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Name: | Askival |
Hill number: | 1292 |
Height: | 812m / 2664ft |
RHB Section: | 17D: Canna, Rhum and Eigg |
County/UA: | Highland |
Island: | Rum |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, High Hills of Britain, SIB, Yeaman, Trail 100 (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,HHB,SIB,Y,T100,P600,P500) |
Grid ref: | NM 39316 95212 |
Summit feature: | pointed boulder close to trig point |
Drop: | 812m |
Col: | Sea |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 39 (1:25k) 397 |
Observations: | boulder is c.1.5m NE of trig point |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 330 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Rum Cuillin Traverse with Wooly. 12 hour trip starting and finishing in the dark. From Kinloch via Coire Dubh to Hallival then onto Askival. Descent into Bealach an Oir then steeply up Trollabhal. Scrambling near top then out and and back to summit. Fantastic! Cross the Bealach an Fhuarain then ascended the steep shoulder low on Akival on the W side crossing to the E side in strong wind to gain the top via good but very steep path. Easier terrain now over Nameless Top (Leac a'Chaisteil)and onto Sgurr nan Gillean. Descent to Dibidil down S shoulder and curving east lower down. Visit to excellent bothy at Dibidil and then along reasonable path back to Kinloch. Glorious sunshine and clear skies all day, cold and sometimes windy but he views to Skye, Eigg and the other Small Isle was wonderful. A great day. | John Lee | 30/10/2023 |
Very satisfying Rum Cuiillin traverse including Askival, Ainshval and Sgurr nan Gillean. With Penny and Colin from the bunkhouse. Missed out Hallival (which I’d done before) and Trollabhal (to save time, also Penny didn’t enjoy the exposure so much). Misty on Askival but clearing for a very pleasant afternoon. No problems with the scrambling but it as a long rough route. The steep descent from Sgurr nan Gillian was tough at the end of a long day, fortunately we found a decent gully to descend. The coastal path from Dibidil was also tough, very boggy. | douglas_easton | 21/05/2023 |
5 of 6: From Trollabhal. Unable to see any line from below but more obvious when on it. At the top we met Matt from Edinburgh who was bivvying. Met him again on the ferry. With Tim. | ChrisR | 06/05/2023 |
https://strava.app.link/fNzvO1hgJyb | John | 11/02/2023 |
Mam tuath, am mam, meall breac, barkeval, hallival, askival repeat, cloughs crag, beinn nan stac from kinloch. | robertphillips | 06/06/2022 |
BFMC Meet | garbo1103 | 31/07/2021 |
Saturday day trip, unfortunately curtailed by 1 hour advance in evening boat sailing time. Some delay getting onto correct path - link path starts opposite S side of Kinloch Castle. Good progress to Corie Dubh and first part of NW ridge of Hallival, but then much scrambling to Askival summit - good but slow for old legs! 49th Big 50 hill! Returned skirting below Hallival; an extra hour might have allowed returning via Beinn nan Stac or to include Barkeval. | henryfm | 31/07/2021 |
Rum Cuillin traverse, overnight at Dibidil bothy | Huwel | 09/07/2021 |
Day trip from Mallaig - Saturdays give you more than 10 hours! Rum Cuillin then down to Harris, over Orval and Bloodstone Hill to Guirdil then back to Kinloch - you can do plenty when you run! | quadbarrel | 19/06/2021 |
Via the ridge from Hallival, returning to Kinloch via Glen Dibidil and the coast path | rjf35 | 01/08/2019 |
Round of Hallival, Askival, Trollaval and Ainshval from Kinloch Castle. North ridge with slight detours to the east to avoid the steepest sections of the ridge. Mostly OK but some difficulty finding a safe way back onto the ridge and to the summit. Down the west ridge towards Trollaval, detouring a bit to the south, rather uncomfortable scree but no serious issues. | Topographer57 | 14/07/2019 |
may 2019 | Dunlawyering | 01/05/2019 |
From Trollaval. Not too bad at all. A family of wild goats seen at the baelach. | Owen B | 19/06/2018 |
DMC trip to Rum - excellent weather, very hot. Completed full ridge with Andrew H, Nathan (Just Eat, London), Jim et al. | amcculloch | 07/06/2018 |
Day 1 of two-day backpack from Kinloch. Coire Dubh - Hallival - Askival - Trollaval - Ainshval - Sgurr nan Gillean - Harris | davidpettit84 | 27/05/2018 |
From Kinloch via Hallival, with nephew Andrew Purkiss, and Steve Lewis. A full traverse intended but rain and high winds put paid to that. We cut the walk short heading for Beinn nan Stac and off. | jonglew | 03/05/2018 |
With MVW after Ainshval took more direct line across Bealach an Oir to ascend Askival by W ridge where Manx Shearwaters were and returned same route back to base in increasing darkness and deteriorating weather to end a very long day. | Frank | 07/04/2018 |
