Sgurr na Ciche, Garbh Chioch Mhor, Sgurr nan Coireachan & Sgurr Mor
Map 33 or 40; 25th April 2006 & 24th May 2010

Route A: 2420m = 7935' ascent; 19.5 miles (4.6 miles track + 4.6 miles valley path + 11.4 miles on hill); 13 hrs
Route B (without Sgurr Mor but with Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoigh): 1760m = 5780' ascent; 14.6 miles
Route C (without Sgurr Mor): 1495m = 4900' ascent; 15.0; miles
Route D (Sgurr Mor with Sgurr an Fhuarain): 1500m = 4900' ascent; 13.0; miles

Access: From Spean Bridge take the A86 north for 1 mile to the Comando memorial, then left (west) onto the B8004. Take right onto B8005 at Gairlochy after crossing the Caledonian Canal. Go sharp left at Clunes; then 1.8 miles to start of L. Arkaig. Then a further 12.4 miles along N side of loch. Drive as far as possible towards Glendessary, parking by gate at end of public road NM98769158.
Route: This is a very long walk, but there are several ways to shorten it. In particular, as in Route C, the part of the ridge consisting of the Corbett tops An Eag and Sgurr Beag, the Munro Sgurr Mor and the Corbett Sgurr an Fhuarain might well be done separately, saving 925m of ascent and 5 miles distance on the day, leaving just a reasonable 15 miles and 1500m ascent. With that saving, one could instead go from An Eag over to the Corbett Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoigh, 835m, as in Route B. This yields a slightly shorter walk of 14.6 miles with 1760m ascent. Sgurr Mor with its neighbouring Corbett is given in route D above. For those with an eye to a Corbett completion, adding in the Corbetts in this way saves a lot of ascent in the future.
Note that there are other sensible starting points for Sgurr na Ciche such as Camusrory.
The paths in the valleys (as opposed to the tracks) are often so poor as to be harder than going cross country. It may be better to follow the track on the opposite side of Glen Dessary, by taking the (poorish) left path at Upper Glendessary House, as described below for 24/5/10. (See the SMC Munro guide book.) Or one may instead take the whole track on the south side of the valley all the way from Strachan to the bridge at NM93049338 or beyond. (See Route C.)
Conditions 25/04/06: Strong gusty winds all day (gales), frequent heavy showers of hail. 10°C at car, cloud base 900m in am, then 1000m in pm. Deep, soft wet snow above 800m. Very hard going underfoot at all levels as well as hard weather conditions.
Conditions 24/05/10: Some light drizzle early morning for an hour, else long sunny periods, especially pm. Cloud above tops. 11°C. Stiff cool breeze.