Thanks for the replies gents certainly some food for thought there. Ian I thought you would probably pop up on this thread ;-)

Already done quite a bit in Torridon but would like to get a couple more things done - Liatach in particular.

Good shout on the Cairngorms its not an area I naturally levitate towards that said I've always fancied a crack at the Glenshee 9 so may just go and do the race route.

Will have a bit more of a dig over the SMC guide tonight, for anyone else interested Steve Fallon's site is a wealth of information as well and very logically organised.