Inverness
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Inverness is a good place for basing yourself and making trips to the Torridon Sandstone(1hour 40mins), Gairloch Gniess (1hour 30mins), Glen Nevis, Ben Nevis (2 hours) and Cairngorms (40mins). It also has a selection of climbing close by if time is limited or the weather gets bad...
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Local Climbing
Climbing near Inverness
Bouldering
- Ruthven - The complete boulder
- Tom Riach - Conglomerate erratic
- Brin Rock Boulders - Jumbled up blocks, some pretty good
- Duntelchaig - Boulders below and around and around the main crag
- Scatwell - Excellent wall above the river slabs
- Cummingston - The bottom bits of sandstone sea cliffs
Sport Climbing
Trad Climbing
- Duntelchaig - A few buttresses, with the highlight being 'Dracula E3'
- Cummingston - Sandstone sea cliffs
- Glenmarksie - A wall
Indoor Climbing
Indoor climbing in, or near, Inverness
Gear Shops
Places that stock climbing gear in Inverness
- Tiso, there's a 'showroom' style shop on longman road, and a high street branch on high street
- Craigdon, Academy Street
- Mac Mountaineering, Church Street
Hangouts
Climber friendly cafes, pubs, restaurants and clubs
- Pubs: Hootenanny, Blackfriars, Johnny Foxes
- Cafes: Girvans is quite nice
- Restaurants: Rajah for curry, on Post Office Avenue
- Clubs: If you must, head to Love. Watch out though, there's a curfew in place, so you won't get in anywhere after midnight!
- Camping: Big campsite at bught park
- Don't Miss: The Ness Islands, The 'Nessie' flume at the Aquadome (same building as the climbing wall) and Loch Ness.
