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Name:Conachair
Hill number:1636
Height:430m / 1411ft
RHB Section:25: St Kilda
County/UA:Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles]
Island:Hirta
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), SIB, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,SIB,Y)
Grid ref:NA 09988 00227
Summit feature:no feature 1m W of cairn
Drop:430m
Col:Sea
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 18
(1:25k) 460W
Survey:Abney level
Comments:LIDAR height is 430.0m
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A rare December ascent with frost on the summit. Up via the cleits and down the road, whereas I didn’t have time for a circuit in 2017. A consolation prize for the unsurprising discovery that the stacs are too green and slimy in December for mere mortal climbers and only climbable by superheroes such as Dave McG wearing microspikes the whole way. A further unsurprising discovery is that a calm sea can develop a big swell very quickly preventing landing on Stac an Armin. But Hirta was lovely.Gill203/12/2023
A counter-clockwise circuit of Kilda's Humps, Tumps and other bumps with Deana, Carol & Calum. Starting with mist, wind and rain from the campsite to Oisebhal then over to the two trigs of Conachair. Only then did the mist clear, giving clear-sight of our next objectives ... Mullach Mor, Claigeann Mor, Mullach Bi & its North Top, then the wonderfully positioned promontory of An Campar. Now reduced to just me and Calum, we contoured back around the westerly peaks to get a quick bag of Ruabhal before our boat departure deadline was breached. All easily done within the allotted 4.5 hrs and our tents packed up by our better, more sensible better-halves to boot.summitter09/09/2023
With RH Soc. Camping on the islandjef09/09/2023
 yorkielad09/09/2023
R Great trip, weather not great Richard Tait09/09/2023
dave g09/09/2023
Adrian09/09/2023
garbo110309/09/2023
kanderson09/09/2023
beckybags08/09/2023
A Peckish08/09/2023
With Sea Harris, calm weather. Up concrete road to masts with fellow RHSOC members Kevin and David. Into cloud below masts, then compass bearing to bealach and on to summit. No Views. joined by 4 others. Down to trig then across to path to The Gap and back to village. Tour of Boreray and stacs, a great day and Butty Bus was open on return.Coinneach10/09/2022
To Hirta from Leverburgh with https://www.kildacruises.co.uk, walked paved track from village up to the masts on Mullach Mòr, then across col and up to Conachair, descended SE to The Gap, then SW back to village (ca 2hr). With JAS.kdbennett29/08/2022
geoffreycurnock23/08/2022
SpudGunn30/07/2022
mntainman11/09/2021
On RHSoc Islands Trip. To boats Seaharris and StKilda Cruises combined two boats trip. Fine afternoon circuit.N.Morters11/09/2021
On RHSoc St Kilda tripprwild11/09/2021
CJM11/09/2021
govanah11/09/2021
Jill Robertson11/09/2021
From the village via the gap and across to Mullach MorMatt290121/08/2021
Last morning of a visit to Hirta on yacht Zuza (an afternoon, full day and a morning). Cloud mostly down but initially clear today. Got Mullach Mor (via track) clear but cloud moving in to cover top of Conachair, carried on to Oisebhal, also now in cloud. Return via An Lag.clashcityrocker16/07/2021
RHSoc trip with Sea Harris. From Mullach Mor. Descended to the boggy col, in 10m visibility, followed by a stiff pull to the summit. No views today. To descend, returned to Mullach Mor and took the military road back down to the village.Man of Kernow122/09/2019
softsquare22/09/2019
Once the rain had stopped, up the road to the masts and across to summit seconds before the mist rolled in so very lucky to get the view over to Boreray and the stacks.NB there is no discernable path from road end to summit despite what I read somewhere and today was pretty boggy. Straight down easy ground back to village.AndrewFinnimore22/09/2019
sarah mundell22/09/2019
Dave McG22/09/2019
andrew brown22/09/2019
Gonk22/09/2019
Emma and Simon01/09/2019
Blair28220/07/2019
GaryJones19/05/2019
McBarron19/05/2019
Day visit to St Kilda with Sea Harris- highly recommended. With 5h on the island, I did the circuit of Oiseval,this and Mullach Mor which left plenty of time to explore the village and see the St Kilda Wren. Steep, easy grass slopes with trodden tracks (sheep and humans). From The Gap, it was best to keep near as I dared to the precipitous cliffs- a more direct route would have been steeper, and involved walking nearer the bonxies. Clear- sunny at first, clouding over with a base well above the summits later.pwheeler12/05/2019
Simon Winton06/05/2019
Fiskavaig25/06/2018
patrick01/06/2018
Martyn128/05/2018
Glenysj2128/05/2018
After Oisebhal on day trip from Leverburgh.NormanW27/05/2018
silverhow23/05/2018
Johnny Corbett02/05/2018
Success at last! With Charles and Richard but unfortunately no space on the boat for a repeat visit by Tony.Lorna S25/09/2017
After Oisebhal as the sun finally went down on a lovely day, with Robert Phillips and Mr and Mrs MundellThearlaichdubh17/09/2017
Late start 7 pm finished 11.30 pm accompanied with tom mundell, sandra mundell and charley scott for the first three, ACW round of oisebhal, conachair, mullach mor, cligeann mor, mullach bi, mullach bi north top,robertphillips17/09/2017
An evening stroll up the track to see the sunset, after spending the afternoon on Soay.Gill17/09/2017
ger17/09/2017
Quick nip up after setting up camp; on to Mullach Mor and down via steep grassy slopes 20 mins after sun down.jonglew17/09/2017
Lots of fun. Some great people on this tripGayFinder17/09/2017