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Martin Moran Round

Devised and run by Robin Downie as a fundraiser for the Martin Moran Foundation, this heavyweight new round of Munros and Corbetts on Martin's NW home ground weighs in at 86km distance and 8,890m ascent over typically rougher ground than most of the established 24-hour challenges. It was first completed by Robin in an impressive 20 hours 51 minutes on 5th August 2022.

While the original start/finish point of Torridon village and clockwise direction may well be optimum, the only actual requirement is to visit the following peaks and return to your starting point:

  • Tom na Gruagaich 922m (Beinn Alligin)
  • Sgurr Mòr 986m (Beinn Alligin)
  • Baosbheinn 875m
  • Beinn an Eòin 855m
  • Beinn Dearg 914m
  • Mullach an Rathain 1,023m (Liathach)
  • Spidean a' Choire Leith 1,055m (Liathach)
  • Ruadh-stac Mòr 1,040m (Beinn Eighe)
  • Spidean Coire nan Clach 993m (Beinn Eighe)
  • Beinn Liath Mhòr 926m
  • Sgorr Ruadh 962m
  • Fuar Tholl 907m
  • An Ruadh Stac 892m
  • Maol Chean-dearg 933m
  • Beinn Damh 903m

For further details, please see Dan Bailey's UKC report and the text of Peter Barr's article for Lochcarron community magazine An Carranach hosted here at SHR.

Note also that perennial long-distance rounds man John Fleetwood had independently planned and done a slightly shorter but still impressive 'Greater Torridon Round' of 72km and 7,270m ascent incorporating more graded scrambles the previous year and has written about it for UKC.

Page new 26th August 2023