Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles of An Teallach

A Munro is a Scottish mountain with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 metres). They are named after Sir Hugh Munro (1856–1919), who produced the first attempt at an exhaustive catalogue of such hills, known as Munro's Tables, in 1891. Munro can refer to: Clan Munro People Adam Munro (born November 12, 1982 in St. ... Image File history File links Photographer is Paul Kennedy Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuide pinnacles of An Teallach. ... Image File history File links Photographer is Paul Kennedy Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuide pinnacles of An Teallach. ... An Teallach (Pronounced An T-yell-ach) (meaning The Forge in Gaelic) is one of the most impressive of Scotland’s mountains. ... This article is about the country. ... Sir Hugh Thomas Munro (1856-1919) was born in London, but brought up in Scotland on the family estate of Lindertis near Kirriemuir. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

History

Before the publication of Munro's Tables there was considerable uncertainty about the number of +3,000 ft peaks in Scotland, with estimates ranging from 30 to over 300. Sir Hugh Munro's original list, published in the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal in September 1891, listed 538 summits over 3000 feet, of which 283 were regarded as "separate mountains"; the term Munro applies to the latter, while the lesser summits are known as tops. Munro did not set any measure of topographic prominence by which a peak qualified as a separate mountain, and much debate has since taken place over how distinct two hills must be if they are to be considered as two separate Munros. The Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) was founded in 1889, in Glasgow, Scotland. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ...

The Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) have carried out a number of revisions of the tables, both in response to new height data on Ordnance Survey maps and to address the perceived inconsistency as to which peaks qualify for Munro status. As of 1997, all peaks with a prominence of 500 feet (152.4 m) or more have been given Munro status. This has resulted in the subsidiary summits of several well-known mountains, such as Beinn Alligin, Beinn Eighe and Buachaille Etive Mòr, gaining Munro status. This is in line with other classification schemes in Scotland, such as the Corbetts (2500–3000 feet) and Grahams (2000–2500 feet), which require a peak to have a prominence of 500 feet for inclusion; however, the Munros still lack a rigid set of criteria for inclusion, with many summits of lesser prominence listed. Part of an Ordnance Survey map at 1 inch to the mile scale from 1945 Ordnance Survey (OS) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government. ... Beinn Alligin (In Scottish Gaelic, Jewelled Hill), is one of the classic hills of the Torridon region of Scotland. ... Beinn Eighe (from the Scottish Gaelic, File Mountain) is one of the mountains of the Torridon area of the Highlands of Scotland. ... The Buachaille Etive Mòr is a mountain at the south eastern end of Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland. ... A Corbett is a hill in Scotland between 2500 and 3000 feet (762–914. ... A Graham is a class of hill in Scotland. ...

The current revision, published in 1997, lists 284 Munros and 227 further subsidiary tops. They are all in the Scottish Highlands, north of the Highland Boundary Fault. This is a list of all 284 Munros, as according to the current (1997) revision of the Scottish Mountaineering Club. ... Lowland-Highland divide Highland Sign with welcome in English and Gaelic The Scottish Highlands (A Ghàidhealtachd in Gaelic) include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... The Highland Boundary Fault traverses Scotland from Arran to Stonehaven. ...

Climbing the Munros

Deteriorating weather conditions on The Saddle in winter

Despite their modest height, walking and climbing in the Scottish mountains may be made treacherous by their latitude and exposure to Atlantic weather systems. Even in summer, conditions can be atrocious; thick fog, strong winds, driving rain and freezing summit temperatures are not unusual. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Saddle is one of the great Scottish mountains; seen from the site of the Battle of Glen Shiel it forms (with Faochag) one of the best known views in the Highlands. ...

Winter ascents of certain Munros are widely accepted to provide among the most challenging ice climbs in Europe. Sadly, some walkers are unprepared for the often extreme weather conditions on the exposed tops and many fatalities are recorded every year, often resulting from slips on wet rock or ice. Ice climbing is the recreational activity of climbing ice formations such as icefalls, and frozen waterfalls. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Some hillwalkers climb Munros with an eye to climbing every single one, a practice known as "Munro bagging". Having climbed all of them, a walker is entitled to be called a Munroist. Munro-bagging is the most popular form of peak bagging.^{[citation needed]} Hillwalking or fellwalking is the recreational practice of hiking in mountainous terrain. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ...

Probably the most famous Munro is Ben Nevis in the Lochaber area. It is the highest peak in Scotland and the entire United Kingdom, with an altitude of 1,344 m (4,410 ft). Other famous Munros include: Ben Nevis (Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. ... This article is about the country. ...

