Tuesday 11 April 2023

Bouldering in Ard Scalpsie Point - Isle of Bute (mini-topo II)

The coasts of Port na h-Aille and Ard Scalpsie Point have some small outcrops and screes. Most of the rock is made of a flacky mica-schist (too many holds). The stones are often too small and covered of lichens. A huge vein of igneous rock (basalt) crosses the peninsula and forms a decent south west facing crag.

Here are a few decent problems and their locations.

        • Groovy, SS, 4+
        • Pinch the nipple, 6a
        • Sidestep, 5
        • Descent route, 3
        • Rock over, 4+
        • Wall direct, 4


        • Canadian barndance, 4
        • Boston two steps, 6c




        • The floor is lava, SS, 6c
        • Time is of the essence, SS, 7a+
        • I spy with my little eye, SS, 6a
        • The rail, SS, 5
        • The wall, SS, 4