Destination Guide Lowland Outcrops - The Best Central Belt Crags for Outdoor Beginners
The long-awaited new edition of the SMC Lowland Outcrops guidebook is out. To mark its publication, the guide's author Topher Dagg looks at the area with fresh eyes, highlighting some of the best venues in Scotland's Central Belt for those just...
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A good description. The area is also a large archipelago, hundreds of islands with fantastic opportunities to explore with a kayak(available for hire in a few places) and climb or boulder on little mini crags where you might be the only person to visit that year.
Just a fantastic place. Crack climbing, but with good friction, little features and flakes for feet and so much gear that it often feels like sport cragging. Second only to Range East for trad climbing in my view. I keep arranging trips back only for them to fall through!
I think the picture title "Gamzetti" is actually Hassan Chop at the same crag.
Bohuslän is very close to Norway and has been frequented by Norwegian climbers for a long time. Many hard routes like Slimline ('81, Doseth, Kolsrud) were established by strong Norwegian climbers. It was sure was known internationally as a climbing destination in '96 when I first went to Norway but bypassed Bohuslan in favor for better weather in Southern Norway.
[He's one of the locals and invited a young Neil Gresham and Leo Houlding out to the area back in 1999, and I'd say they were probably some first visitors to the area from another country. It still is a very esoteric and under the radar area.]
Accomodation
It is also possible to stay in rooms in the new house at Bengt's farm (build in 2017).
Great article,more like this please. Whats the insect situation like round here?
In my limited experience there were no insect issues. My Swedish friends said it's generally ok too.