This Guidebook is now out of print, and unavailable
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Review
Covers the vast expanse of the Far North from Strath Farrar to Shetland, including seas cliffs, mountain crags and outcrops.
Still uses the old Scottish Winter Grading system - that is ceiling of grade VI - so don't be suprised if a few of the winter grades are harder than they are given.
Some of the more obscure routes on remote crags are unlikely to have had second ascents - so be wary.
The guide is also nearly 10 years old - updates can be found at the SMC Web site.
It is delibrately terse in some areas - to promote the spirt of adventure that a mountaineer should have when visiting the Northern Higlands.
Caithness crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
---|---|---|---|
Latheronwheel | 128 | Sandstone (hard) | E |
Noss Head | 33 | Slate | E |
Occumster Sea Cliffs | 100 | Sandstone (hard) | E |
Highland crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
Farr Point Sea Arch | 1 | Sandstone (hard) | ? |
Raven's Crag, Gairloch | 29 | Gneiss | SW |
Red Rock | 4 | Schist | N |
Scatwell River slabs | 10 | Mica schist | S |
Smoo Cave | 3 | Limestone | ? |
Orkney Islands crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
(Old Man of) Hoy | 10 | Sandstone (hard) | ? |
Rora Head | 43 | Sandstone (hard) | ? |
Ross & Cromarty crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
An Coileachan | 12 | Schist | all |
An Socach (Alladale) | 18 | Quartzite | N |
Ardmair Crags | 127 | Sandstone (hard) | SW |
Aspen Crag | 20 | Schist | N |
Beinn Dearg | 71 | Gneiss | all |
Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor | 25 | Schist | all |
Creag Ghlas | 29 | Schist | SW |
Dam Crag | 5 | Mica schist | S |
Glenmarksie Crag | 56 | Schist | S |
Meig Crag | 38 | Schist | N |
Moy Rock (Dingwall) | 79 | Conglomerate | S |
Old Man of Stoer | 7 | Sandstone (hard) | ? |
Reiff - An Stiuir | 182 | Sandstone (hard) | S |
Reiff - Roinn a' Mhill | 216 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
Reiff - Rubha Coigeach | 154 | Sandstone (hard) | N |
Reiff - Stone Pig Cliffs | 52 | Sandstone (hard) | SW |
Rhue Sea Cliffs | 66 | Sandstone (hard) | NW |
Scatwell Upper Slabs | 16 | Schist | SE |
Scoop Crag, Strathconon | 5 | Schist | S |
Seana Bhraigh | 20 | Gneiss | all |
Sgurr nan Clach Geala | 24 | Schist | all |
Sheigra Sea Cliffs | 139 | Gneiss | W |
Stac Pollaidh | 91 | Sandstone (hard) | all |
Shetland Islands crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
---|---|---|---|
Skaw Point (The Buss) | 21 | Granite | S |
The Grind of Navir | 59 | Ignimbrite | W |
Warie Gill | 15 | Andesite | W |
Sutherland crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
Am Buachaille | 5 | Sandstone (soft) | all |
Creag Shomhairle | 22 | Gneiss | W |