Conival / Ben More Assynt 30-5-99
Graham Ingram
climbing Conival and Ben More Assynt in absolutely spectacular conditions
today. We camped overnight at Inchnadamph Outdoor Centre ( excellent hostel
as well) and followed the track up the Glen and onto the ridge of Conival.
From there we followed the ridge (by now in glorious sunshine) to Ben More
Assynt. The point of this posting however is to say that after 'bagging'
the second munro we continued over the South East ridge of Ben More Assynt
onto the very best part of this mountain and a bit that could be missed by
those just going for the Munros. The ridge is superb, narrow and exposed in
places but far too short! A sharp descent to the Lochan and return to
Inchnadamph for another perfect day on the hills. Possibly the best part of
the whole day was the view of the Sutherland Corbetts Quinag, Suilven and
Canisp with further views to the North as far as Ben Hope.
Sheer Heaven
Graham
MEwart6611
if you don't mind downloading a self-indulgently long posting).
Were you in one of the fleet of vehicles that left the outdoor centre and
hostel just as we started up the glen on Saturday? Ships that pass.....
If between us we have persuaded more folk to look at the south ridge we have
done mankind a service!
Mike
Simon Caldwell
Graham Ingram wrote in message <7is7jr$25e$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>...
We took this route when we first climbed those hills, one New Years Eve a
few years ago. Prompted by guidebook warnings we had taken a rope with us,
but it stayed in the rucksack, as the 'tricky bit' was easy enough (though
exposed) even under a coating of ice (no snow).
As you say, it's a wonderful route, but neglected, probably due to the
over-cautious guidebooks, also those unfortunate individuals who climb the
hills to tick their lists, irrespective of the merit of the route. That
day, there were many others on the hills, but from the point where we
started the SE ridge we were alone.
S.