Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Sgor Iutharn
On the Long Leachas
A view back towards Culra and Loch Pattack from the lower end of the Long Leachas ridge heading up Ben Alder.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Ben Alder snow shower
Looking towards Loch a' Bhealaich Bheithe and Beinn Bheoil from Ben Alder's Long Leachas ridge as a snow shower sweeps past.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Ben Alder ridge
Looking down into Bealach Dubh ("the black/dark pass") between Ben Alder and Geal-Charn, from near the top of the Long Leachas ridge.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Loch's Pattach and Ericht from somewhere near the top of Ben Alder's Long Leachas ridge. It's not far from this point that the ridge tops out on the Ben Alder plateau, but this view back is the star of the show.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Long Leachas panorama
Near the top of Ben Alder's Long Leachas ridge, looking towards a sunlit Lancet Edge (the ridge up Sgor Iutharn), left, and Loch Ericht in the distance on the right.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Aisre Ghobhainn
Part of the route that tackles the four remote munros near Culra bothy north of Ben Alder. This is the Aisre Ghobhainn ridge that leeds up to Geal Charn, and Loch Coire Cheap.
25-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Photos
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
On the Long Leachas
A view back towards Culra and Loch Pattack from the lower end of the Long Leachas ridge heading up Ben Alder.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery countryside scotland scottish highlands remote wild wilderness moor moorland 54093427654
Ben Alder snow shower
Looking towards Loch a' Bhealaich Bheithe and Beinn Bheoil from Ben Alder's Long Leachas ridge as a snow shower sweeps past.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
benalder beinnbheoil mountain mountainside munro longleachas snow shower weather remote wild wilderness outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery countryside scotland scottish highlands moor moorland 54093553030
Ben Alder ridge
Looking down into Bealach Dubh ("the black/dark pass") between Ben Alder and Geal-Charn, from near the top of the Long Leachas ridge.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
benalder longleachas remote wild wilderness countryside outside outdoor nature natural scenic scenery mountain mountainside ridge scotland scottish highlands valley bealach bealachdubh 54093270331
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Loch's Pattach and Ericht from somewhere near the top of Ben Alder's Long Leachas ridge. It's not far from this point that the ridge tops out on the Ben Alder plateau, but this view back is the star of the show.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
benalder longleachas remote wild wilderness countryside outside outdoor nature natural scenic scenery mountain mountainside ridge scotland scottish highlands lochericht 54093270316
Long Leachas panorama
Near the top of Ben Alder's Long Leachas ridge, looking towards a sunlit Lancet Edge (the ridge up Sgor Iutharn), left, and Loch Ericht in the distance on the right.
27-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
benalder longleachas remote wild wilderness countryside outside outdoor nature natural scenic scenery mountain mountainside ridge scotland scottish highlands lancetedge sgoriutharn lochericht panorama 54093270706
Aisre Ghobhainn
Part of the route that tackles the four remote munros near Culra bothy north of Ben Alder. This is the Aisre Ghobhainn ridge that leeds up to Geal Charn, and Loch Coire Cheap.
25-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Loch An Sgoir
Loch An Sgoir in the coire below the Lancet Edge and Sgor Iutharn, seen from the Aisre Ghobhainn ridge that leads up the Geal Charn. This is part of the fabulous hiking area near Ben Alder and Culra bothy.
25-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Fogbow
Cloud lifting from Geal Charn near Ben Alder, and giving a fleeting fogbow and small brocken spectre.
25-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Bealach Dubh
The valley between Ben Alder (on the right) and the Geal Charn / Aonach Beag ridge (left). A fabulous 3½ mile hike down to Culra bothy from this point.
25-Sep-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.