Torridon hills

Update (Moran route): Finlay Wild, 5:43:24, 26th March 2022 (pending incorporation into main text below).

Torridon offers a magnificent area of wild and extremely rough country in which to run, with the added attraction of being more remote than some other parts of Scotland - and hence perhaps less busy. There are no restrictions due to deerstalking activities. Three outings (all with different itineraries) have been recorded. No formal records here - just good long days out on the hill.

On his home patch, Martin Moran took in Beinn Eighe, Liathach, and Beinn Alligin (including The Horns) in a traverse from Cairn Shiel cottage (Kinlochewe) to Coire Mhic Nobuil carpark in 6 hours 55 mins. on 27th October 1985. The route is 20 miles (12,500 feet of ascent) and all Munros and Tops were climbed except for Liathach's Am Fasarinen and Northern Pinnacles.

In a round from the Coire Dubh carpark, Paul Potter made a similar trip to Martin's with the addition of Beinn Dearg (Time: less than 10 hours, date unknown).

Lawrence Sullivan and Wendy Dodds completed a mammoth 40 mile (20,000 feet of ascent) circuit on 27th May 1998. Starting and finishing at the Coire Mhic Nobuil carpark, and supported by Lawrence's wife Jane, the pair climbed Beinn Alligin, Beinn Dearg, Liathach, Beinn Eighe, Meall a'Ghuibhais, Beinn a'Chearcaill, Beinn an Eoin, and finally Baosbheinn, in a time of 19 hours 16 mins. [Refs. MM, FR 2/99]