Old Man of Stoer
One of “The Big Three Scottish Sea Stacks” and “arguably the finest” according to Gary Latter, The Old Man of Stoer has been a long-term goal of mine – I’d […]
Tag Archives: Scotland
Dallen’s Rock – a very handy microcrag
Craigallan, The Rucksack Club’s Scottish hut, is a fabulous base for exploring the finest mountain crags in Lochaber (and therefore Britain?) Strategically situated overlooking Loch Linnie, it’s just twenty minutes […]
Aonach Dubh East face
After 5 days of beasting ourselves with two-hour walk-ins and feasting on Extreme and Hard Rock ticks, something had to give for the final day of our Scottish Odyssey if […]
Buachaille Etive Mor – Slime Wall
The unappealingly named Slime Wall on the Buachaille is actually a fabulous chunk of rock, set on the shady north wall of Great Gully, but as you’d imagine, it needs […]
Unicorn and Scansor – Stob Coire nan Lochan
These two Extreme Rock routes have been on my to-do list for many years, and fitted the “high and shady” profile that mid-20 temps in Glencoe demanded. Of course, the […]
Shelter Stone Crag – The Needle, Steeple and Haystack
With tricky access to anywhere Alpine, Paul and Andy had pencilled in a short week away somewhere in the UK, and were happy to have me along as a third […]
Central Highlands Sports Crags
Diabeig in the stunning sunshine was a hard act to follow, so any cragging ticked on the way home would be more consolation than destination – especially when working around […]
Diabeig
A bright start and glorious views at the top of the Torridon valley… but plans to explore the cragging further south were scuppered by encroaching drizzle. Hints of a brighter […]
Gairloch cragging
Kinlochewe lies some two miles south east of the head of Loch Maree, a very strong contender for the title of Scotland’s most scenic Loch (according to Undiscovered Scotland and […]
Ardmair – Big Roof Buttress
Another visit to this handy and impressive crag, which we’d enjoyed a few years ago Ardmair Crags This time we made the longer walk to Big Roof Buttress – I […]
Sarclet – “Pudding” by the seaside
Father Christmas delivered three inspiring books for Rockaroundtheworld this year – the new Costa Blanca guide and Chasing the Ephemeral are both on hold for future trips (for different reasons!) […]
Ellens Geo
Warning – this post contains no actual climbing! Ellens Geo is another of the chapters in The Great Scottish Sea Cliffs – just a mile or so down the coast […]
Auckengill – a quarried crag with a difference
Halfway between John O’Groats and Wick, this esoteric little crag is probably the most northeasterly on the UK mainland that ever gets climbed (there are reported routes on the Duncansby […]
East Coast conglomerate
The recently developed sports climbing on the conglomerate crags around Golspie add a welcome extra dimension to the cragging in the North of Scotland: Easy access, sunny aspect and favourable […]
Cairngorm Cragging – Glen Clova & Pass of Ballater
After our SW fix, and with trips beyond these borders looking problematic for some time to come, a visit to Scotland was the obvious next itinerary for Rockaroundtheworld. Roll in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
