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Name:Quinag - Sail Ghorm [Sail Gorm]
Hill number:1190
Height:776m / 2546ft
RHB Section:16E: Scourie to Lairg
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Eddrachillis
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y)
Grid ref:NC 19840 30413
Summit feature:large cairn
Drop:158m
Col:618m  NC197292  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 15
(1:25k) 442W
Observations:flat rock 30m SW of cairn at NC 19827 30387 is as high
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 429 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Quinag circuit from the JMT car park.Geoff Briggs26/11/2023
5 of 7: From Sail Gharbh West Top. Occasional clearances of cloud whilst we had a snack at the cairn. With Tim.ChrisR30/07/2023
Circuit of Corbetts from JMT car park. 6 of 7thekirkie pirate24/09/2022
17 years down the road, Sail Garbh again plus this time all the others. NW to SE traverse over all rest of the ridge in calm largely clear conditions. best day of the week.this marilyn/Corbett secondvegibagger18/09/2022
Clockwise round of all three of Quinag's corbett summits with John. Started at Quinag car park (NC232273), up the path to the junction cairn then up the shoulder of Spidean Coinich to the summit. No views from summit due to clag, but the low cloud cleared off the tops as we descended to Bealach a Chornaidh. Steep but short re-ascent to point 745 with stunning views in all directions. Dropped down to start the shallow but long ascent to Sail Ghorm and had lunch at the summit looking down onto Kylesku Bridge. Headed back and contoured around point 745 and another short ascent up Sail Gharbh, before dropping down into the coire and took the decent path back out. Total time 5h 29min.mproudfoot18/09/2022
Classic walk from John Muir car park over Spidean Coinich, north to Sail Gorm and back to Sail Gharbh trig. With Gillian, very windy, cloud base around 550mrichard6920/09/2021
Along ridge from Sail GarbhJulieB21/08/2021
With KieraLoz_mck15/08/2021
Classic Quinag round of 3 Corbetts.quadbarrel03/06/2021
Cloud now starting to rain. Shame. So glad I have done it. Company: Soloiandesbottes28/09/2020
5th for the day and an easy climb from the Bealach.bolton06/09/2020
Solo on a very windy but dry day. (From Inchnadamph)iansm17/08/2019
A really brilliant day for a round of all the Quinag tops starting from usual car park. Straightforward walkig all the way. Spidean Coinich (C); Creagh nan h-iolaire (Gt);Beinn Uidhe S top (Gt); Sail Garbh W top (Gt); Sail Garbh Far W top (Gt); out to Sail Gorm and back to Sail Garbh, back to bealach down to lochan and back to car. An Australian guy declared it the best mountain he had ever climbed and hard to disagree though certainly the weather helped.dickscroop02/08/2019
Climbed with Richard, Pete Mann, Dom and Amy on Elphin DMC trip. Breezy start but the weather improved a lot throughout the day. Excellent visibility on the summits.amcculloch15/06/2019
With Sue from the car park nice day sunny with light wind. Spidean Coinich for lunch and a decision to do all three peaks was made. Steep decent and over and straight on to farthest Sailgorm where we watched the coastguard chopper practice landings then on to final Sail Gharba and return down glen passing Lochan Bealach Cornaidh.Frank09/06/2019
Windy, great viewsAdventurers530/05/2019
With ProfRob. Low cloud but some views and sometimes clear. Very still day. Rounsfell08/09/2018
Superb day on the three Quinag Corbetts (third). Fantastic view point.dal04/09/2018
Fifth of our peaks, views snatched in between the cloud cover which is being blown over the summit. We spot Stoer where we'll be camping tonight.DanMaisieBex24/08/2018
Cloud finally lifted just before summit.justin99926/06/2018
With: hb; From Bealach Chornaidh, used slanting path to bealach W of Sail Gharbh then to summit. Returned over W top then Far W Top (often missed) and out to Sail Gorm. Returned back over Sail Gharbh bealach then back to car park. Stunning Day.Ian Baines30/05/2018
With: ib; Helen Baines30/05/2018
Second Corbett of the day - giving superb views back to its southern sister summits.summitter29/04/2018
From Pt. 745m. Followed a good path north round and over two tops and up the ridge to the summit. returned by outward route. Onwards to Sail Gharbh. With KN, NP and JK.Man of Kernow121/10/2017
Walked up from east, over Spidean Coinich first, then went up Sail Gharbh afterwards.stever27/07/2017
Clockwise round of the 3 Corbetts of Quinag. On own.MorecambeMonkey28/06/2017
Did after Spidean Coinich and before Sail Gharbhduchally15/08/2016
Round of Coinich, Gharbh and Ghorm from car park to east. Descent from NE face of Pt745 is steep in places.Topographer5728/05/2016
tickchazzyboy1924/05/2016
From Sail Gharbh, it was very cloudy and with increasing wind. this was the 2nd of 3 Corbetts. With no views I found this a fairly tricky walk. Long drops down, narrow paths and a scramble bad step.Jhimmy27/08/2015
Three Quinag Corbetts and associated tops using route from WalkHighlandsCrib Goch10/05/2015
great day outoatcake04/06/2014
all 3 cold wind not bad views SoloNozzer22/04/2014
round of spidean coinicch, sail garbh, sail ghorm,from carpark on A894 no views.robertphillips09/07/2013
Veryhappybunny02/04/2013
With Mark. Staying at Laxford Bridge. Beautiful sunny day.Grinner07/06/2012
CPC team HardenC09/05/2012
With OllyJamesSDonald30/07/2011
an unforgettable days walking on one of the very best hills in britain. a small quarry beside the main road as a starting point and straight up spidean coinich. from there a number of ups and downs startling views, huge drops.. an awesome round.stig_nest23/06/2011
with VR'sbatrigg17/05/2011
Moira, completed full ridge in one glorious day ColB05/05/2011
With Josie sclater09/04/2011
Assynt traverse (28 hrs) from Stac Pollaidh to Quinag and finish at Kyleskupetesimpson13/07/2010
With Chris Crocker, weather sunny now with lots of grey clouds.Dugswell208/06/2010
Galltywenallt08/06/2010
Solo trip; Quinag ridgeInvicta1429/05/2009
classic circuit of Quinag, over the three tops, Grandnordicstar10/04/2009
From main road to the East. Second summit of a clockwise round of the 3 Corbetts. Great walk. With Dusty M.The Captain30/07/2008
See Sail Garbh dbb06/07/2008
6 of 7: From Sail Gharbh far west top. In cloud.ChrisR09/10/2007