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Title: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: simon40 on August 03, 2011, 07:27:08 pm: We have just returned from an excellent explority trip around loch maree boulder fields. Interestingly these arent mentioned in the scotland bouldering guides, although there are some fantastic boulders, one especially (photo) with numerous stunning lines.

We would be interested to hear from folk that have explored this area before.

How do you upload photos...........
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: Jim on August 03, 2011, 07:57:03 pm: easiest to upload it on http://tinypic.com/ (http://tinypic.com/) then copy the link in
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: richieb on August 03, 2011, 08:03:51 pm: Hi Simon, some stuff has been done here over the years but as you know yourself there's so much rock and only a fraction will have been checked out.
I'd be keen to see some pics if you can get them uploaded.
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: simon40 on August 03, 2011, 08:21:42 pm: Hopefully if you follow this link.........

http://i51.tinypic.com/9avcs8.jpg (http://i51.tinypic.com/9avcs8.jpg)

and this one

http://i53.tinypic.com/9ub2ia.jpg (http://i53.tinypic.com/9ub2ia.jpg)
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: richieb on August 03, 2011, 08:34:12 pm: Nice! I do recognise that boulder. Great rock. I've done both aretes but they had already been done years before I got there. I didn't do the line you are on in the pic though.

Vid here http://www.flickr.com/photos/richiebetts/3987650645/#secret2fbe5c15fd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richiebetts/3987650645/#secret2fbe5c15fd)
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: SA Chris on August 03, 2011, 08:49:13 pm: Doesn't Stork live round there somewhere richie?
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: simon40 on August 03, 2011, 09:13:51 pm: The aretes look good, ther wall to the right has a number of great up problems, the central flake is a classisc. We did other stuff on the opposite side of the road, the best? being the traverse in this picture.

http://i52.tinypic.com/13zoi7c.jpg (http://i52.tinypic.com/13zoi7c.jpg)

We also did a good route down and right of the good boulder, an obvious rounded buttress. we climbed the wall direct and just left of the main arete, with marginal pro and great moves high up, at about E1 5a ish. Again cannot find this in the guides, although it is very good. The arete itself is about mild VS.

need to go back.....
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: richieb on August 03, 2011, 10:10:37 pm: I recognise that block with the traverse, not climbed on it though.
Glad you had a good trip anyway.

Not sure about Stork Chris, only seen him a couple of times at the crag, I think he maybe lives abroad somewhere.
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: SA Chris on August 04, 2011, 08:53:16 am: Every time I go cragging in the NW I find untouched and undocumented boulders. There is just so much rock around, you just need to find the best bits. The potential around Rubha Mor is enormous too; more Reiff like rock.

Simon40, drop a message to John Watson at Stone Country. He has a reasonable idea of what is done where by who.
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: slackline on August 04, 2011, 09:43:41 am: Quote from: simon40 on August 03, 2011, 07:27:08 pm

How do you upload photos...........

HowTo (http://ukbouldering.com/wiki/index.php/HowTo_Embed_Pictures_to_UKBouldering)
Title: Re: Boulder field on Loch Maree (both sides of the road)
Post by: Fiend on August 06, 2011, 09:41:19 am: North West Scotland in "lots of boulders and potential" shocker!! ;)