It was Ronald Turnbull who suggested to me some months ago that it’s a good thing to combine Munros with Corbetts and I have to agree with him.

We have so many “twin” Munros in Scotland - think of Ben More and Stobinian, Ben More Assynt and Conival, Ben Vorlich and Stuc a’Chroin to name just three but there are many, many more. A cursory glance at any of the Munro guidebooks will show many more of these Munro “twins”.

I like the idea of climbing Corbetts along with Munros and it gives a completely new perspective on climbing these hills. Let me give you an example. In the past I would never have thought of climbing Stuc a’ Chroin, in the Southern Highlands, without tagging on its neighbour, Ben Vorlich, and vice versa, but at the weekend I climbed the Munro along with its southern neighbour, the Corbett of Ben Each. The lovely knobbly ridge between the two hills gave me a completely different perspective on both the Corbett and the Munro, two hills I’ve climbed many a time. I’m now looking for more. Any recommendations?

The image is of Stuc a’Chroin from Ben Each.

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