Meanwhile, Suilven, his favourite hill, is his Amritsar, his Mecca, and a “three-inch-wide streamlet” as meaningful to him as the Amazon or the Volga.

THE mountains of Suilven and Canisp, celebrated by the late poet Norman MacCaig, are to be sold as part of 40,000 acres of deer forest owned by one of Britain's richest families.

Margaret Payne, 90, aims to climb the equivalent of Highland mountain Suilven - 731m (2,398ft) - with 282 trips upstairs at her Sutherland home.

Margaret Payne has climbed the equivalent of the Highlands' Suilven to raise almost £350,000.

A 90-year-old woman from Ardvar is climbing the height of Suilven mountain - 731m (2,398ft) - with 282 trips upstairs at her Sutherland home.