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Scotland Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Scotland

Ben Nevis 4 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 7

Cairngorms 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 7 / 12

Easter Ross 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Glen Coe 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 9

Glen Nevis 18 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Highland Outcrops 99 / 12 / 7 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 130

Isle of Mull 17 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Isle of Skye 38 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 39

Lowland Outcrops 85 / 16 / 10 / 71 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 171

North East 42 / 9 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 51

North West Highlands 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Orkney Islands.. and the Old Man of Hoy 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Scottish Winter 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 9

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Description

Scotland provides the most remote climbing in the UK. There are a number of good small crags and sea cliffs, but you will be rewarded if you take the time to venture into some of the more remote climbing areas in the Highlands.

The individual areas are broken up into the same basic areas that the Scottish Mountaineering Councils (SMC) guide book series.

Getting There

Fly to Edinburgh or Glasgow, or drive up the A1, or M6 from England.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Scotland

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c WI2 M2 Mod. Snow 7 ● Tower Ridge Mixed, Ice, Snow 6 pitches Scottish Winter > Ben Nevis
5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c 4 ● The Gutter Trad 2 pitches Glen Nevis > Polldubh > Pine Wall Crag
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 4 ● Agag's Groove Trad 4 pitches Glen Coe > … > Stob Dearg - No… > Rannoch Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● The Clean Sweep Trad 4 pitches Cairngorms > Lock A'an Basin > Hells's Lum Crag
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 5 ● Pain Pillar Trad Lowland Outcrops > Aberdour (The Hawkcraig)
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 7 ● Spartan Slab Trad 8 pitches Glen Coe > Beinn Trilleachan - E…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 15 ● The Old Man of Stoer Trad 4 pitches N W Highlands > Old Man of Stoer, Loc…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Centurion Trad 7 pitches Ben Nevis > Carn Dearg Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 17 ● Old Man of Hoy Trad 4 pitches Orkney Islands.. & th…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Darkness Falling Sport Lowland Outcrops > N Berwick
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 4 ● Steeple Trad 7 pitches Cairngorms > Lock A'an Basin > Shelter Stone Crag