Glen Shiel is enclosed on its Northern Side by an awe-inspiringly big and steep mountain scene. This includes the classic Scottish picture postcard view of the Five Sisters of Kintail. The 14 Munros in this area were completed in three  memorable walks.

From the car park the sign posted routed to the Falls of Glomach was followed. This lead up the Glen and through the forest until the Allt an Leoid Ghaineamhaich stream where the path headed off up into hills. The path was finally left and the steep climb up to the first Munro of the day, A' Glas-bheinn, started. After what seemed a very long struggle through heather and broken rocks, the summit was finally reached. The day was marked by a series of long descents followed by the in-evitable long ascent which the map seems to smooth out successfully in the planning stages. The rough and rocky south ridge lead to the Belach an Sgairne and then onto the north ridge of Ben Fhada. The corrie edge was followed until it was possible for make a grassy descent into Fionn Gleann. After a re-fuelling stop the next gruelling ascent was started towards the ridge that would finally lead me back to my starting point. Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg was finally reached and the traverse of the North Kintail peaks started. As usually, as the evening approached the clock seemed to speed up so that by the time the final Munro of the day was climbed I was ringing up the Youth Hostel to say I would be late. The day ended with the traverse of the lower peaks of the 5 Sisters and then a descent to the road and the return to the car.

The day was hugely satisfying but was just about on the edge of what was possible for me to accomplish comfortably in one day in terms of distance and height climbed.

To the north side of Loch Clanie lies a compact little group of 3 mountains, unimpressive as seen from the Loch but hiding their great wild eastern corrie in which raise the headwaters of the River Doe. A fine stalkers path lead right up to the flat plateau of Carn Ghluasaid summit, perched 50m back from the precipitous north face of the hill. Golden plovers were seen on the way trying to distract me from getting near their nests and chicks. A broad ridge of moss and stones and finally a vast expanse of smooth grass were traversed to reach Sgurr nan Conbhairean. A couple of clutches of ptarmigan mother and chicks were disturbed on the route which prompted the female bird to play wounded in an attempt again to distract from the chicks. The curving ridge to the north lead easily to the col and then onto Sail Chaorainn. The descent was made by retracing my steps to Drochaid an Tuill Easaich and descending back to the road via an easy grassy shoulder.