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This is my third ascent of Beinn Alligin, all of them in winter. It's one of my favourite mountains and one of the great peaks of Torridon, which is arguably the finest mountain region in Scotland.

I had planned to camp on the summit to catch first light but due to time constraints I had to content myself with an early start before sunrise. The ascent of the first munro, Tom na Gruagaich (922m), is straightforward but relentlessly steep. Then there's a beautiful ridge to the second munro of Sgurr Mor (986m) which has a dramatic cleft near its summit - the Eag Dubh (05:50). The views to the north across Torridon to Slioch and the Fisherfield peaks is incredible.

I had hoped to continue along the ridge across the famous "Horns of Alligin" (09:12) but with so little daylight in December I ran out of time and had to retrace my steps back over the first munro. An amazing day despite missing out on the Horns (which I did way back in the 90s!).

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00:00 Intro
00:23 Hiking at dawn
01:42 Sunrise
03:15 Frozen waterfall
04:23 First munro - Tom na Gruagaich
05:50 Eag Dubh or Black Cleft
07:02 Second munro - Sgurr Mor
09:23 Back to Tom na Gruagaich for sunset

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