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Ronan Cottage meet report 22/9 – 27/9
Ronan Cottage is owned by the Scottish Ladies Climbing Club. It is at Aultbea, north of Pool Ewe, with fabulous views over Loch Ewe. A lovely place to stay. Munros ascended included: An Teallach – by the pinnacle ridge and by the route from Dundonnel, Slioch, Fionn Bheinn and Am Faochagach. John and Dave went further afield to climb Maol Chean-dearg, Sgorr Rhadh and Beinn Liath Mhor from Achnashellach. Corbetts included Sail Mhor, Beinn Dearg Mor via a night at Shenavall, and Beinn Airigh Char. So lots, taking advantage of the glorious weather. John and I explored local sea cliffs but were foiled by rain and tide – another trip.
Loch Ewe was used as a base for Arctic conveys during world war two, to deliver supplies to Russia. A fascinating local museum, set up and run by volunteers, gives details of these epic journeys. https://arcticconvoymuseum.org/ Also worth a visit is Inverewe Gardens, created in the 19th century, containing species from across the globe, taking advantage of the climate moderated by the gulf stream https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/inverewe
Overall, a great place to stay. There are also a lot of local crags, which we didn’t explore and the Fisherfield wilderness. Thanks to Lorna for organising this week.
Mary, John and myself moved up to Elphin, North of Ullapool, for a second week in the SMC Naismith hut, where we were joined by Sue Miller for two days, and two friends from the Fell and Rock, Robin and Richard. The hut features a photo of the SMC outside the Clachaig Inn in Glencoe in 1907, including Naismith himself and other SMC luminaries of the time. From here groups climbed Ben Hope, Ben Kilbreak, Conival, Ben More Assynt, Cul Mor, Cul Bearg and Sgurr an Fhidhleir. All very fine hills. The varied rock types, proximity to the sea and relative isolation of these hills gives them distinctive characters and great views. Robin and I explored the extensive Reiff sea cliffs, where an ascent of an isolated pinnacle led to a tricky descent in the rain. Loads more to climb here, if you can find it, and are happy at VS+. Robin also tried to teach me to fish – with a similar level of success.
More mixed weather on this week, although it only really hit us on the last couple of days. We retreated a day early in the face of storm Amy. Another great venue to revisit. Many more really good hills to go on.
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