So the last weekend before the OMM and I went with Dave over to Ben Mor Coigach and walked, at a very easy pace, over three Grahams in the area starting from the Stac Pollaidh road. The only downside from this approach was the rather boggy section at the start. Superb views over the spectacular mountain / sea landscape to the north and south more than made up for wet feet. Happily, once out of the corries the going was dry underfoot and the sandstone outcrops, eroded into fantastic shapes, were great fun to boulder and scramble on. We took a long brew stop halfway round to take in the views and sacreligiously re-arranged the cairn on Sgurr Fhidhleir to keep the bitter southerly wind off our backs. We ambled back over Ben Mor Coigach in time to catch the late afternoon sun illuminating the rocky crest of Stac Pollaidh.
It doesn't look as though the weather will be as kind as this on race day.
$Time 5h Distance 13km Height 1200m
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