Scottish Climbing Archive
The Scottish Climbing Archive is a free web-based resource aimed at climbers, hillwalkers and outdoor enthusiasts who either live in the UK or are planning to visit Scotland. We currently publish information on Rock & Ice Climbing, Mountaineering & Hillwalking in Scotland and more general/narrative articles on climbing and Scottish climbing areas. There are also some articles about safety on the hills and the Scottish weather. On that note, we're also trying to compile a list of mountain routes you can climb in the rain.
On the right hand side of most pages you should find links to other pages in the website that are related to whichever page you're reading. Normally this will be pages about places in the same "region" but sometimes it will be by category instead.
Rock
Climbing
We have lots of diverse information about places to climb in Scotland and the UK with a focus on the middle and lower grades.
- An introduction to Scottish Climbing from Edinburgh
- Browse or contribute to the Routes & Area Information Database.
- Looking for a Climbing Partner?
- More articles about climbing/venues
Hillwalking &
Mountaineering
Hillwalking is the biggest participation sport in the UK. Find out about where to go and what you need:
- An introduction to Hillwalking in Scotland
- An introduction to Mountaineering in Scotland
- A guide to planning walking trips in Scotland
- Browse or contribute to the Munro & Corbett database
- More articles about hillwalking/mountaineering.
We also have a Photo Gallery, a small Book Review section. There is also an outdoor/climbing shops directory.
You are encouraged to contribute any comments, articles, trip reports or photos that you wish to share.
There are currently only two of us working on the archive in our spare time - if you'd like to get involved you can email us. If you have something to contribute, please let us know and remember all feedback, positive or negative is always appreciated.
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Cha Cha (S) is the broken pillar on the left (awkward), Wind Up (VS4c) is the layback corner further right and on the smooth (and very dusty) wall the crack lines give us Force 8 (E1 5b) View other photos from Cambusbarron Quarry | View from Ben Ledi Ben Ledi isn't a munro (thankfully) - it is a brilliant viewpoint, centrally located... the view looking N/E is lovely.. View other photos from Trossachs |
