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Bagging Suilven was quite an excursion. Total round trip was a little over 14 miles. Most of the way is on a decent path till you get to the small cairn that signifies leaving the path to get to the base of Suilven. The going after the cairn was boggy...I can only imagine how bad it would be after a couple of days of rain. The path up to the bealach was steep and eroded but once you gain the ridge, the views are magnificent. The walk up to Caisteal Liath involves some minor scrambling but it's pretty straight forward. Once at the summit cairn I can't begin to explain how awesome the views are. I spent almost two hours up there basking in the sun. It was a most excellent time. I left Caisteal Liath and made my way towards Meall Meadhonach. There is a good path that leads right to some rocky ledges that have to be negotiated to gain the summit. Again these are pretty straight forward with plenty of hand and footholds. I thought about continuing on to Meall Beag but the path down to the notch was pretty steep. The scrambling up to Meall Beag looked a bit to extreme for me. I was content with what I had acomplished for the day and made my way back to the car park. For not being a munro, Suilven didn't disappoint. It was one of the best and most rewarding days out. Fantastic mountain in a most excellent area of Scotland. Here's a video and a couple of pics. Hope everyone is doing well.
Canisp and Suilven from from the start
The sun was out in full force by 0900
Heading up to the summit from the bealach
Canisp and Meall Meadhonach
Summit Cairn Caisteal Liath
Cul Mor, Bod a' Mhadail, and on the top of my nugget Stac Pollaidh
You can see the path up to the rocky ledges on Meall Meadhonach
A couple of people coming down from the top of MM
Caisteal Liath