Monadhliath Mountains means "grey mountains". Running in a northeast to southwest direction, the mountains lie on the western side of Strathspey, to the west of the Cairngorms and to the south east of Loch Ness. The mountains are within the Highland council area, and the south and east fringes are within the Cairngorms National Park. The high point of the range is Càrn Dearg, at 945 m/3100ft, located 24 km south of Inverness.
Day 3 of a 5-day Introduction to Winter Mountaineering, working for the Adventurous Training Foundation Wing in Inverness. Winter journey. Began at the car park to the South of A'Chailleach. Followed the track on the East side of the river before crossing over and ascending to the bothy at the SE base of A'Chailleach. This was our high point for the day. Carried out Transceiver searches, emergency shelters and snow pit analysis before descending via the West side of the river
