The cliffs of Ben Nevis through a cloud inversion. In the extreme North West is the huge mountain mass of Foinavon. 6a+. They are all on sandstone and grades range from 5 to 8c, they include Balmashanna Quarry, Ley Quarry near Forfar and Legaston Quarry near Arbroath. Grades range from easy (VB) to some very hard V14s. The rock is loose in places and the northern aspect requires a settled dry spell for the crags to dry out but the brooding nature of the cliffs is impressive. Scotland Ben Nevis - 1 day Ben Nevis Highland Challenge The Remote Adventure SPAIN Intro to Multi-pitch sport climbing course Iceland Núpsstaðaskógar - Expedition Hard ice 1 - Course About us Blog Contact Essential Information Gallery Guides Mountaineering Scotland Participation Statement. Movement and technique. Then join us on this 2-day multi-pitch climbing course in North Wales and learn all you need to know to do it!. One contender for the most remote is Lurg Mhor at the head of loch Monar. Grades range from 5+ but are mainly in the 7a to Experienced trad leaders should check out the harder classics including the three-pitch Built to Tilt (5.10a/b), The Open Book (5.11b) and Turkey Beard (5.12a). There are slabs which involve pure friction climbing such as A’Chir, Cir Mhor and Rosa Slabs as well as vertical and overhanging bastions of boiler-plate-like granite sheets such as Cioch na H’Oighe and Ceuthe Meadhonach. Near Torridon lies Diabaig. At the extreme southern end of the Outer Hebridean chain (Barra Head) are the recently developed sea cliffs of the islands of Mingulay, Pabbay, Berneray and Sandray. Alternatively Scotland and Wales has some fantastic (If … Whether it's your first experience, transferring from inside to outside or would like to become more efficient with your multi-pitch climbing rope-work, then we have a course that can help you get the most out of your days on the rock. Others include The Old Man of Storr, Am Buachaille and The Stack of Handa on the north west coast; A’Chailleach, Cape Wrath, The Maiden and Clett Rock on the north coast and The Souter in the south east. For more info and condition reports see www.scottishwinter.com Venturing even further west to the wild bounds of Argyll, on the Cowal Peninsular, are several superb venues. The jewels of the area are the larger crags of Creag Mhor Thollaidh and Loch Maree Crag with climbs ranging up to E6. contributed by jacobfinn May/12 - This public ticklist has been seen 30,709 times. In the Outer Hebridean islands of Lewis and Harris are some impressive mountain cliffs. A high concentration of moderate classics is a huge draw for amateur trad leaders. Furthermore, you’ll find here some of the best rock climbing areas in the UK.. Join us for a day of guided rock climbing and experience the classic rock climbing lines of the Lake District, Snowdonia and Scotland in the hands of our professional instructors. - This public ticklist has been seen 30,709 times, Spaced Out Rockers On The Road To Oblivion, Ariel's Arête (a.k.a. As well as looking closely at you general climbing ability your Mountaineering Instructor (MIA) will introduce you to multi pitch belay setup, problem solving, self rescue and all of the issues relating to multi-pitch mountaineering. Most of the information has only been available on the internet, but there is a guidebook being produced by Stone Country Press due in 2017. This 140m slab lies at a high altitude but is excellent quality. There is a collection of quarries in the countryside around the city of Dundee which offer vertical, slabby or very overhanging climbs. I've gone with the SMC on this one. The Anvil (a giant 15m boulder) has become second only to Dumbarton Rock for hard sport routes up to 8c, whilst Tighnabruaich offers permanently dry, upside down lines around the 8a grade. On the island of Mull, the best venues are Loch Bui where idyllic camping by white sands adds to the perfect gabbro and Phionnphort’s rough pink granite both of which offer problems between V1 and V6. Aonach Eagach, 4km: Moderate) and there are several ‘Gully’ climbs - a particularly esoteric activity involving climbing through waterfalls (e.g. From this course you will have the confidence to approach classic long route for the Lakes, Wales and Scotland. Further north, in the Letterewe area, is the impressive Lewisian Gneiss cliff of Carnmore. On the opposite hill, The Brack, lies a recently developed jumble of large boulders with lines mostly V2 to V8, but beware midges and lichen. Escaping from winter multi pitch climbs (including abseiling from a variety of anchors). They can be found all over the seaboard of Scotland. Some more suggestions for multipitch routes in Scotland are: Ardverikie Wall (Hard Severe) at Binnein Shuas, and the Flying Dutchman (Severe) at Polldubh Crags. You can show your support in one of two ways; both come with rewards, and one includes discounted products from Rockfax. Also around this area are the two more remote crags of Binnien Shuas and Dirc Mhor. Photo by Kevin Howett. There are also long ridges which require scrambling and abseiling techniques (e.g. Would you like to climb autonomously on multi-pitch routes? The most impressive and cleanest for rock climbing are Creag an Dubh Loch and Lochnagar in the southern Cairngorms, and The Shelterstone Crag in the northern Cairngorms. 