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Went up Suilven today with Mrs and Little Cookiemonster, with a warm up on Stac Polly the day before.
We were really lucky with the weather - dry, cool and cloudy on the way in, and the sun coming out at the top. It’s a fare walk - we clocked 21km round trip - i was a bit worried about our 10-year old but he was totally fine.
Gear report - thanks again for the pole advice, I went for some cheaper black diamonds (as Ellis Brigham had them in stock) and they worked well. Make a big difference on the way up, and helped on the way down (given I received the results of an MRI a couple of days before and my meniscus is damaged…).
I just went with my marmot 18litre pack - I didn’t realise it was 18 litres as much of that is in strap pockets. Probably the first time I’ve used it to capacity and it was fine.
Adidas Terrex boots were good too - they’re cushioned so nice on tarmac and hard rock. Felt a bit odd as im used to vivobarefoots, so low to the ground, and these have a bit of a stack on them.
Assynt is a pretty stunning place, but you really are at the end of the universe up here.