• Lochnagar, a mountain near the Royal Castle of Balmoral in the area of Glen Muick
• Sgurr nan Gillean, Sgurr Alasdair and the Inaccessible Pinnacle, in the Cuillin Hills on the Isle of Skye
• Liathach in Torridon
• The Devil's Point, Cairn Gorm and Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms
• Ben Lomond, the most southerly of the Munros.
• Schiehallion, a mountain often described as lying at the centre of Scotland

Lochnagar is a mountain located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. ... Sgurr nan Gillean is perhaps the most recognised and renowned peak in the Cuillin range of mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. ... Sgurr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and therefore the highest peak on the Isle of Skye. ... The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the 986 m summit of Sgurr Dearg (Gaelic for Red Mountain) in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. ... The Cuillin from the north The Cuillin are a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. ... Map of the Hebrides. ... Liathach is one of the most famous of the Torridon Hills. ... Liathach, the highest of the Torridon hills Torridon is a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. ... The Devils Point is a mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland, lying to the west of the Lairig Ghru pass. ... Cairn Gorm is a mountain in the United Kingdom. ... Ben Macdhui (also spelled Ben Macdui, Ben MacDui and Beinn MacDuibh) is the second highest mountain of Great Britain. ... The Cairngorms: Ben Macdhui seen from Carn aMhaim This article is about the Scottish mountain range. ... Ben Lomond, 974 m (3196 feet), is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. ... Schiehallion, a mountain (technically a Munro) in Perthshire, Scotland, is popular with walkers due to its accessibility, easy path up and spectacular views - in 2000 it was estimated that annually between 17500 and 20000 walkers made the ascent [1]. The origin of the name is unclear but Fairy Hill of...

Notable completions

As of 2005, more than 3,300 people have completed the Munros. The SMC, who maintain a list of all Munroists, have attempted to popularise the archaic spelling of compleation. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) was founded in 1889, in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Hugh Munro never completed his own list, missing out on Càrn an Fhidhleir and Càrn Cloich-mhuillin. Sir Hugh is often credited with missing out the Inaccessible Pinnacle of Sgurr Dearg, on the Isle of Skye, which he never climbed. However the "In Pinn" was not included on his list (despite being several metres higher than Sgurr Dearg, which was). The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the 986 m summit of Sgurr Dearg (Gaelic for Red Mountain) in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. ... The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the 986 m summit of Sgurr Dearg (Gaelic for Red Mountain) in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. ... Map of the Hebrides. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the 986 m summit of Sgurr Dearg (Gaelic for Red Mountain) in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. ...

The first "compleationist" is generally believed to be the Reverend A. E. Robertson, in 1901. However, research has cast doubt on this claim, and it is not certain that he reached the summit of Ben Wyvis. If Robertson is discounted the first Munroist is Ronald Burn, who completed in 1923. Burn is also (indisputedly) the first person to climb all the subsidiary "tops". Ben Wyvis is a mountain located in eastern Scotland, north-west of Dingwall. ...

Hamish Brown did the first continuous self propelled round of the Munros (except for the Skye and Mull ferries) between 4 April and 24 July 1974 walking 1,639 miles (2,638 km), 150 km of which were on a bicycle, with 449,000 feet (137 km) of ascent. The walk is fully documented in his book Hamish's Mountain Walk, which is often credited with kick-starting the popularity of Munro-bagging as a hobby. Most munro-baggers take several years to complete this challenge. The cover of the book “Fife in Focus” with Hamish Brown on the cover. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ...

The first reported completion of all the Munros plus the subsidiary tops in one continuous expedition was Chris Townsend in 1996. The round was broken twice for spells at the office. Chris Townsend is a passionate hillwalker and author of 15 books. ...

The first person to complete a winter round (all the Munros in one winter season) was Martin Moran in 1985.

In the winter of 2005/2006, Steve Perry completed a continuous unsupported round entirely on foot (and ferry).

Charlie Campbell, a former postman from Glasgow, holds the record for the fastest round of the Munros as of 2006. He completed the round in 48 days 12 hours, finishing on 16 July 2000, on Ben Hope. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Ben Hope is the most northerly Munro, standing alone in the flow country (bumpy, peat-covered moorland) south-east of Loch Hope, in Sutherland, Scotland. ...

The person with the most rounds of munros is Steven Fallon from Edinburgh, having 'compleated' 13 rounds in 2006.

Chris Smith became the first Member of Parliament to complete the Munros when he reached the summit of Sgurr nan Coireachan on 27 May 1989. Christopher Robert Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, PC (born 24 July 1951) is a British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

See also

List of Munros This is a list of all 284 Munros, as according to the current (1997) revision of the Scottish Mountaineering Club. ...

External links

• Scottish Mountaineering Club official Munros page, including completionists.
• MunroMagic – details and route descriptions for all Munros. (Some content requires registration.)
• The Munros and Tops 1891-1997 - Spreadsheet showing changes in successive versions of Munro's Tables.