Northumbria University Mountaineering Club		O U T A C	Arran II - May
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Isle of Arran - May. Scrambling and walking in one of the most famous islands in Scotland. We are staying in tents in Glen Rosa campsite.

• Maps :
• Travel : Its 180 miles and should take 4 hours followed by a 1 hour ferry crossing. Ferries are at 15.15, 18.00 and 20.30.
• Accommodation : In tents at Glen Rosa.
• Routes : Click on the Routes icon below for a plan of the ridges of Arran.
• Kit : All camping kit can be supplied by Outac but please give us plenty of notice so that we can get it out of the store.

The Ridges of Arran

SAIS

Multimap

Newcastle to Arran

The Met Office

May 2009

		(actually the camp site rather than a bunkhouse)

May 2008

Cir Mhor		A'Chir		Our tents
	Machrie Moor	le Mauvais Pas	That ledge again!
	Glen Rosa Campsite	Approaching A'Chir	On A'Chir	More A'chir
Blackwaterfoot	Rucksac Leap	Rucksac Leap	Latheron's Leap	Glen Rosa Campsite
Latheron's Leap	Latheron's Leap	That ledge again!
A'Chir Panorama	On the way to A'Chir	Ben Tarsuinn	Glen Rosa	Goat Fell

Cnoc Breac	Magnetic Darts	Dave and Pint	Stalkers	Latheron's Leap
A'chir	More A'chir	The Bad Step	Sad Brad	The Arran ridges
Heinrich	Martyn	A'chir again	More Bad Step	Blackwaterfoot
Glen Rosa Campsite	Approaching A'Chir	On A'Chir	More A'chir	Latheron's Leap
Glen Rosa Campsite	Rucksac Leap	Rucksac Leap	Latheron's Leap
Latheron's Leap	That ledge again!	That ledge again!
Cnoc Breac	Goat Fell	Link to Multimap	Latheron's Leap	A'Chir Panorama
	Brodick castle		The castles	North Goat Fell
		The Saddle		Speared by a ski pole
The Outac Land Rover		Rosa Bridge
	Dinner ion Shore Lodge		Dinner ion Shore Lodge
Arran from the boat	Brodick Castle	The Rosa Bridge
The castles				Goat Fell summitt
				Down Glen Rosa
	On the boat		Glen Rosa
The Ferry	Our bunkhouse	On the ferry	Brodick Castle	Ferry again

The Ridges of Arran

SAIS

Multimap

Newcastle to Arran

The Met Office

Arran is very underated as a mountaineering destination because of it's southerly location. But make no mistake, the West Glen Rosa and North Glen Sannox ridges are some of the best scrambling in Scotland! There are some dead good bits on A'Chir and the Witches Step is spectacularly tricky!

Witches Step