7c categories. Route grades are in the mid range and the crag is 16m high. Many are north facing and offer excellent winter but disappointing summer climbing. In the Far North West around the Ullapool area are superb sandstone cliffs at Reiff, with hundreds of climbs between VDiff and E6 on a multitude of crags in small bays and headlands between 8m and 15m high. This 30m sandstone crag offers rounded cracks and difficult jamming with climbs up to E5 only 15 minutes from the road. Many, unfortunately, are north facing and take time to come into dry condition after the winter. Also on Skye there are some impressive and loose basalt cliffs on the Trotternish peninsular although one of the cliffs, Carn Liath, gives solid rock and has a huge jumble of large boulders lying below. The routes here were pioneered from the 1890s till modern times and routes of all grades exist from Difficult to E6 up to 150m long. Dozens of classic multi-pitch climbs range by grade on the Yosemite Decimal Scale from 5.4-5.9. There are boulders 1 min from the road or you can explore the myriad blocks amongst the crags and woodland on either side of the Polldubh waterfall. Less developed that the area to the south, the far north is giving up its secret boulders more slowly. This small glen has become one of the most important sport climbing areas in Scotland, with over 80 routes situated either side of the road. Immediately south of Edinburgh lies Roslin Glen, a small valley containing a number of soft sandstone crags 15m high and offering climbs from VS to E6 – often poorly protected. The cliffs vary from 15m outcrops close to the road through the Glen, to longer mountaineering climbs up to 300m. In Coire Laggan in the Cuillin mountains are a dense concentration of perfect gabbro boulders. The Cairngorm mountain ranges on the east side of Scotland contain large buttresses of clean granite similar to Arran. The Shelter Stone Crag and Hell's Lum. The Aztec Tower also now sports a few low-grade sport routes on metamorphosed sandstone. The undisputed ‘home’ of Scottish bouldering is Dumbarton Rock, just west of Glasgow, crouched below Dumbarton Castle. The rock of the Black Cuillin is of a very rough black-coloured volcanic type called Gabbro. In the Central Highland area are numerous crags in several distinct main areas. Finally in Central Perthshire near Aberfeldy is The Chocolate Bloc in Weem woodlands, giving vertical fingery highballs from V1 –V6. Further north towards Gairloch and Poolewe are stones galore, again on perfect sandstone, many just waiting to be discovered. Single to multi pitch climbing - the next steps in personal climbing Transform your climbing from single pitch to multi pitch. Ardvorlich (20m) has eight routes from 6a+ to 6c+. Also here lies the miniature mountain of Stac Pollaidh whose western buttress is 80m high and contains some of the area’s best sandstone climbs from Difficult to E5. Scottish Rock Volume One – Southdescribes all the best routes south of the Great Glen. Creag Dubh Dibidil on Lewis gives less steep climbing on compact and often poorly protected rock but at more amenable grades on its 200m walls. The biggest sea cliffs in Scotland are found on some of the Multi-pitch climbing. Our courses meet a range of needs: from beginners to expert climbers wanting to improve their climbing performance and technical skills. areas in Scotland, with over 80 routes situated either side of the road. It is the unlikely home to the hardest traditional route in the world at a grade of E11- completed by Dave MacLeod in 2006. Use of the Ice Factor’s indoor Ice Wall (the largest in the world) in order to improve climbing technique and in case of bad weather. In the North West of Scotland are numerous large cliffs. They should incorporate natural features such as slabs, off-vertical walls, roofs, overhanging walls, arêtes, crack lines; flakes, etc. In the Torridon area within the ‘hidden’ Coire Mhic Fhearchair of Beinn Eighe lie the Triple Buttresses and the Far East Buttresses. