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| Name: | An Socach East Top |
| Hill number: | 852 |
| Height: | 903.8m / 2965ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 805 Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan [Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan] |
| RHB Section: | 11A: Loch Duich to Cannich |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Catchment: | Beauly |
| Class: | Simm, High Hills of Britain, Corbett Top (Tu,Sim,HHB,CT) |
| Grid ref: | NH 09339 23428 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop |
| Drop: | 32.9m |
| Col: | 870.9m NH 0911 2327  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 25 33 (1:25k) 414N |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 165 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Glen Affric YH. Now the long walk back to the car park at Pollan Bridge | Andrew Simmons | 22/07/2023 |
| Mullardoch round of all Munros and all Munro Tops. 3 day backpack. | Geoff Briggs | 14/07/2022 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 28/06/2021 |
| Loch Mullardoch Circuit | maclrc | 22/05/2021 |
| 7hr round trip from Affric car park, including An Socach and a bonus Tump | RHW | 27/10/2020 |
| with an socach from strawberry cottage. | hils | 28/07/2018 |
| Ascent via track along Allt Coire Ghaidheil to Bealach Coire Ghaidheil, along ridge to E Top then summit, descent down west ridge and track by Allt na Faing | kdbennett | 16/06/2018 |
| From end of minor road in Glen Affric, biked to Athnamulloch. For a round of NT, An Socach and Stob Coire na Cloiche. | rhalstead | 11/06/2018 |
| From Mam Sodhail. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 19/05/2018 |
| Carn Eighe Round from Glen Affric visiting Mam Sodhail, Carn Eighe, Stob Coire Lochan, Beinn Fhionnlaidh, and back to An Socach East Top, and An Socach. Then a long trek back to the car! A splendid walking day. Dry and calm with sunny intervals. 40km with 2200m ascent, taking over 11 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 26/08/2017 |
| Climbed solo. Cycle from Glen Affric Hostel to Allt Coire Ghaidheil bridge. Stalkers path to Bealach Coire Ghaidheil. Rugged but straightforward ridge walk over An Socach N top, An Socach, An Socach W top, Stob Coire na Cloiche, Stob Coire nan Dearcag, Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan E top to Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan main summit. The latter is a superlative mountain - vast, complex, remote and with a nice pointy peak! Returned to Bealach Coire na Cloiche, and thence down fine stalkers path to the hostel. Weather was fine with morning mist clearing to give a fine afternoon with far-ranging views from all summits. Caught in a heavy shower on descent around 6pm. Time ~ 8 hours. | jamessteel100 | 20/08/2016 |
| Part of two-day backpack of Loch Mullardoch Munros. | mikejacobs | 31/07/2016 |
| Day 2 of Mullardoch round | victimofmathema | 12/07/2015 |
| On 2nd day of a 3-day backpack around the Mullardoch hills. Excellent views. | alistairpooler | 12/07/2015 |
| With Ian, looking over to Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan and other big Glen Affric hills | nickywood1 | 10/06/2015 |
| ghaley | 30/05/2014 | |
| With Climbing Club | JamesSDonald | 13/07/2013 |
| 2 of 7: From An Socach. | ChrisR | 07/05/2013 |
| Hyperopic | 12/05/2012 | |
| Bike/hike from Affric | Strathcarron | 17/08/2011 |
| with An Socach | oatcake | 08/06/2010 |
| self | davidsbatty | 07/08/2009 |
| Veryhappybunny | 12/08/2008 | |
| From Affic YH, loop around An Socach, to Carn Eighe, Fhionnlaidh, Dheiragain and Ceathreamhan and back to YH, inc. all tops. Grand day out! | nordicstar | 03/05/2008 |
| after An Socach on five Munro day | vegibagger | 26/07/2007 |
| CK | SheilaS | 03/06/2007 |
| first ascent, with 3 others, goc 2007, climbed from the hostel at cammus luinnie on way to a wild camp on the ridge. 2 munros and several tops, generally clear with the odd snow flurry | rum doodle | 12/05/2007 |
| Staying with friends at Strawberry Cottage, which belongs to the An Teallach Mountaineering Club. We walked along the track going west to a ruin a little after Allt Coire Ghaidheil had been passed. The ruin is on the south side of the River Affric. Here we struck up the hillside northwards. We turned westwards to go up the nose of An Sornach and then NNW to reach the summit of Am Socach. Continued by going NE over the Corbett Top at 906m to Bealach Coire Ghà idheil, the last part to the Bealach being on a stalkers' path. We went down the stalkers' path, which is to the east of Allt Coire Ghaidheil. Initially this was good, but lower down the path was ruined by vehicle tracks which left the ground wet, muddy and slippery. It had been rather misty, very wet underfoot and with a little drizzly rain. | pwbellarby | 24/10/2006 |
| With Niel from Strawberry Cottage completing An Socach, Sgurr Nan, Mullach na Dheiragain + 7 Tops, 32km, 2130, in 12.0hr | JamesSDonald | 17/06/2006 |
| Part of a solo 'monster day out' in running shoes doing 'everything' I had missed previously - m'bike up Affric to start. | Chris Pearson | 10/08/2002 |
| On way up to top of An Socach | PeteF | 18/07/1999 |
| see An Socach | pwheeler | 25/05/1999 |
| RS. Affric SYHA to An Socach, Mam Sodhail, Carn Eige, Beinn Fionnlaidh, then drop into Glean a'Choilich (to save retracing steps), to Mullach na Dheiragan & Sgurr nan Ceathramhanan. Affric SYHA. A cool fine day! | Vin | 03/05/1998 |
| Morning mist, took boat down loch, clear at summit, good views, all downhill after this one. | iangalbraith | 22/09/1997 |
| With CNDO, Jeff, Eric, John, Peter, Brenda, Ann and Mairi. | Dugswell2 | 13/06/1997 |
| With: hwt; Straight up from Alltbeithe YH to ridge the An Socach and N top. Back to Stob Coire na Cloiche then 'na Dearcag & Sgurr nan C E top & summit. Out to W top then down S ridge via Beinn an t-Socaich to YH. A wet & cloudy day. | Ian Baines | 11/10/1996 |
| Loch Mullardoch Circuit 3 day backpacking/wild camping. With Andy | mountainmunki | 29/06/1995 |
| 2 friends bivouacking; settled sunny weather | NorfolkPT21 | 21/07/1990 |
| Pacing Hugh Symonds on his continuos Munro Round. | Eddie | 06/05/1990 |
| On bike to Athnamulloch. Coffee at junction of paths by waterfall and gorge. Gently uphill for 2 miles by stream to upper corrie and bealach. Uphill over moss to top. to t'other. | arranc | 08/06/1989 |
| GH | HFB | 06/12/1981 |
| Ascended on the way to Carn Eighe. | JohnW | 02/08/1978 |
| Minto | 16/08/2023 | |
| chrispine | 24/06/2023 | |
| Pete R | 12/06/2023 | |
| jabbott1968 | 05/06/2023 | |
| pwithnall | 18/04/2023 | |
| iainwalton | 19/07/2022 | |
| TommyG | 09/07/2022 | |
| weaselmaster | 09/07/2022 |