I am looking to tick off the Northern Top of Liathach, and am taking a nervous friend who also wants to do it.
I have seen a route in the new SMC Munro book that suggests descending a rocky gully east of Mullach an Rathain, crossing the screes, then up to the notch and onto the ridge, returning the same way. That means a shorter ascent from the road, over the summit.
I had originally thought I would just access the notch via Coire na Caime and Coireag Cham, which although a longer walk, seems to avoid any descending.
I was up there on Friday, and neither look particularly inviting, but I wondered if anyone could share any experiences of either route, or indeed any other option. I definitely don't want to rope him down the pinnacles.
Cheers