Lost phone found owner - Superb Torridon Viewpoint with Kids

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Corbett Beinn Damh - a superb torridon viewpoint with Kids (10, 13 y/o)
and the story of the lost phone

What a hike! Absolutely gorgeous! Amazing weather, almost no breeze. No midges!!! Stunning scenic views. And at the end, a happy ending with a lost mobile phone.

Stats:
Total distance - 12.6 km
Total time - 7h57m
Altitude gain - 880 m

Map of our route:

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Elevation profile of our route:

There is a large car park in front of the Bo & Muc Restaurant near Annat (OS Grid Ref: NG 889 541), but we do not like large car parks, so we parked off the A896 behind the bridge over Allt Coire Roill.

Parking spot.

We first walked about 100 m on the A896 then turned left onto the path to Beinn Damh. The path runs for about 1 km through beautiful Scots Pine woods before heading across moorland towards the bealach between Meall Gorm and Beinn Damh. The path is well constructed for a length of about 2 km, but the last stretch to the bealach was eroded and boggy (all avoidable). Just before the bealach the path zigzags steeply on scree.

Scots Pine woods.

Well constructed section of the path.

Eroded path higher up.

Already from the path there are amazing views back towards Liathach and Beinn Eighe.

Torridon village (at high tide), Liathach and Beinn Eighe.

Once we were in the bealach on the ridge, the view opened up.

Looking towards Applecross, Loch Damh. Corbett Beinn Bhàn in the back.

Loch Damh, Beinn Bhàn, Loch Kishorn in the distance.

Beinn Bhàn.

Looking NW, Loch Torridon in the distance.

Zoomed in. Isle of Skye on left in the distance.

Northwestern part of the ridge - Sgùrr na Bana Mhoraire and Meall Gorm. Beinn Alligin on the right.

From the bealach, we followed the path to the southeast. When the path disappeared, a line of small cairns helped us cross the very stony slopes of Spidean Toll nam Biast.

One of the small cairns.

The path appeared again beyond Spidean Toll nam Biast, just before the bealach between it and the summit of Beinn Damh.

Views from the bealach.

Looking back, part of the ridge with Spidean Toll nam Biast.

Summit of Beinn Damh.

Very steep slopes of Beinn Damh.

Looking ENE, towards Corbett Sgòrr nan Lochan Uaine and Beinn Liath Mhòr ridge. Beinn Eighe on the left.

From here it was just short distance to the top.

On top of Beinn Damh.

Conni on the top. Looking at Liathach and Beinn Eighe. It looks like one ridge, but it is not :) .

Liathach - Spidean a' Choire Lèith (darker on the left) and Beinn Eighe (paler massif on the right).

Beinn Eighe.

Panorama towards the NE.

Looking ENE, towards Beinn Liath Mhòr. Beinn Eighe on the left in the distance, Munro Maol Chean-dearg on the right.

From the right: Munros Maol Chean-dearg, Sgòrr Ruadh, Beinn Liath Mhòr, Corbett Sgòrr nan Lochan Uaine and Loch an Eoin below it.

Munro Maol Chean-dearg (left), Corbett An Ruadh-stac (right) and Loch Coire an Ruadh-staic in between.

Looking NE, towards Loch Torridon.

We spent about 1 hour at the top having lunch, tea, coffee etc. At this time, an eagle was hovering over us.

Eagle (no better photo).

After a pleasant time spent on the top we retraced our steps.

Heading down.

As we were walking down the slope, just before the bealach below Meall Gorm, my daughter suddenly says - Someone lost a mobile phone! Really, the phone in a black case was leaning against a big rock. Someone probably sat on the rock and the mobile phone fell out of his pocket. We met some people on the hill. We picked up the phone, thinking that we would try to ask them in the large car park if they had lost their phone. So we continued to the bealach and then back to the car.

Torridon village below Liathach (at low tide).

Beinn Alligin.

When we arrived at the car park by the restaurant, we found only one couple and the phone was not theirs. So we decided to drive home and figure out there how to find the owner.
We found out at home that the phone was luckily not locked. So we phoned some number from the contacts and explained, that we found the phone and if he could contact the owner and let him know where the phone is. It was Saturday night.
The owner phoned on Monday morning and was very happy that someone had found his phone. He said - There were four of us plus a wee West Highland terrier on the walk and no one could find the lost phone. He also said that next time he will keep it in a secure pocket and change the case to red so he could see it better in case he lost it again (good idea ). He gave me his address, saying he would repay the postage. But I said - Don't worry about the postage, it was our pleasure to help you. I sent the phone by post the same day, and later the owner sent me a text message saying he had received the phone and thanking me again.
What a hike!

[Anne C]

Terrific! It's such an amazing mountain with out of this world views.Rivals Beinn Alligin for views, in my book.