
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We booked the four day Skye Cuillin Munros course to celebrate our 30 year wedding anniversary. With 155 Munros under our belt, what better way to up the ante than to tackle the Cuillin?
Seriously the best decision we ever made booking a guide with this excellent company.
Our guide was Mark and the word "guide" is woefully insufficent to capture the level of care, intelligence, skill, knowledge and insane... read more
Highly professional and second to none. We booked the four day Skye Cuillin Munros course to celebrate our 30 year wedding anniversary. With 155 Munros under our belt, what better way to up the ante than to tackle the Cuillin?
Seriously the best decision we ever made booking a guide with this excellent company.
Our guide was Mark and the word "guide" is woefully insufficent to capture the level of care, intelligence, skill, knowledge and insane... read more
Traverse of the Aonach Eagach We had an excellent day traversing the Aonach Eagach in Glencoe with our guide Dave who kept the whole group safe and entertained us with his knowledgeable chat. I would recommend West Coast Mountain Guides if you are considering doing any mountain that is outside your comfort zone or where you need help and reassurance.
6 out of 5 on Aonach Eagach A traverse of Aonach Eagach has been on my to do list for over thirty years. With 60 fast approaching I decided it was time to have a go at some of the hills I didn't get around to when I was younger.
I am pretty cautious these days so decided I would only attempt this route with a professional mountain guide. After some research online, and a reassuring chat... read more
Cracking day on Curved Ridge with my 14-year old scramble-virgin. Brilliant guide, Tom Sylvester, got us nice and relaxed but super focused, we would never have had the confidence to do it without him.
I've done Aonach Eagach in the past, by myself, no probs, even short-roped my kid up there when he was about 7. But didn't have the confidence to find the route up Curved Ridge, so hired a... read more
Incredible day! We had an amazing day on the Aonach Eagach. The weather was perfect but what made the day so stunning was our wonderful guide Sam. What a pleasure to spend the day with him. I can’t thank him enough for his careful guiding of the three of us along the ridge. He was so skilled at knowing when to support, when to leave my daughter... read more
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If the dates or contents of a course are not exactly what you are after, we also offer private guiding, which makes up a large part of our working year. Private guiding can be arranged on dates to suit you, and we can tailor the course or guiding to match you needs and aspirations. There are no limits for the number of participants on privately guided day, so whether you are an individual after 1:1 guiding or tuition, or a group or club looking to develop their collective skills or reach a particular summit, please get in touch.
Guided Ascent of Tower Ridge 
