Looks like a reeeeeeal shithole Nice finds Greg. Be keen to know what other non-skin shredding stuff you have found that's suitable for mortals.
Both the new probs look mint
Quote from: SA Chris on May 25, 2012, 01:46:24 pmLooks like a reeeeeeal shithole Nice finds Greg. Be keen to know what other non-skin shredding stuff you have found that's suitable for mortals.Have you seen the boulders down on the shore to the left just before you go down the hill into Kintra? Not as rough or scrittly as the stuff at Fionnphort, though I wouldn't say it's totally non-skin shredding. Some really good problems at 6A and upwards. Better shapes than the rock at Fionnphort. Was cleaning and doing some of them a couple of weeks ago. Fair bit of stuff to do yet. Good effort Greg. Nice to see folk enjoying climbing down there.
Have you seen the boulders down on the shore to the left just before you go down the hill into Kintra?
Having drooled over Greg's picture I just had a nosey on Google Maps at Fiohnnport and found a photo of an amazing looking anvil shaped tidal boulder split by a large crack. It appears to be on the beach but its very hard to tell how big it is so no idea if it has any problems or if its 2ft high, links below
Quote from: topcat on May 25, 2012, 11:11:02 pmQuote from: SA Chris on May 25, 2012, 01:46:24 pmLooks like a reeeeeeal shithole Nice finds Greg. Be keen to know what other non-skin shredding stuff you have found that's suitable for mortals.Have you seen the boulders down on the shore to the left just before you go down the hill into Kintra? Not as rough or scrittly as the stuff at Fionnphort, though I wouldn't say it's totally non-skin shredding. Some really good problems at 6A and upwards. Better shapes than the rock at Fionnphort. Was cleaning and doing some of them a couple of weeks ago. Fair bit of stuff to do yet. Good effort Greg. Nice to see folk enjoying climbing down there.Yeah, saw these on my last day - which was too warm for bouldering really. Did some stuff up to 7a+ (including a superb clean-cut arete from sitting) and cleaned/worked a couple of harder lines. Defo be keen to return to this little cluster.
Quote from: Pebblespanker on May 28, 2012, 12:18:26 pmHaving drooled over Greg's picture I just had a nosey on Google Maps at Fiohnnport and found a photo of an amazing looking anvil shaped tidal boulder split by a large crack. It appears to be on the beach but its very hard to tell how big it is so no idea if it has any problems or if its 2ft high, links belowI went over to that block, it's actually slightly bigger than it looks from a distance. There is certainly one really good LtoR lip traverse problem and maybe 3 more shorter ok lines. Due to being on the beach the rock is also more worn than the stuff on the nearby hillside, although it's still pretty rough. It's probably worth cleaning up just because of the easy access and scenic location.