Ullapool weekend day 1 in the sun

[fipriestley]

A rainbow seemed to follow alongside for the last 5mins to the car park but as we pulled up the sun was shining with just the hilltops still in cloud. Not long started walking in when a walker came past saying it was too windy up there; he'd gone about half way before turning back. However the clouds cleared by the time we reached the summits although the wind was pretty fierce nearing the top of Conival - had to adopt the crouch-walk a few times!

Half an hour in, looking back to start

path follows the river

gaining more height

across the rocks

Conival summit in sight, battling gusts of wind by now

Conival summit view over Loch Assynt

south view from Conival summit

Lunch break then crossed the ridge to Ben More Assynt. There were 2 tops with cairns, very windy on the left one (summit) and we took the brief detour to the second one just to cover all bases Route back was the same in reverse so Conival also became the third summit of the day

ridge to Ben More Assynt

lochans on the left

Ben More Assynt - visited both cairns (summit is on the left)

Ben More Assynt summit view

looking back to Conival

back down to car park, passed the deer field :)

[rockhopper]

You certainly got a better day for these two compared to your Ben Hope & Ben Klibreck trip ! Spent many summer holidays up here in the 70's but haven't been up the hills yet. You've got some great photos of the views - hope to get up here some time... - cheers

[soulminer]

Two mountains of character, but they give your boots a bit hard time The pic of the ridge to BMA shows clearly how boots may suffer on sharp Quartzite.
Walked them twice,so far, but in different directions, once through between Breabeg and Conival and over the South Top first- and the next in the opposite way.
Cheers.

[fipriestley]

Well worth going back up there Rockhopper!

they give your boots a bit hard time

They do that! My boots have taken a bit of a hammering in recent weeks

[Hillwalker and Her]

Well worth going back up there Rockhopper!

they give your boots a bit hard time

They do that! My boots have taken a bit of a hammering in recent weeks

I did these two in 2009 and I'd also done Conival a year earlier. Found Conival a real trek and a pal I was with with turned back before the hanging valley. Glad to reach the top of Conival, but enjoyed the ridge walk over to BMA.........Nice photo's that bring it all back.