Outdoor attractions in the Assynt Mountain rescue team area of cover

Submitted by Owen McCafferty on Sat, 2009-11-28 Outdoor attractions in the Assynt Mountain rescue team area of cover

The Assynt Mountain Rescue Team (Assynt MRT) has a number of attractions in its area. There are five Munros: Ben More Assynt (998m), Conival (987m), Seana Bhraigh (927m), Ben Klibreck (961m) and Ben Hope (927m).

In addition there are numerous lower but still famous hills such as Quinag, Canisp, Suilven, Ben Stack, Foinaven, Arkle, Ben Loyal, Ben Hee, Morven and Scaraben.

Other attractions include Britain's highest waterfall, Eas a Chual Aluin, sea stacks such as the Old Man of Stoer and Am Bouchaille, Sea Cliffs at Cape Wrath, Dunnet Head, Duncansby Head, Latheron and, not least, the limestone caves of Inchnadamph.

The photographs below show just a small selection of the attractions in the Assynt Mountain Rescue Team's area of cover.

Ben More Assynt	Arkle from Ben Stack
Ben Stack from Arkle	Ben Loyal
Looking north along Strath Beag	Creag Urbhard of Foinaven
Rock climbing at Latheron	Summit of Ben Hee
Summit of Glas Bheinn looking towards Quinag