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Polney Crag

Submitted By: Euan Cameron on Sep 8, 2007
Administrators: Chris Owen, Euan Cameron
Latitude: 56.5690  Longitude: -3.6122 
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BETA PHOTO: Polney Main Cliff Central section


Description 

Polney offers a good selection of excellent moderate climbs with a couple of good technical test pieces for good measure. This is the easiest crag to reach with some parts of it being only a few feet from the old A9 road.


Getting There 

Drive through Dunkeld, and follow the road around to the it goes left. Keep on the main road and park, either below the Main Cliff (possible to park up off the road, cliff side), or continue for 200 ft and park below Ivy Buttress.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Polney Crag:
The Groove   5.9     Trad, 100 feet   Main Cliff - Left
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Midway up the crux section on The Groove, 5.9 (VS 5a).

The Groove 5.9  International : United Kingdom : ... : Main Cliff - Left
This is a crag classic.Climb up to the overhang, and traverse left on good but polished holds. Traverse up diagonally right, (old in situ pin), below a steep face on your left, until possible to step up left onto the slab above the steep face.Move left and up across the slab to cracked blocks. Now follow the groove up to the right all the way to the top....[more]   Browse More Classics in International


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Midway throught the <a href='/v/international/united_kingdom/scotland/106022773'>Kestrel Crack Direct finish</a>, with Birnam in the background.

Midway throught the [[Kestrel Crack Direct finish]...

Polney Main Cliff left section

BETA PHOTO: Polney Main Cliff left section

Polney Main Cliff right section

BETA PHOTO: Polney Main Cliff right section