but browsing through the list I come across a particular boulder that says in the heading 'ALL PROJECTS ARE CLOSED ON THIS BLOC'.First thought: is this a thing for boulder problems, as opposed to sport routes where someone has put the effort in to bolt them?Second thought: I suppose it's fair enough for boulders that have taken a fair bit of cleaning etc, but I'd go more down the line of 'please don't steal my project' rather than 'CLOSED'.Third thought: good way to advertise unclimbed problems to anyone who would steal your proj...
It's a strange one. On one hand if closing projects or whole areas is deemed ok you have a weird "I saw it first" playground mentality. What's the deadline? 1 month? A year? 5? how local do you have to be to claim an area like this? On the other hand if you play by the usual rules and just keep quiet and hope noone hears about it the community can miss out on a new area for years to decades.. and then you end up with a mess of retro claiming too... I think most on here know how much effort is required. But agree it's not always obvious to people just starting
Lots to choose from a at Clash, not sure what the cream is.
As mentioned already by SAChris - Hell to the Liars 7b on Bla Bheinn https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEDBxnpD4h1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CQohVqUDF_r/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
OK, your updated list. I've made quite a few changes but there are a few things that have been mentioned that i haven't included as there is no obvious consensus, or i disagreed. eg Nipple Attack vs Hook and Go at Loch Buie - i thought the former was not a definite line but.. the guide is a bit confusing on that one. Stuck with H & G for now as it is a good obvious line.Oh and i've kept Zeus in, can't let Thom go getting 100% completed without sweating a bit..Please continue to press your case if you think further changes required, but also advise what you'd swap! I had the idea that a coffee table/guide book with one brilliant picture of each problem and a short description of the area (access, number of other routes etc) would be much better than a full new bouldering Scotland guide book which would be a major undertaking with the volume of new problems. Unfortunately i know nothing about photography or publishing so if someone else wants to steal this project you're very welcome! I'd certainly buy it!Climb name Grade Crag name SW SCOTLAND Blacker than Black f7C Girvan Bloc Wacke Races f7C+ *** Monreith Broken Obelisk f7C *** Garheugh Port Bowfinger f7A ** Garheugh Port New Retroclaim f7A+ Rankin Boulder The Witch f7B+ ** Sandyhills Craig's Wall f7B ** Thirlstane Stew's Wall f7A+ ** Cairnhead GLASGOW Pongo Arete f7A+ ** Dumbarton Rock Malky f7B+ * Dumbarton Rock Spanking the Monkey f7A Cambusbarron New Silver Back f7C *** Dumbarton Rock Slap Happy f7A ** Dumbarton Rock Wizard Sit Start f7A ** Craigmore Abracadabra f7A *** Craigmaddie Solus Rex f7C+ ** Lennoxtown Boulders Gordon Bombay f7C *** Lennoxtown Boulders Far from the Maddening Crowd f7C ** Craigton ARGYLE Turbinal Nose f7C *** Glen Croe Boulders... Precious f7C *** Glen Croe Boulders... Ace of Spades f7A+ ** Glen Croe Boulders... So Jackie O f7B ** Kennedy Boulder Splurge f7A+ * Loch Sloy Boulders Free Energy f7B+ *** Loch Sloy Boulders 60 Minute Mullet f7A+ *** Mini Magic Wood Arnold Quartzenegger f7A Mini Magic Wood The Sloping Ledge f7A Ardlui Boulders The Throttler f7B *** Loch Lomond, West... Out of the Blue f7C *** Loch Lomond, West... Jenny's Bay f7C Carrick Castle Broadsword f7C *** Glen Massan The Croe Road f7B *** Dubh-lic Boulders A Feast for Croes f7C *** Dubh-lic Boulders CENTRAL HIGHLANDS Inhibited Mania f7C *** Glen Lednock... Reiver's Logic f7A+ * Glen Lednock... Glass Shieling Project f7B+ Balnacoul Castle... Rollercoaster f7C *** Balnacoul Castle... Bro-Down f7C+ *** Weem Crags 40 Minute Man f7A+ ** Weem Crags An Electric Feel f7B+ ** Dunkeld, Cave Crag The Tombstone f7B+ *** Ben Ledi Boulders Cortège Noir f7A *** Ben Ledi Boulders The Zealot f7B ** Glen Ogle Boulders Le Toit du Cul de Mouton f7A ** Red Craig (Glen... LOCHABER Pagan Uilleann f7A+ *** Nevis Bouldering The News in Pidgin Gaelic for White Settlers f7C+ *** Nevis Bouldering Catch 22 f7C ** Nevis Bouldering Hamish f7A *** Nevis Bouldering Them Bones f7B+ *** Ardgour Boulders The Perfect Catch f7C+ *** Ardgour Boulders Glen Pean Mystery Climb f7A Splitter Crag ABERDEEN Optimus Prime Sitter f7C+ *** Cammachmore Bay Clash Arete f7A+ *** Clashfarquhar Ting f7B+ Clashfarquhar New INVERNESS Strongbow f7A+ *** Creagan Soilleir Gale Force f7A *** Creag Bhuidhe... The Catch f7B ** Scatwell Boulder The Settler f7C Duntelchaig NewThe Dagger f7A *** Duntelchaig The Big Lebowski f7A *** Ruthven Boulder QED f7C Ruthven Boulder NewWoodstock f7B Findhorn Gorge NewBarry Span Commander f7A Barry Valley NewReptile Dysfunction f7A+ *** Rooftown/Ruadha nan... NewThe Scientist f7B *** Brin Rock Susurrus f7C+ *** Brin Rock Farr Side Facet f7C *** Farr Boulder Ginger Rides Again f7B *** Cummingston Amateur Acrobatics f7A+ *** Primrose Bay Coastess f7C Primrose Bay NORTH WEST HIGHLANDS Escutcheon f7C Torridon Celtic... The Annatomist f7C+ Annat Boulders Malcolm's Arete f7B *** Torridon Celtic... The Mission f7B *** Torridon Celtic... Stokes Croft f7C+ Torridon Celtic... The Essence f7B+ *** Torridon Celtic... The Balgy Prow f7A *** The Balgy Boulder Three Streaks (and you're out) f7A+ *** Annat Boulders The Universal f7B *** Coire nan Arr... End of Days f7B *** Kishorn Boulders The Main Issue f7B *** Reiff in the Woods Red Handed f7A *** Reiff in the Woods Rubha Dubh Dubh f7C+ Reiff - Roinn a'... Romancing the Stone f7A Reiff - Roinn a'... New Facet f7A ** Ardmair Diamond Ruffies f7B ** Rispond Simple Jack f7C *** Rispond Zeus f7A *** Sheigra Bouldering Bound for the Waves SS f7A Sheigra Bouldering NewBio Hazard f7C+ Sheigra Bouldering New ISLANDS Shroom Doom f7A *** The Mushroom, Arran Vertigo f7B Coire Nan Ceum, Arran Hook and go, sit-start f7A *** Loch Buie, Mull Serious Music f7B *** Hallival Boulders, Rum Normal People f7B *** Hallival Boulders, Rum Snake Attack f7A *** Ghrunnda Boulders, Skye Screapadal Prow f7C+ *** Screapadal Path…, Raasay Just MTFU f7B ** Aird Mhighe Crag, Harris Hard Lines f7A+ Clisham Pass, Lewis The Cnipper f7A Uig Sea Cliffs…, Lewis NewHell to the Liars f7B+ Bla Bheinn, Skye New