An Socach has a curved summit ridge some 3km long, with the summit at the W end. From the summit a steep sided stony ridge runs N towards Altnour Lodge in Glen Ey. From the E end of the summit ridge a 5 km long ridge runs N to Creag an Fhuathais also overlooking Glen Eye. Either side of this ridge are two shorter ridges, NW to Carn Cruinn (862m) and a narrow ridge E to Coire Fhearnseag and Socach Mor. Ascent is normally by the E ridge from the path by the Baddoch Burn, but some slopes into Glen Ey are accessible. An Socach has some steep and stony slopes to avoid, but otherwise moderate slopes make this an easy ascent.
After a two hour walk-in to camp at Altanour Lodge (which is just a wee ruin) we woke in the morning to find that the cloud base had dropped to about 2000ft. Undettered (well, slightly) we headed upwards to An Socach (there is a bridge at Altanour) and navigated to the East Top, which is a Munro Top (the OS maps are none too clever for tops in this area). Halfway along the ridge to the real summit, the clouds just blew away and we were rewarded with some stunning views. Best of all we could actually see which way to go!
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