I'd like to see if there are any good Lewisian Gneiss to boulder on in Lewis...
Good bouldering sport to be had doing daft eliminates on the bottom 20ft of the Etive Slabs. I spent a couple of days amusing myself there in the days before pads; should be a right laugh with modern landing gear.
Snake Attack is brilliant!
Elgol
I've had a couple of good sessions bouldering on the tors on top of Ben Avon (Gorms). Long walk in, but you get the crag to yourself.
New thread about the what is out there, waiting, rock and surf wise (preferrably close together).
I'd find it too weird to head into one of the finest rock amphitheatres in the UK with a boulder mat
Outer Hebrides - much to my shame, humiliation and embarrassment I've never actually got my shit together to head out that way. Definately high in the priority stakes though. Judging by various photos and reports from others who have been, there are a few areas which have been documented but serious exploration is likely to pay dividends.
Hear hear.Quote from: Pantontino on Today at 03:43:02 pmElgolOur group collectively jizzed when we saw this erosion. Awesome. Don't suppose you saw any sunsets?
Quote from: lagerstarfish on November 06, 2008, 04:05:19 pmI've had a couple of good sessions bouldering on the tors on top of Ben Avon (Gorms). Long walk in, but you get the crag to yourself. Impressive stomp for a boulder session
http://routes.scottishclimbs.com/routes.phpSome good info here, but sadly the SoC bullshit hasn't been weeded out. I'm sure the rock is there though.
Mike, what are those slabs at Fidden like?
What we really need is a list of places that look really promising from a distance or on the map but in reality dont tick any of the required boxes.A miniguide maybe? 'Places not worth walking in to check out in Scotland cos someone else has already been and theres nowt worth doing'
Right, I've started one to which anyone can add their knowledge. Perhaps using different colour markers for bouldering/surfing/routes/breweries would be a good idea?
It could go countrywide, but the further south you go, the more readily available the info becomes. Feel free to add stuff not documented elsewhere though, but don't give too much away!
I may be able to glean some info. from other sources regarding reef breaks in Scotland, the obvious famous ones are Thurso East, Brimms Ness and Baggies all around Thurso on the north coast. Will have a dig and see what I can find out. Apparently there are some excellent breaks in the Orkneys, not sure on the bouldering potential though?