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement. However, once north of Ullapool,  the locals have been busy and places to search out include the Rhue peninsula by the lighthouse with blocks and a seacliff, Ardnmair Roof, right under the road. This offers 20m climbs on fine-grained volcanic rock with routes graded 6b and 6c. Transfer your indoor skills and experience to the outdoors on real rock. Gain or improve your current skills to build confidence to climb safely on your own. Dumbarton Rock west of Glasgow offers a volcanic plug (complete with castle), 45m high with routes from VD upwards and many good boulders, unfortunately in an industrial setting. Only a short walk from a campsite and bunkhouse, but in a magnificent setting, there are problems of all grades, many highball. It'sthen up to you to go and see for yourself. To the west is Glen Nevis (beside Ben Nevis) which offers numerous climbs of up to 150m on immaculate schist, from Difficult to E9. technical in character. Both are micro-granite up to 150m high with routes up to E6. The climbs are between 100m and 200m in height and routes range from Severe to E6. On the west, on either side of Loch Lomond, north of Glasgow, are a series of small schist crags offering a range of mostly mid-grade sport climbs. Ben Nevis is best known for its winter ice climbing but it also contains some excellent quality rock, the best buttress being Carn Dearg Buttress which is 300m high and offers a range of middle to hard grade routes. They all offer immaculate rock in what is frequently a rain shadow area. There are numerous small crags varying in height between 8m and 90m that are low-lying and easy of access. On Orkney Mainland are smaller cliffs such as the 20m Yesnaby cliffs with their quality sandstone climbs in the mid grades. Another single boulder that was popular since the 1960s is The Narnain Stone high on the side of The Cobbler near Loch Lomond. In other words we are spoilt for choice. The most popular is Benny Beg Sea Stacks are a particular attraction in Scotland. On the Isle of Arran you can choose to climb next to the road or in remote mountain glens. Winter in Scotland is very specific, and changes familiar mountains into a surprising new landscape. And not forgetting the local forcing ground of Agassiz Rock near the Royal Observatory where hard traverses and multiple link-ups on overhanging andesite give anything up to V11. Multi Pitch rocking climbing techniques in Snowdonia July 29, 2019 - 10:14 am; Welsh 3000s over 2 days is a nice way to complete this challenge May 30, 2019 - 10:21 pm Some of the islands off the west coast of Scotland are The rock is Rhyolite and offers fine climbing. Grades range from VS to E6 but the best routes are in the extreme grades. These free-standing pillars, usually guarded from the mainland by a channel of sea which has to be negotiated by swimming or by boat, exist all around the country’s seaboard. Grades vary from VD to E7 and give some of the best mountain climbs in Scotland, particularly Creag an Dubh Loch which must be the best big mountain crag in the UK? (Don’t always believe the weather forecast - this area is often dry when the Met Office says otherwise.) The Scottish Rock guidebooks describe the best mountain multi-pitch routes, roadside crags, sea cliff crags and sport crags in Scotland. Beinn Chuirn and Eas Anie offers waterfall ice, and Beinn an Lochain, the Brack and the Cobbler offer technical mixed routes. Rich Mountain Experiences. We wouldlike it to be one day, and you can help us (and users of thesepages) achieve a better service by telling us about wherever you havebeen! The information below is by nomeans a comprehensive list of places to climb in Scotland. The northern side of this mountain is seamed with a line of impressive Gneiss cliffs up to 300m in height. Finally in the far flung North West are a series of small Lewisian Gneiss crags around Gairloch with Grass Crag offering a spread of grades between 5a and 7a, Creag nan Luch a handful of routes from 6a+ to 7c and Am Fasgadh offering a virtually permanently dry venue and harder lines. © 2021 Mountaineering Scotland Further north near the small town of Aberfeldy is Weem Rock. This is 130m high giving excellent climbs of HVS / E1 on perfect granite. They are found on old quarries as well as on natural outcrops in the foothills of the Highlands. Perfect Lewisian Gneiss up to 80m high with routes ranging from VS to E6 in one of the most beautiful settings in Scotland ensures its popularity. Just to the south on the Applecross peninsular are more sandstone blocks, perhaps aesthetically more pleasing than Torridon. Not far away from this is Dunira Sport Crag If you do go,a… The majority are concentrated on the outcrops around the central section of Scotland, although a growing number are being developed in the West and the North West. Route choice and avalanche avoidance. Jan Newman leads the second bold pitch of Arrow Route, Sron na Ciche. Already a climber? The routes are mainly in the lower and middle grades. Our quick guide gives you an idea of where to go to find the type of climbing that suits you, whether it’s single-pitch outcrop routes or major, multi-pitch mountain routes. The rock is a mixture of volcanic types with the climbs mainly confined to Rhyolite and Andesite. This ticklist is a listing of all of the 3 and 4 star multi-pitch rock routes in Scotland, as described in the SMC guides. Up to six buttresses offer steep climbing from VD to E6, all facing south west. It has a long tradition of climbing and has been