Am Basteir

Am Basteir
Am Bàisteir
Highest point
Elevation	934 m (3,064 ft)
Prominence	49 m (161 ft)
Listing	Munro
Coordinates	57°14′53″N6°12′14″W
Naming
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	English:/æmˈbæstɛər/ Scottish Gaelic:[əmˈpaʃtʲɛɾʲ]
Geography
Am Basteir Location in Skye
Location	Cuillin,Skye,Scotland
OS grid	NG465253
Topo map	OSLandranger32

Am Basteir(Scottish Gaelic:Am Bàisteir,'the baptizer')is a mountain peak in the northernCuillinrange on theIsle of SkyeinScotland.It is 934 metres (3,064 feet) high and classed as aMunro.It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with theInaccessible Pinnaclein the same range.

The easiest route to the summit starts fromSligachanfollowing a path along the left bank of the Allt Dearg Beag(small red burn)for 5 kilometres (3 miles) to a small lochan in theCoire a' Bhasteir,then up a gruellingscreeslope to thebealachon the main ridge betweenSgurr nan Gilleanand Am Basteir. A scramble of approximately 200 m (660 ft) along the east ridge will bring you to the summit although care should be taken near the top as there is a "bad step", a 3-metre-high (10-foot) notch in the ridge to negotiate. This could be scrambled down until recently but a rockfall now means it must be avoided, downclimbed orabseiled.The bad step is most easily avoided via an elusive moderate scrambling route on the south face but can be reascended (i.e. on descent from the summit) without difficulty. The western end ofAm Basteiris vertical, though it is possible for a walker coming from the direction ofBruach na Frìtheto reach the top by skirting below Am Basteir to reach the bealach mentioned above.

At the foot of the western side there is large prominent pinnacle, similar in shape to Am Basteir itself, known as theBasteir Tooth.