Scottish Rock Climbs

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The long awaited companion to the SMC's successful Scottish Winter Climbs guidebook, this up to date carefully chosen selection details over 1200 of the finest Scottish rock climbs. Neatly packed into one user-friendly volume, this is an invaluable guide detailing the best climbs in an area currently covered by 11 comprehensive guides.

Areas Covered Include
Dumbarton Rock
The Cobbler - North Peak
Glen Ogle
Etive Slabs
Polldubh Crags - Glen Nevis
Tower Ridge
Coire an t' Sneachda
Lochnagar
Sron na Ciche
Beinn Eighe
Loch Maree Crag

Routes in this guide include
Parcel of Rogues (E3 6a)
The Sleeping Crack (E6 6b)
Avil (HVS 5b)
Punster's Crack (Sev 4a)
Curved Ridge (Moderate)
Butterknife (VS 4b)
On The Beach (E5 6a)
Proud Corner (VS 4b)
Fanfare For The Common Man (E5 6b)
A Touch To Much (E3 5c)
Clippety Clop (E7 6c)
The Bug (E2 5b)
Dragon (HVS 4c)
Pongo Sitter (Fnt 8a)
Gorilla (Fnt 6c)

Edited by : Andy Nisbet (Author) & Brian Davison
Published by : SMC 2006
ISBN : 0-907521-86-X

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Minor flaws; still an excellent buy

Posted by Richard Alderton on 12th May 2011

If, like me, you live south of the border, it's difficult to justify stumping up for a set of definitive SMC guides. Particularly if you're not gnarly enough for winter. Scottish Rock Climbs would appear to be the answer.

For the most part, it is, but on occasion the strains of shoehorning so much in begins to show, and compression of route descriptions becomes a problem (The Chasm is described in a single paragraph - all 450m of it).

Also notable by its absence is any mention of the Cuillin Ridge. A couple of pages on route finding and logistics would have also been welcome.

But these are minor niggles. On the plus side, the production quality is excellent. Photo-topos and colour approach maps abound, and even frequent visitors will struggle to run out of rock to tick.