After Hallival- magnificent walking and views as far as the top of Askival, helped by a few cairns where one drops below the N ridge on the E side. The W ridge down to Bealach an Oir was not so fine, and the line down seems to go a bit S of the ridge; a deliberate move back to the ridge as the ground became a little less steep gave a satisfying finish; traverse of Atlantic Corrie to get back to Kinloch worked OK and had good supplies of water in remarkably dry conditions. The last 1.5 miles back to Kinloch is on a very fast, well made path. | pwheeler | 02/06/2017 |
eyenose | 29/04/2017 | |
Rum Cuillin | m3doc | 08/04/2017 |
From camp in Glen Dibidil, with Mora, 3 other tops also. | BLACKHILL | 01/06/2016 |
Had planned the full round utilising the Saturday morning and evening ferries but part way decided I had a good chance of not making the evening ferry so cut short at Trallibhall. But a good day for all that. Cam back following day for rest of ridge | dickscroop | 28/05/2016 |
R | Richard Tait | 06/05/2016 |
Marilyn no. 17 | The-Z-Man | 17/10/2015 |
24th – Solo. Dry, but windy with strong gusts, and cloud base varying between 700m and 900m. Attempted full circuit of Rum Cuillin from Kinloch returning via Dibdil coastal path. Terrain hard going, but scrambling sections fun. Ran out of time so needed to turn off the ridge early before attempting Ainshval. | RGibbs | 22/07/2015 |
MMC trip to Rum. Day 3. Perfect day for traverse as overcast, light wind, high cloud. Technically easy but long ascent from final top and a dreadfully boggy walk out the Papadil/ Dibidil track. 13 hours | alexmaclennan | 18/05/2015 |
FANTASTIC!!As part of the Rhum Cullin. | gilbatratchet | 16/07/2014 |
Classic sunny day. | KevPalmer | 17/06/2014 |
With OLOL Hiking Club on Rum weekend. Beautiful day but windy. Over Hallival and dropped down to Dibidil bothy and a long boggy murderous walk out. 3 hours to walk 8.5km! | munromurph | 24/05/2014 |
from Kinloch | CraigW | 25/11/2013 |
Mad one day dash w Jenx due to weather forecast, dire Sun-Tues so early boat Sat and scamper round Rum Cuillin tops and back for last boat home. Great hills, all Corbetts, Graham and odd other top for good measure. Ok traversing lines between cola made for quicker return to start. | nordicstar | 14/09/2013 |
round of askival, trallval and ainshval. | robertphillips | 24/08/2013 |
with renee heavy rain all day. | robertphillips | 13/10/2012 |
Finally to Rum! with Darren during a brief heatwave for a dream 40km peak fest around the island in an enjoyably tough 26 hours between ferries, travelling KIMM style with a wild overnight camp half way round. The fun straightforward scrambling began here. | Chris Pearson | 25/07/2012 |
On RBS HWC 25th anniversary weekend with Lyn, Mark C, Jim P, Neil - fabulous weather | langskill | 02/06/2012 |
Best weather of the year. Climbed with brother from Kinloch, took a bad short cut on way back from summit to coast path cutting down through deep heather which resulted in me performing a good few forward rolls. | Columba | 26/05/2012 |
Epic islands week with Sarah, camping/castle combination. Day wasn't looking good so only planned for Askival. Turned out brilliant, which was annoying, could have gone on but would have been ridiculously hard/late back. Oh well. | Colinmac2005 | 06/05/2012 |
Part of Rum Cuillin | iansm | 05/05/2012 |
self | davidsbatty | 01/05/2012 |
Solo trip, with Ainshval. Fantastic weather. | Invicta14 | 28/04/2012 |
Visit of Highland Geological Society to Rum. Initially with others but continued alone. Up path beside Allt Slugan a' Choilich into Coire Dubh and then SE to col with point 411m. Went up NW ridge to summit of Hallival and down W ridge. Up N ridge of Askival and down W ridge to Bealach an Oir. Up E ridge of Trallval. Two tops on Trallval. A bit of a scramble from the first top to the second, higher one, but not difficult. Returned to Bealach an Oir and contoured tediously round the head of Atlantic Corrie to get back to Coire Dubh. | pwbellarby | 21/04/2012 |
Second round ascent. | pwbellarby 2nd | 21/04/2012 |
With Ian Soulsby. | Dangerous Dave | 17/09/2011 |
Club weekend | JamesSDonald | 02/05/2011 |
CK | SheilaS | 01/05/2011 |
Day trip from Mallaig (currently possible with Calmac on Saturday's). Round of Askival, Trallaval and Ainshval from Kinloch Castle. Returned by Atlantic Corrie and Barkeval. Hot and clear - a stunning day. | benalder284 | 01/04/2011 |
Rum Cuillin ridge | Harper100 | 10/10/2010 |
With Craig & Neil, staying at Kinloch Castle. | Grinner | 30/06/2008 |
ARWC 07 | SRF | 01/06/2007 |
1st Ascent | Bobf | 04/06/2005 |