Route to the Sky (via Hobson Moor)
The Old Man of Hoy is arguably the most iconic piece of rock in the UK and its ascent will surely feature on the To Do lists of every climber […]
Category Archives: Scotland
Reiff
There are hundreds of routes scattered along the seacliffs around the tiny hamlet of Reiff on the Rubha Mor peninsula – mostly shortish (10 to 20 metres), mostly non-tidal and […]
Stac Pollaidh – Weather to Fly?
We trundled further north out of Ullapool, temporarily part of the North Coast 500 procession of giant white motorhomes (actually, the circus isn’t really in full swing yet, though most […]
Ardmair Crags
These extensive sandstone cliffs are set on the sunny north bank of a lively burn, just 10 mins from the coast road, about 3 miles north of Ullapool (hint – […]
Torridon – Diabaig and Inveralligin Sea-Cliff
We’d visited the fabulous gneiss seacliffs at Diabaig a few years ago, and picked off the plumb lines on The Pillar, including the eponymous 4* E2. It’s a charming little […]
Applecross – Sgurr a’ Chaorachain
We figured Skye might be a bit rammed over the weekend, so headed back over the bridge to explore Applecross. Another charming stopover overlooking Loch Carron … and then we […]
Neist Point
It’s a surprisingly long way from Elgol, on Skye’s south western limb, up to Neist Point, which represents the most westerly place on Skye (and therefore the farthest west you […]
