Creag Dubh, Newtonmore
With commitments at home at the weekend, we’d intended to call an end to the climbing and get a good chunk of the drive out of the way, but the […]
Category Archives: Scotland
Tollie Crag – got The Bug
There’s a quirky convention in Scottish selected climbs guidebooks of awarding truly exceptional routes a 4* accolade (in a system which generally runs to max 3*s) There are about 50 […]
Gairloch – Jetty Crag and Goat Crag
With the fabulous weather forecast to continue for a few more days we decided to explore another bit of the coastline, and head 50 miles (and about 3 hours!) further […]
Sandwood Bay
After a week of solid climbing it was time for a rest day so we’re off to the beach! Sandwood Bay is a few miles north of Sheigra and about […]
Rhiconich
This was hyped as “The best roadside crag in Scotland” and then somewhat put in its place in the selected climbs guide with: “it’s nae bad, but… “. Anyway, for […]
Creag an Fhithich – Ruby Wall and Russet Wall
It’s not all just seacliffs in Sutherland, and with temperatures creeping back up to the high twenties we went in search of shade on one of the “roadside crags” a […]
Sheigra
Pressing on for the last few miles to Ullapool, the obvious increase in motorhomes on the road makes us realise we’ve joined the North Coast 500 driving route. Great to […]
