the great Wilderness
arguably the last wilderness area in Scotland

many people do the six Munro's of the great wilderness in one long day from the Shenavall bothy. This is a fine day out in the long summer days between May and July.
 

However we were doing the walk in September and the weather forecast was not great. We therefore decided to do split the walk into three days walking with two mountain days.
day one : afternoon start, walk in to the Shenavall bothy

day two : the ridge walk of the Beinn a' Chlaidheimh to Ben Tarsuinn ridge

day three : Ruadh Stac Mor & A'Mhaighdean and return from Shernal back to the car

 

The great wilderness
the Fisherfield forrest
Wester Ross
The Dundonnell hills
the area is collectively known as "the great Wilderness because of it's remote location, it is approximately ten miles from the nearest road in any direction (this may not seem much but it is!!)

The area has several other commonly used names such as
"the Fisherfield forrest"
it is in the Wester Ross area of Northern Scotland

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The Fisherfield forest
the ridge consists of :

Beinn a' Chlaidheimh : 916 m ~ 3005 feet
(it feels much more while you are slogging your way up)
 Sgurr Ban : 989 m ~ 3245 feet
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair : 1018 m ~ 3340 feet
Ben Tarsuinn : 936 m ~ 3071 feet

The river crossing is another crossing that is relatively easy in good weather but can easily turn tricky after rain.
we viewed the crossing after our walk in and in was only ankle deep, however we had quite a downpour at our first night in the bothy and the following morning the water had risen by between 2-3 feet and care was needed.
On the return to the bothy the following evening the water had gone down well and was easy and by the following day we had very easy crossings.

 

as we gained height from the river and valley below the views became much more spectacular but gradually disappeared as the weather deteriorated
 

this October day was far from our usual
"another Scottish summit in the rain with no view"

some shots of our both the approach and summit of our second peak
Sgurr Ban : 989 m ~ 3245 feet

although dark from the low cloud
the view Ben Tarsuinn improves as the storm passes over and the clouds lift

looking straight down the valley towards An Teallach
on the left is Ruadh Stac Mor
and on the right is Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair
more wilderness pictures soon
for pictures of the two Munro's
Ruadh Stac Mor
& A'Mhaighdean
that are generally accepted as the most remote of all the Munro's.

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Ruadh Stac Mor & A'Mhaighdean