Stac Pollaidh was outstanding. As mountains go, it only just qualifies at just 612m, but what it lacks in stature it more than makes up in attitude. It’s character, good path and easy access make ita popular mountain so we were lucky to nab the last space in the car park before people started parking on the road side. The sun was hot and we stopped several times near streams on the way up to soak our sun hats and for Blossom to drink. The path goes around the side of the mountain, and then at the back goes very steep as thetop third of the mountain suddenly rears up. On the top is a huge jumble of pinnacles of broken rock. We stopped in the saddle and decided these would be a bit too much for Blossom. Chris took Charlie first and they climbed and clambered over the pinnacles towards the summit. When they came back we left Blossom with them and Isobel and I had our turn. I’m out of practice with scrambling so my confidence was a bit shaky with vertiginous drops and an Isobel to look after, so we backed down quite a few routes before finding our way to the top of a pinnacle. Isobel finally understood why we had been so insistent thatshe listen to instructions and take her time and she was brilliant. We headed back down the backof the mountain and completed the circuit roundthe other side.
After a late picnic lunch at Lochinver we headed into the sea at Clashnessie to cool down and wash off the sweat. Campsites here are few and farbetween and on this sunny Saturday full, so we parked up by the side of the road with a great view and enjoyed a random assortment dinner.
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