Gorge

Grade: 4 (5)

This gorge section starts in Spean Bridge and runs to Mucomir.


Trip Reports

Gorge

Level: 1.03  |  Date: 30/03/2024

Weather: 7-8 °C, no wind, changeable rain/sun

Group: Me, Max, Nat, Paddy, Vi, Amy J.

Time: ~ 4 hours

Vibes

Good vibes, boily in places, but features mostly quite nice. Bit of something for everyone. Scrapey entry, long lead out.

Features

  1. Fairy Steps - Tongue, boof (left line), elbow, elbow. Worst bit was the first elbow, throwing you into rocks, also somewhat likely to flip. I did a naff run on my first attempt and took a roll.
  2. Headbanger - Definitley a grade 5, two required boofs and plenty of ways to go wrong.
  3. Constriction - Almost runnable, but not actually runnable lol. It required it's signature portage/pump situation

Other Notes

  1. Plenty of blind corners precluding ideal scouting, but follow good practice and you'll be fine. Two of note: the first is between headbanger and constriction that throws you against a wall and is boily - you may find youself needing an offhand roll if flipped - this may have been "the cave", watch for undercuts. The second is near the end of the gorge, with two paths around a rocky island, not too tricky, but definitley some pin oppourtunities.