Carnoch Boulders

by Robbie E

A whole bunch of boulders on the slopes above the River Carnoch in Glen Tarbert. Many are included in the 3rd edition of Bouldering Scotland and many more are recent developments. Lots of excellent problems and a whole heap of development potential with many many boulders still to be climbed further up the hill.

Climbs

1. Uptown Top Cranking — 6A+
4. Establishing Shot — 4
5. Alledgerdly — 3
3. Flextorsion — 4+
2. Lipline Project — 6C
6. Hog Rod — 6A
13. Cracktor Beam — 5
10. Big Potato — 5
11. Moss Salad — 5
12. Lichen Soup — 4+
7. Aller a Droite — 3+
8. Allez Tout Droit — 4+
9. Aller a Gauche — 3+
14. The Perfect Catch — 7C
15. Sharp as a Track — 5+
16. Track and Feel — 5+
17. Mossiah — 5+
18. Yolk Line — 4
19. Egg Angle — 5
20. Astereggs — 5
21. Obeleggs — 5
22. Getafeggs — 4
23. Egg Bogg — 3+
24. Filmy Fern Fling — 5+
25. View Crew — 6A+
26. Avoidant Behaviour — 4
27. Get Along Project — 6B+
28. Big Stretch Project
29. Burblewort — 4
30. Menhigher — 4
31. Scoop arete — 4+
32. Thumbalina — 6A
33. The Arete — 5
34. The Lip — 7A
35. The Lip RH — 6C
36. The Layback — 6A
37. Pink Slab Project
38. Kedding On — 5+
39. Arete project
40. The Jam Crack — 6A
41. Flying Groove — 4+
49. Boggy Rogers — 5+
47. Uphill Slab — 4
48. Great White — 5
42. Dan V's Arete — 6A
43. The Slab — 6B
44. The Slab Right — 5
45. Pictnocline — 6C
46. Them Bones — 7B+

Approach & access

Park at the entrance to a forestry road on the road opposite the boulders. Cross the road, go left for a few meters and then down between trees. Walk across the boggy moorland, going straight across the hillocks is easier than following the small stream. Cross the river (only possible in low flows) on stepping stones and find your way to the boulders from there. Alternatively park at the entrance to the road that goes to Carnoch farm and walk/cycle down the track which is maybe slightly preferable for some of the higher up and more westerly boulders.