Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of An Socach
Height: 943m / 3093ft • Prominence: 187m / 614ft • Summit : shelter cairn • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
An Socach 944m (3097ft)
Munro & Corbett bagging from Braemar Easter 2023
17-Apr-23 • Phil + Heather • flickr
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An Socach 944m (3097ft)
Munro & Corbett bagging from Braemar Easter 2023
15-Apr-23 • Phil + Heather • flickr
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Summit of An Socach
We've made it at last, the summit cairn that marks the summit of An Socach and the beautiful Glen Ey beyond. We'll have a look around before making our way back down, but thank heavens the clouds have lifted as mountains in the distance are still shrouded. After a few test runs and weeks of chiropractic care on my back, it's finally time to start the climbing season with a climb up An Socach. An Socach (pronounced An S-Oh-Ack) is my 17th Munro and stands at 944 meters (3097 feet), and although not the longest of climbs parts of it are very steep.
24-Apr-22 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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An Socach 944m (3097ft)
Munro & Corbett bagging from Braemar Easter 2023
17-Apr-23 • Phil + Heather • flickr
wml munros corbetts easter 2023 braemar scotland 52824638220
An Socach 944m (3097ft)
Munro & Corbett bagging from Braemar Easter 2023
15-Apr-23 • Phil + Heather • flickr
wml munros corbetts easter 2023 braemar scotland 52824638565
Summit of An Socach
We've made it at last, the summit cairn that marks the summit of An Socach and the beautiful Glen Ey beyond. We'll have a look around before making our way back down, but thank heavens the clouds have lifted as mountains in the distance are still shrouded. After a few test runs and weeks of chiropractic care on my back, it's finally time to start the climbing season with a climb up An Socach. An Socach (pronounced An S-Oh-Ack) is my 17th Munro and stands at 944 meters (3097 feet), and although not the longest of climbs parts of it are very steep.
24-Apr-22 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms mountain hills glen ansocach landscape cairn rock rocks summit gleney topic rockpaper 52053591581
Cairngorm Mountains
From the summit of An Socach we have a fine view across the Scottish Highlands to the Cairngorm Mountains and the Lairig Ghru (a deep Glen cutting through them). After a few test runs and weeks of chiropractic care on my back, it's finally time to start the climbing season with a climb up An Socach. An Socach (pronounced An S-Oh-Ack) is my 17th Munro and stands at 944 meters (3097 feet), and although not the longest of climbs parts of it are very steep.
24-Apr-22 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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Rocky Summit Cairn
The summit and shelter cairn at the top of An Socach is a welcome sight. Time for a rest to take in the views, a quick refuel, then we can head back down to pick up the bikes again. After a few test runs and weeks of chiropractic care on my back, it's finally time to start the climbing season with a climb up An Socach. An Socach (pronounced An S-Oh-Ack) is my 17th Munro and stands at 944 meters (3097 feet), and although not the longest of climbs parts of it are very steep.
24-Apr-22 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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Socach Summit Selfie
The obligatory selfie at the summit of a Munro, this time it's An Socach, with the beautiful snow capped Cairngorm Mountains as a backdrop. After a few test runs and weeks of chiropractic care on my back, it's finally time to start the climbing season with a climb up An Socach. An Socach (pronounced An S-Oh-Ack) is my 17th Munro and stands at 944 meters (3097 feet), and although not the longest of climbs parts of it are very steep.
24-Apr-22 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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Glenshee Panoramic
This scene was shrouded in cloud on our way up An Scoach, but crossing back over the summit ridge we now have a fine view across to Glenshee, with Carn Aosda on the left and The Cairnwell on the right, with Loch Vrotachan between them both. After a few test runs and weeks of chiropractic care on my back, it's finally time to start the climbing season with a climb up An Socach. An Socach (pronounced An S-Oh-Ack) is my 17th Munro and stands at 944 meters (3097 feet), and although not the longest of climbs parts of it are very steep.
24-Apr-22 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms mountain hills glen ansocach landscape panorama cloud 52062261162
Videos
In today's video I will be climbing the Three Munros of Altanour, A remote area of Scotland with some of the most underrated ...
Celebrate with me as I mark a monumental milestone - conquering An Socach as my 50th of 282 Munros! Join me on this ...
Drone view of An Socach summit. Filmed early morning on 28th Aug 2021. Filmed using the DJI Mavic Air 2.
An Socach.
25th June 2023.
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.