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| Pink rough granite in the sun |
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| Fionphort bay with Iona in the distance, carry on round the corner and there is more and more rock |
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| Clean cracks and slabs |
Some warm and sunny weather has reached us now making things
feel a little more like summer is round the corner. I headed out to have a look
at the bouldering at the end of the Ross of Mull at Fionphort which over looks
Iona. The main climbing in this area is round on the tiny Erraid island just
around the corner but for bouldering there are endless things to go at all
around this end of the island. Its rough pink granite which is great to climb
on although after not to long the tips will start to strip. Couple the rock
with the white sand beaches and turquoise seas it makes for a great setting.
The main place to get any info on the climbs here is in the
Gary Latter Scottish Climbing guide which has most things detailed. The
bouldering though you can just make up as you go and you could easily spend
many weeks here not touching the same bit of rock. One big benefit to climbing
here is that it often has a breeze which will keep the midge at bay although
not the ticks sadly. The midge has started to appear now and the ticks are the
worst I have experienced so far !
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| Hamish watching the Iona ferry dock |
