Tuesday 22 April 2014

Gairloch coast

Bouldering near Gairloch (Carn Dearg YH/Sands camping) and North Erradale, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands


1. Black wall, SS, 3
2. Tank Top, SS + traverse, 5
3. Sex air an traìgh, SS/dyno, 7a
4. Topless, SS/deadpoint from crimps, 6b
5. Am Buntàta reamhar, eliminate: double dyno (both hands) from SS, 6c


6. Font & low, SS, 6a
7. Font & low direct, SS, 6b
8. Project


Cave Area

Potential for highballs with bad landings or trad routes with good gear


9. Grug, SS from big sloper and deadpoint over the lip, 6a

10. The Croods' traverse, SS, 6b
11. Eep, SS to sloper traverse and mantelshelf and up, 5+
12. Guy, SS, wall and rock over mini-roof, 6a



13. Crack and flake wall, 5 (project from SS)



More bouldering/climbing potential around

Wednesday 16 April 2014

Finisterre - O Granito galego


Bouldering in Galicia - Finisterre trailer (Mens segment)


I've said many things along those lines before but here it goes:

"Far-off from Europe’s mainstream bouldering hotspots lies one of the continent’s most overlooked climbing regions.

Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, has many things to offer. Spectacular boulder fields litter the storm-tossed coast and the undulating hinterlands.

But it’s the locals that make this lovely spot of land so special. People like Ben de Corme or Finuco Martinez, who contributed to establish one of the most interesting bouldering areas, sparkle with motivation and hospitality.

Follow the three Austrians, David, Niko and Stefan, on a journey to the world’s end, where they find out, what bouldering in Galicia is all about".