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Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 11:09:35 am
Hi all,

Going to a "music" festival near Inverness at the weekend. I may get the opportunity to sneak away and do some quality rock bouldering nearby. I was thinking of a trip up to Torridon but it may be the case that I don't get enough time to make it there. Can anyone recommend any good venues/topos? I was thinking Kessock Bridge might be quite nice and I've found a topo for that. Is there a Cummingston topo anywhere? What about for that new venue near Cummingston, Primrose Bay? It looks cool!

Anybody going to be around during the weekend for a hook-up?

Ta!

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#1 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 11:18:40 am
Obviously the tides are shit for anywhere coastal, midday-1pm high tides  :furious:

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#2 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 12:07:42 pm
It was snowing this weekend in Inverness so hopefully you get better weather for your festival.

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#3 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 12:10:36 pm
How are you travelling?

Brin? I can remember having an OK hungover session there after a music festival. Hopefully not midgy right now.

https://www.scottishclimbs.com/wiki/Brin_Rock_Boulders

I'm not sure if Hamfunk has done a proper topo for Primrose Bay yet, but as you say, tides not ideal.

Sunny skies here today, after yesterday's snow.


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#4 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 05:22:06 pm
Quickest drying and nearest to inverness centre is Tom Riach conglomerate boulder up near Culloden,  although that's better as a local's fitness traversing place really. Next and better for bouldering is Ruthven, then Brin (although Brin is a pretty spread out jumble so not great if time is precious). 
There's other stuff further out but TBH Ruthven is probably the best local venue.

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#5 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 06:59:43 pm
id take advantage of the fact the midges arent out yet (well they werent last week) and go for ruthven or farr.

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#6 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 07:06:09 pm
Yup,I'd go for Ruthven.Easy access,compact good problems.As said above Brin is abit more spread out and may take a little time to orientate yourself.

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#7 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 07:47:14 pm
if you do go to brin, watch your parking, the guy from the nearby by house is nice but can be a little peeved!

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#8 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 27, 2015, 10:44:02 pm
Forgot about Ruthven, best about. Take lots of skin.

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#9 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 28, 2015, 02:23:38 pm
Thanks for the replies! Anybody about? I may or may not have a car...

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#10 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 28, 2015, 07:33:31 pm
fraid not.

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#11 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 28, 2015, 07:52:52 pm
if you do go to brin, watch your parking, the guy from the nearby by house is nice but can be a little peeved!

Have you spoken to him then ardeer? Is parking really the issue or was the sign more of an attempt to put people off going to the boulders/crag? If it really is about the parking, did he tell you where he would prefer people to park?

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#12 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 28, 2015, 07:56:57 pm
Andy, I'm not climbing at all at the moment thanks to an A2 strain, but if the weather is dodgy and you want a session on my board just give me a shout.

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#13 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 29, 2015, 09:06:41 am
If the weather plays ball me and t'missus are planning to be oot west this weekend but if I'm around I'll drop you a line here.
Rich/Ardeer, when ive been at Brin in the last month or so there's not been a sign at the parking so I've not worried.

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#14 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 29, 2015, 09:55:34 am
Thought you were busy capercaillie-bothering? Slacker!  :whip:

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#15 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 29, 2015, 12:47:32 pm
I'm all capercaillie-bothered out.  We've pretty much finished all the main surveys now.  Sleep feels nice.

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#16 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 29, 2015, 01:04:21 pm
4th best bouldering area in Scotland after Torridon Dumby and Glen Nevis. Hire a car and go to Farr, Ruthven and Brin. Warm up/down at Tom Riach.

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#17 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 29, 2015, 01:09:30 pm
Midgies or ticks about yet? If so avoid Brin. If it's at all cold and / or windy avoid Ruthven. It's a tad exposed.

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#18 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 29, 2015, 01:28:11 pm
Oh yeah, Farr's not a bad shout if time is short too.

I've not had any midge action yet, and only 1 tick, despite spending the last 2 months crawling about in forests. 

Andy, is it Brew at the Bog festival you're going to?

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#19 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 29, 2015, 01:34:06 pm
It is indeed. All this may be academic as I might not get the opportunity to sneak off... Thanks for all the input though!

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#20 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 30, 2015, 02:31:41 pm
Just spotted Gazm's vid - bouldering around Inverness.


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#21 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 30, 2015, 02:35:27 pm
Good work r-kid.

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#22 Re: Inverness bouldering
April 30, 2015, 03:00:50 pm
Moss dab on Richie's Thing, back around! Scatwell looks cool.

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#23 Re: Inverness bouldering
May 04, 2015, 12:15:58 am
if you do go to brin, watch your parking, the guy from the nearby by house is nice but can be a little peeved!

Have you spoken to him then ardeer? Is parking really the issue or was the sign more of an attempt to put people off going to the boulders/crag? If it really is about the parking, did he tell you where he would prefer people to park?

yeah just seemed to want people to say hey when theyre parking next to his house and going through what i think is his field with his livestock etc, pretty understandable really, upshot of the chat seemed to be that he didnt really know what people were doing over there and is concerned about the potential cleaning, damage, litter etc happening in a quite fragile area, also of note was that he was very aware of access/parking stuff posted online...

the sign has gone, i note, last time i drove by and without commenting on the legality of the parking there, im pretty sure that the placing of the sign and the graffiti that was on it were the result of bad interactions that can be easily avoided.

seeing as brin gets a fraction of the traffic its quality deserves, i guess its just nice to be nice.

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#24 Re: Inverness bouldering
May 04, 2015, 12:19:25 am
ps still nothing biting, first tic pic of the season wins a prize!

 

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