the forcing ground for many of the advances in grades over the years. They are qualified to lead and instruct on all aspects of Summer mountain use. Always a forcing ground, its jumble of huge dolerite boulders continues to produce hard problems up to V15. The rock is excellent quartzite with a lower level of Torridonian Sandstone. Multi-pitch climbing in the Scottish Mountains is an all-absorbing experience and gives you a true taste of the steeper rock faces to be found in Glencoe and on Ben Nevis. Grades range from VD to E6. Examples of some of the best would include the following: Ben Nevis is Scotland’s highest mountain. In the centre of Edinburgh, within the historic Holyrood Park are Salisbury Crags with a whole bevy of easy to middle grade problems. Another offering in this area is a crag known as Rockdust, sitting high on a south facing hillside near Pitlochry which has great 20m lines from 5 to 7a and offers a breezy midge-free venue in the summer. sitting high on a south facing hillside with routes mainly in the 6a 420 users are subscribed to this ticklist, and none have completed the full list.Login as Existing User to subscribe, which will show the climbs you've already ticked. The Kishorn Stones lay right by the road whilst Coire nan Arr Stones are only a few minutes’ walk up the glen and together offer up to 50 problems mainly VB to V4 with the occasional test piece. often dry when all around is wet. The majority of the climbs are on cliffs high up on the ridges of the mountains. Scotland Ben Nevis Highland Challenge The Remote Adventure SPAIN Intro to Multi-pitch sport climbing course Iceland Núpsstaðaskógar - Expedition Hard ice 1 - Course About us Blog Contact Essential Information Gallery Guides Covid - 19 guidelines In the UK we are blessed with a superb selection of multi-pitch climbs from the sea cliffs of the South West to the limestone of Yorkshire and the Peak District. Deeper into the hills around Comrie A lack of protection has led to top-roping and soloing being the popular ethic. Climbing on Mingulay. The Island of Arran. Mountaineering Scotland recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Multi-pitch Climbing Courses. Our professional Guides will show you the ropes... Rock Climbing. The Corrie Boulders, some of which literally overhang the main road offer about 30 problems, mainly easy but with a few V7s. Around Glasgow there are a number of small quarries offering short but extremely steep and difficult sport routes, particularly at Dumbuck and Dumbarton. Last updated January 06 2021. New Zealand Alpine Grades: The New Zealand Alpine Grading system is open-ended, but the current seven grades roughly align with the French Alpine System. constructed over 25m require belay stances for multi-pitch style climbing. Ines Papert in Scotland, new Ben Nevis and Cairngorms winter climbs During a week winter climbing in Scotland, Ines Papert and Charly Fritzer have established Triple X, VIII,8 on Ben Nevis and Bavarinthia IX, 9 at Coire an Lochain in the Cairngorms. There is no shortage of multi pitch Rock Climbing in the Lake District. There are no bolts and few pegs in-situ. The cliffs range in size from 100m to 300m. There are routes of all grades from mountaineering Diffs that be climbed in big boots to more technical steeper climbs that require those sticky rubber rock shoes. North again in the region around Tarbet and Scourie are recently developed slabs and geos of gneiss offering excellent adventurous routes in the lower grades, whilst the real gem in the extreme North West is Sheigra, offering a number of higher (50m) climbs, again on gneiss, from VD to E6. The crags are all short (8m - 10m) but are uniformly steep and The Clachaig Gully, 500m: Severe). In the south west at Laggantulloch and Meikle Ross are some strange greywacke cliffs offering adventurous climbing from V Diff to E4 up to 60m. Due to the coastal influence conditions can be fickle, but on the right day classic gullies like Central Gully on Ben Lui, or Y Gully on the lofty Munro Cruach Ardrain offer a great experience. Upper Cave Crag and Myopics Buttress give 15m overhanging routes on mica schist with grades ranging from 7b - 7c+. Scotland has many different types of rock offering a great selection of climbing styles as well as a variety of different venues. Photo by Brian Martin. The National Park area has a number of quality winter venues and routes. Sron Ulladale in Harris must be one of the most impressive cliffs in Scotland with numerous routes in the upper grades of E5-E7 on it’s overhanging flanks (there is little in the way of easier routes). are two further crags: Lower Lednock in the glen of the same name is a 28m high south east facing crag with exposed routes from 5 to 6b+. The most impressive and certainly the most remote in this area is the Dungeon of Buchan. For the introductory snow and ice climbing course you need good basic winter skills and the ability to use crampons and ice axe safely