THE NORTH WEST HIGHLANDS

Cul Mor from Stac Pollaidh. Aug 2010

The far North West Highlands offers some of the finest, remotest and spectacular mountains in Scotland or indeed the whole of Europe. This area is the least populated land in Britain and it is here you will find the nearest we have to a wilderness anywhere in the UK. Coigach, Assynt and Caithness all contain their own individual mountains and most have beautiful views out to the western seaboard. The mountains have a bedrock of Lewisian Gneiss, one of the oldest rocks in Europe, with Torridonian sandstone on many of the summits giving spectacular narrow ridges, pinnacles and buttresses. Ullapool makes a fine base for this area and we usually guide here for a week's walking holiday based in hotels. B&B's or youth hostel accommodation.

An Teallach. Oct 2010

An Teallach, the finest mountain in Britain, well that's our point of view!. The Corrag Buidhe pinnacles give wonderful airy scrambling on Torridonian sandstone. A long hoseshoe ridge surrounding the beautiful An Toll Lochan with two main Munro summits.

Stac Pollaidh. Aug 2010

Stac Pollaidh is just half an hours drive from the lovely village of Ullapool in Wester Ross. At only 610m this is every inch a mountain. With an entertaining narrow ridge all away along it's spine. Culminating in a tricky scramble to the actual summit. Fabulous views out to The Minch with The Summer Isles glistening in the clear blue waters.

The Corrag Buidhe Pinnicles, An Teallach. Oct 2010

Spectacular scrambling amongst the Corag Pinnicles on An Teallach. Torridonian sandstone along the crest of the ridge giveing excellent scrambling with constantly changing views.

Suilven. July 2011 Suilven. July 2011

This striking mountain in Assynt is only 720m hight but it really is a big mountain! A gem in a land of beautiful sparkling lochans'. The long aproach from either Lochinver, Inverkircaig or even Elphin is one full of interest and ever changing views of this unique mountain.