What is the most difficult walk in Scotland?

Famed as the most difficult horizontal scrambling ridge in mainland Scotland, Aonach Eagach is a playground for hardcore climbers looking to forge into the unknown.



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Climb Ben Nevis (the CMD Arête route) Hiking to Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the Uk, in the snowy Highland winter. Speaking of Ben Nevis, we can't write a list of the best hikes in Scotland without including one up the highest mountain in Scotland and the UK.

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Aonach Eagach, Scotland Glen Coe's Grade 2 Aonach Eagach ridge is considered the narrowest ridge on the British mainland and Scotland's toughest horizontal scramble – pretty daunting stuff considering it sits at 3,127ft. What's more, it's also one of the UK's most dangerous accident black spots.

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Read on to learn about—and then maybe dream about—some of the hardest mountains to climb on earth!
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  • (2) Kangchenjunga (28,169 feet)—Nepal/India. ...
  • (3) Nanga Parbat (26,660 feet)—Pakistan. ...
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