Ruadh-stac Beag

Tucked behind the massive quartzite ramparts of Beinn Eighe, this rugged Corbett offers a stark, scree-covered contrast to its famous neighbour. It is a quintessential Torridon peak: steep, rocky, and uncompromising. The summit provides an intimate look into the Great Corrie and the shattered Triple Buttress of Coire Mhic Fhearchair.

• •Derived from Scottish Gaelic, the name translates as the ‘Small Red Steep Hill’, distinguishing it from its higher Munro neighbour, Ruadh-stac Mòr. The 'red' refers to the deep hue of the Torridonian sandstone that forms the mountain's base.
• •The mountain is capped with Cambrian quartzite, a hard, white rock that shatters into the distinctive, bright scree slopes visible from the Kinlochewe road.
• •Its position offers a unique 'theatre-seat' view across the glen to the tiered sandstone terraces and pinnacles of Liathach, providing one of the best perspectives of that mountain's complexity.
• •While often overlooked by those bagging the main Beinn Eighe ridge, the summit is a prime vantage point for inspecting the geological unconformity where white quartzite sits directly atop much older Lewisian gneiss.
• •Attempting to find a 'gentle' way up this hill is a lesson in futility; you will eventually be introduced to the local specialty: steep, unrelenting scree that feels like walking upward on a giant pile of broken dinner plates.