Am Basteir

Am Basteir (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bàisteir, 'the baptizer') is a mountain peak in the northern Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is 934 metres (3,064 feet) high and classed as a Munro. It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with the Inaccessible Pinnacle in the same range. The easiest route to the summit starts from Sligachan following a path along the left bank of the Allt Dearg Beag (small red burn) for 5 kilometres (3 miles) to a small lochan in the Coire a' Bhasteir, then up a gruelling scree slope to the bealach on the main ridge between Sgurr nan Gillean and Am Basteir. A scramble of approximately 200 m (660 ft) along the east ridge will bring you to the summit although care should be taken near the top as there is a "bad step", a 3-metre-high (10-foot) notch in the ridge to negotiate. This could be scrambled down until recently, but a rockfall now means it must be avoided, downclimbed or abseiled. The bad step is most easily avoided via an elusi

Elevation: 934 m

Country: United Kingdom

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