Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Liathach - Mullach an Rathain
Height: 1024m / 3359ft • Prominence: 152m / 499ft • Summit : outcrop by cairn • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Into the unknown
Heading towards the 'Am Fasarinen pinnacles' section on Liathach, hoping that advice I'd read from others ("go over the pinnacles, they're ok, and the bypass path is worse!") was true and they weren't as bad as they looked! Trouble is, you never know 'til you get there and try for yourself...
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Liathach panorama
A view from the 'Am Fasarinen pinnacles' section of Liathach's ridge, looking west towards Mullach an Rathain (one of its munro summits, somewhere in the cloud centre-pic).
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
liathach torridon ridge mountain scotland highlands munro munros amfasarinen pinnacles scramble scrambling outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery wild wilderness remote mountaintop 53731806248
Liathach ridge path
One of the more straightforward parts of Liathach's ridge, in that it didn't involve scrambling!
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Last pinnacle
Looking west on Liathach on a traverse of the ridge, with the last of the Am Fasarinen pinnacles in view, the second (western) munro peak Mullach an Rathain beyond that to the right, and Loch Torridon in the distance.
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
liathach torridon ridge mountain scotland highlands munro munros amfasarinen pinnacles scramble scrambling outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery wild wilderness remote mountaintop 53732030580
OS Map
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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.
Into the unknown
Heading towards the 'Am Fasarinen pinnacles' section on Liathach, hoping that advice I'd read from others ("go over the pinnacles, they're ok, and the bypass path is worse!") was true and they weren't as bad as they looked! Trouble is, you never know 'til you get there and try for yourself...
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
liathach torridon ridge mountain scotland highlands munro munros amfasarinen pinnacles scramble scrambling outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery wild wilderness remote mountaintop 53731805433
Liathach panorama
A view from the 'Am Fasarinen pinnacles' section of Liathach's ridge, looking west towards Mullach an Rathain (one of its munro summits, somewhere in the cloud centre-pic).
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
liathach torridon ridge mountain scotland highlands munro munros amfasarinen pinnacles scramble scrambling outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery wild wilderness remote mountaintop 53731806248
Liathach ridge path
One of the more straightforward parts of Liathach's ridge, in that it didn't involve scrambling!
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
liathach torridon ridge mountain scotland highlands munro munros amfasarinen pinnacles scramble scrambling outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery wild wilderness remote mountaintop 53730683117
Last pinnacle
Looking west on Liathach on a traverse of the ridge, with the last of the Am Fasarinen pinnacles in view, the second (western) munro peak Mullach an Rathain beyond that to the right, and Loch Torridon in the distance.
07-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
liathach torridon ridge mountain scotland highlands munro munros amfasarinen pinnacles scramble scrambling outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery wild wilderness remote mountaintop 53732030580
The fiercely rugged but stupendous ridge of Liathach above Glen Torridon with Loch Clair curving away into the distance, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. The Torridonian Mountains are stark, rugged and ancient. Their grandeur grabs heart and soul. This view is from the summit of Mullach an Rathain, 1,023 metres, 3,356 feet. Top left, we are looking back to the highest peak of the range, Spidean Choire Leith, 1,055 metres, 3,461 feet. Glen Torridon, right, its road and river, lie over 1,000 steep metres, below. Loch Clair, from where the mountain is often photographed, curves away into the distance. Like An Teallach, further north, Liathach is not one peak, but an exhilarating range of seven. Its traverse is epic and tantalising. There are views east to Beinn Eighe, north to Slioch and west to Beinn Alligin. Towards the western peaks, the views of Loch Torridon and the western seaboard are sensational. The southern slopes fall precipitously into the glen. The even more eroded northern slopes, fall near vertically, into isolated corries and hidden, remote and rugged glens. Its effect is primordial, threatening and wonderful, all at the same time.
01-Sep-89 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
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The western end of the Beinn Eighe Ridge from the Liathach Ridge, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Poem. Beinn Eighe, a quartzite-capped icon. Dating back to 1951, the first National Nature Reserve in Britain. Raw, rocky, ragged grandeur. Bare moorland scalped of woodland by sheep, deer and people. Dips and hollows filled by random lochans. Glens either side rising 2,000 to 3,000 + feet. Stunning vistas in all directions. Ruggedness personified. Almost other-worldly and the elemental freedom of air, sky, water and stone clears the mind and re-vitalises the soul.
22-Aug-89 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
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The western end of the Beinn Eighe Ridge from the Liathach Ridge, Wester Ross, Scotland.
22-Aug-89 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
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Videos
A very windy day hiking up the finest hill in Torridon!! Munro, Liathach.
This is a a short film about my recent ascent of the fabulous Munro Liathach which, is in my opinion, the second best mountain in ...
A short edit of the Am Fasarinen pinnacles on Liathach. Scotland's finest mountain? It certainly felt like it in these conditions!
One of the most thrilling and unique mountains of Scotland. There are two Munro summits Spidean a'Choire Leith (1055m) and ...
Part 2 of our ultimate scramble fest. Liathach is a fantastic grade 2 ridge walk in the North of Scotland with a Munro on either end ...
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.