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Name: | Leac a' Chaisteil |
Hill number: | 4501 |
Height: | 759m / 2490ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1293 Ainshval |
RHB Section: | 17D: Canna, Rhum and Eigg |
County/UA: | Highland |
Island: | Rum |
Class: | Simm, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,GT) |
Grid ref: | NM 37715 93592 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 41m |
Col: | 718m NM377933 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 39 (1:25k) 397 |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 123 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 |
2 of 6: From Sgurr nan Gillean. Met 4 guys from the campsite who had started at 6.00am. Now 12.40. With Tim. | ChrisR | 06/05/2023 |
Walked to Dibidil, then up to NM 38138 92568: this is the bottom of a gully. Went up a short way, then up the right-hand side (to avoid an awkward step higher up the gully). Above the gully, steep grassy slopes to the summit and cairn. Went on to Leac a' Chaistei before returning the same way. (Cloud down to 450m, so couldn't be certain of other descent options). | PGCE | 29/03/2023 |
https://strava.app.link/fNzvO1hgJyb | John | 11/02/2023 |
From kinloch biked in to harris, an dornabac, gualann na pairce, ruinsival, sgurr nan gillean, leac a chaisteil, ainshval repeat. | robertphillips | 05/06/2022 |
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 |
From Sgurr nan Gillean. Straightforward. | Owen B | 19/06/2018 |
Day 1 of two-day backpack from Kinloch. Coire Dubh - Hallival - Askival - Trollaval - Ainshval - Sgurr nan Gillean - Harris | davidpettit84 | 27/05/2018 |
On ridge route from Sgurr nan Gillean to Ainshval- excellent high level walking. See my logs for those mountains for descriptions. | pwheeler | 07/06/2017 |
As part of Cuillin traverse. | MichaelF | 20/09/2016 |
run from Kinloch | CraigW | 23/07/2016 |
See Ainshval | dickscroop | 29/05/2016 |
MMC trip to Rum. Day 3. Perfect day for traverse as overcast, light wind, high cloud. Technically easy but long ascent from final top Sgurr na Gillean and a dreadfully boggy walk out the Papadil/ Dibidil track. 13 hours	alexmaclennan	18/05/2015 | alexmaclennan | 18/05/2015 |
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 |
W. Darren into the evening now on our 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. | Chris Pearson | 25/07/2012 |
On RBS HWC 25th anniversary weekend with Lyn, Mark C, Jim P, Neil - fabulous weather | langskill | 02/06/2012 |
self (Ainshval) | davidsbatty | 01/05/2012 |
With Ian. | Dangerous Dave | 17/09/2011 |
Club weekend | JamesSDonald | 02/05/2011 |
ARWC 07 | SRF | 01/06/2007 |
Fifth peak of a glorious solo hike over all the Rum cuillin sims | vegibagger | 05/08/2003 |
Rum traverse from Kinloch to Dibidil | Galltywenallt | 07/05/2000 |
Round of Barkeval, Haiiival, Askival, Trallval, Ainshval and Sgurr nan Gillian from Kinloch. | Eddie | 01/10/1998 |
3 friends (PT, TJH, Liz England) staying Dibidil bothy. Horseshoe then to Papadil for firewood - 8.20am to 7.00pm! Some good views but some cloud. | NorfolkPT21 | 28/10/1993 |
Traverse of the Rhum Cuillins leaving out Barkeval (already done) going from Dibidil to Kinloch. RRMC trip | sarahk | 29/09/1991 |
AOB | HFB | 29/04/1982 |
NH, Lairig | HFB | 09/04/1980 |
Machyde | 28/05/2023 | |
andrew brown | 30/04/2023 | |
Jill Robertson | 15/04/2023 | |
Minto | 15/04/2023 | |
Tom Mundell | 17/07/2021 | |
Trekking toes | 17/07/2021 | |
jfwilson | 12/06/2021 | |
jabbott1968 | 14/05/2019 | |
geoffreycurnock | 14/04/2019 | |
Martin R | 01/06/2018 | |
KevPalmer | 26/06/2017 | |
Wycombe Wanderer | 01/05/2017 | |
jfwilson | 15/04/2017 | |
eddieh | 18/06/2016 | |
BaggerGutt | 30/05/2016 | |
Rockdoctor | 09/05/2016 | |
interloper | 10/04/2016 | |
Fletch | 10/04/2016 | |
The-Z-Man | 18/10/2015 | |
RobertP | 23/05/2015 | |
Gavin Theobald | 17/05/2015 | |
Blair282 | 25/04/2015 |