and effectively. The details below and the pages about each of the areas willhopefully provide you with an idea of what each area is like. Grades range from 5+ but are mainly in the 7a to 7c categories. Grades range from Moderate to E7 with the Tunnel Wall routes given sport grades of 7b – 8a. Grades range from VD to E8 (watch this space for E13+!). This contains routes up to 300m ranging from Severe to E6. The UK and Scotland in particular has arguably some of the most diverse rock climbing in the world, and correspondingly is a favourite with Mountain Guides. There is also a gear crag here offering excellent steep crack lines. The logistics of rock climbing in Scotland can be more difficult than elsewhere in the country due to some of the remote and wild locations that these climbs are situated. Moving efficiently over serious, exposed ground, while keeping flow in our climbing is what we all aim for, let us help you on your journey. The recently developed Rob’s Reed (near Forfar) offers the strange experience of climbing on conglomerate which sits on a sandstone base. Most of the islands have large areas of bouldering. The routes are up to 150m in length, face west and dry quickly after rain. All summer scrambling, mountaineering and multi pitch rock climbing will be led by an MIA (Mountaineering Instructor Award) as an absolute minimum. The pace of development and documenting boulder problems in Scotland since 2000 has been almost impossible to keep up with. ... Or want to try Multi-Pitch Rock or Ice Climbing? In the remote boulder fields of Glen Rosa and Coire nan Ceum in North Glen Sannox are loads of granite boulders of varying sizes and offering all grades. But the small sandstone walls and blocs have an almost never ending supply of all grades. In the south west area of The Galloway Hills are a couple of quality mountain cliffs. Other smaller crags in the vicinity offer VD to E3 climbs also on granite. The third pitch is undoubtedly the best, with an amazing exposed traverse on good holds to a whopper of a belay ledge. Beyond Ullapool lie numerous small outcrops, the most accessible being Ardmair. This ticklist is a listing of all of the 3 and 4 star multi-pitch rock routes in Scotland, as described in the SMC guides. Joe Fraser Climbing is a small business, dedicated to delivering high quality climbing and mountaineering instruction. Other crags in this area are sea cliffs. There are many hundreds of smaller, often roadside crags for shorter routes, or, for the more ambitious there are superb, serious mountain and sea cliff routes in remote settings which involve long walk-ins over rough ground and where camping is necessary for any extended stay, as well as inaccessible islands offering sea cliff climbing. From climbing on the sea cliffs of Devon and Cornwall and the sea stacks of Scotland, ... teaching you all the skills you need to learn to lead climb outside and take on multi pitch climbing routes. But if it’s the really big routes you are after then you will have to look to the mountains of Scotland, Wales and … All rights reserved. Mountaineering Scotland is a registered trademark of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland Limited, Our website uses cookies throughout our system and to help us provide a better service. On the east coast around Edinburgh can be found Traprain Law, another volcanic crag up to 20m with climbs graded Difficult to E1. There is a long a tedious walk-in but the area is exceptionally beautiful and is a special conservation site (SSSI and World Heritage Site). To the north near Gairloch are a huge number of excellent gneiss crags ranging from 9m to 90m, offering all grades of route. The Celtic Jumble is only minutes from Torridon village and contains true British classics in the V3-V9 range. to 7b+ grades. Scotland offers endless quantities of some of the best rock climbing in the UK, from huge mountain crags to the famous sea-stacks such as the Old Man of Hoy and Stoer. VII:Multi-pitch routes with long sections of vertical or thin ice, or mixed routes with lots of highly technical climbing. Then just along the road to Reiff are more great mini walls by the road brooded over by Stac Pollaidh: Reiff in the Woods has the full range of grades in a setting overlooking Loch ban a h’Achlaise. Other sections of the North Face offer 500m classic mountaineering climbs at easier grades. Access to the climbs involves a walk of 2 hours. Where do you start? islands. The cliffs around Uigg, and on the coastline south from here, on the Island of Lewis offer climbs up to 70m from VD to E8. On the fringes of the Southern Cairngorms north of Dundee, in the Angus Glen of Glen Clova, lies a series of outcrops close to the road, but in a mountain setting. The exceptions are amongst the best and most remote cliffs in Scotland. The most famous is The Old Man of Hoy (100m) in The Orkney Isles whose easiest line of ascent is E1. 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