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OUTDOOR REGION

Scotland

Dumbarton first, then glens and coast. Glasgow and Edinburgh gyms are the rain-day half.

Richard Sutcliffe — regional photo (CC BY-SA 2.0) · source

Season

Summer midges can win. Spring and autumn are the window. Winter is for the dedicated.

Access

Check Mountaineering Scotland and BMC RAD where listed. Estates, nesting, and midges. Do not assume English open-access rules.

Crags & areas

Dumbarton Rock
OUTDOOR

Dumbarton Rock

Scotland · Basalt · V0–V13

Glen Nevis, Scotland, Highland
OUTDOOR

Glen Nevis

Scotland · Schist · V0–V10

Fife Coastal Path at Aberdour
OUTDOOR

Aberdour

Scotland · Sandstone · V0–V8

Upper Loch Torridon, west coast Scotland. Panorama, from 7 pictures.
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Torridon

Scotland · Sandstone · V0–V10

Gateway gyms

Rain-day indoor. The reason the city pages exist.

CAG

The Climbing Academy Glasgow

Glasgow

TCA Glasgow. West-coast community gym, mountain weather on the other side of the week.

BoulderingCafe
GCC

Glasgow Climbing Centre

Glasgow

GCC. Ropes and bouldering in the city. The other Glasgow session.

BoulderingRopes
TTP

TCA The Prop Store

Glasgow

Maryhill TCA. Ropes and bouldering; Newsroom is the other Glasgow Academy hall.

BoulderingRopesCafe
B

Brushworks

Glasgow

Black Street. Independent Glasgow bouldering.

Bouldering