UKC Logbook - The Great Sea Cliffs of Scotland

Contributed by RobertMacKenzie Feb/21 - This public ticklist has been seen 3,079 times

Inspired by the list of incredible routes and inspiring stories described in Guy Robertsons book "The Great Sea Cliffs of Scotland". Here are all the routes mentioned in the book, including the random mention of The Nose on El Cap.

The few exceptions for route not yet on UKC:
Yesnaby - Crowd Pleaser E2, Oscence E4
Caithness - Third Degree E4, Sticky in the Middle E3, The Gray Team E1

Livin the dream! © Adam Booth — Livin the dream!
© Adam Booth, Oct 2010

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	User	Percentage	Latest Log
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3rd	Dangerous Dave	15%	25 May, 2023
4th	mshorter	14%	19 May, 2021
5th	James Oswald	11%	Jun
5th	Nathan Adam	11%	25 Aug
6th	Wylie	10%	16 May
6th	Hidden	10%	11 Jun
6th	iainballantyne	10%	23 Jul
7th	masa-alpin	7%	15 May, 2021

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Top 12 photos of this ticklist

Ross and Pete on The Silmaril, HVS 5a. 1st Ascent Eshaness, Shetland © PWhitworth

Robbie Phillips on the Great Arch - Pabay © Ryan Balharry

Andrew Sandercock looking up for the belay of pitch 7 on the Nose, as the weather worsens on El Cap. © Alex Buisse

Neil McCallum on Prophecy of Drowning © Mike Hutton

'Clo Mor Crack'. A soaring crack line cutting through the heart of the highest sea cliffs on mainland Britain © Hamish Frost

All alone on the Nose of The Captain © ChrisJD

Will Birkett on the wildly exposed 'Fulmar Squaw' on Mingulay © Hamish Frost

Guy Robertson romping up 40m of hero holds on the aptly named Mega Flake (E2 5c) © Hamish Frost

A cold and wet Stefan Jacobsen rappelling down the Nose after an unexpected storm hit. © Alex Buisse

Add	Climb name	Grade	Ticks?	Height		Crag name
	ORKNEY ISLES
1	Thing of Dreams	E4 6a	10	22m		Yesnaby
2	Landward (East) Arete	E2 5b **	27	?		Castle of Yesnaby
3	Dragonhead	E6 6b ***	7	20m		Yesnaby
4	Ain't No Strange As Folk	E2 5b **	2	18m		Yesnaby
5	Yellowhammer	E7 6c ***	-	20m		Yesnaby
6	Gardyloo Gold	E4 6a	9	22m		Yesnaby
	HOY
7	Mucklehouse Wall	E5 6a ***	8	100m	• 4	Rora Head
8	Roaring Forties	E3 5c ***	30	80m	• 3	Rora Head
9	East Face Route (Original Route)	E1 5b	914	130m	• 5	(Old Man of) Hoy
10	A Fistful of Dollars	E5 6a **	-	?		(Old Man of) Hoy
11	GMB	E5 6a ***	2	145m	• 6	(Old Man of) Hoy
12	Big John	E5 ***	7	435m	• 14	St Johns Head
13	Longhope Route	E7 6c ***	2	493m	• 23	St Johns Head
	SHETLAND ISLES
14	The Charles Jones	E2 5c *	-	25m		Eshaness Lighthouse
15	Captain Todd	E1 5a	-	25m		Eshaness Lighthouse
16	A Single Cask	HVS 5a *	-	15m		Eshaness Lighthouse
17	Lost Squacco	HS 4a	-	20m		Eshaness Lighthouse
18	Mary	VS 4c *	11	35m		Eshaness Lighthouse
19	Scooty Alan	HVS 5a **	10	40m		Eshaness Lighthouse
20	Ringil	HVS 5a **	10	35m		Eshaness Lighthouse
21	Goblin Cleaver	E2 5c ***	2	40m		Eshaness Lighthouse
22	Foy Corner	VS 4c ***	9	45m		Eshaness Lighthouse
23	The Silmaril	HVS 5a ***	8	?		Eshaness Lighthouse
24	Near Perfect Arete	HVS 5a **	12	45m		Eshaness Lighthouse
25	Gúthwinë	E1 5b *	-	35m		Eshaness Lighthouse
26	Narsil	E2 5b **	-	40m		Eshaness Lighthouse
27	Gurthang	E3 5b	-	40m		Eshaness Lighthouse
28	Aeon	E2 5c **	-	40m		Eshaness Lighthouse
29	Welcome Home	VS 4c ***	7	?		Tingon
	FOULA
30	Ultima Thule	E7 ***	-	?		Nebbifield
	ABERDEEN COAST
31	Death Cap	E1 5a ***	288	35m		Earnsheugh
32	Prehistoric Monster	E5 6a ***	53	60m		Earnsheugh
33	Thugosaurus	E5 6a ***	21	50m		Earnsheugh
34	Necromancer	E5 6a ***	54	40m		Earnsheugh
35	Grim Spectre	E6 6b *	1	50m		Earnsheugh
36	Weird Sister	E3 5c **	45	40m		Earnsheugh
37	Cthulu	E5 6a *	6	?		Earnsheugh
38	Grimly Fiendish	E4 6a *	12	35m		Earnsheugh
39	The Hedonist	HVS 5a ***	31	30m		South Cove
40	Space Rats	E5 6a ***	6	40m	• 3	South Cove
41	Red Planet	E4 6a ***	12	40m	• 3	South Cove
42	Red Planet - The Redshift Finish	E5 6a ***	-	?	• 3	South Cove
43	Cracks in Reality	E5 6a ***	10	65m	• 2	South Cove
44	Orbital Ejection	E3 5c ***	12	50m	• 3	South Cove
45	Procrastination	E5 6b ***	5	45m	• 2	South Cove
46	Lost In Space	E6 6b ***	1	?	• 2	South Cove
47	Procreation	E6 6b ***	2	33m	• 2	South Cove
	CAITHNESS
48	Silver Surfer	HVS 5a **	53	35m		Sarclet
49	The Sarclet Pimpernel	E1 5a **	216	35m		Sarclet
50	Spummin Marvellous	E3 5c	63	30m		Geo of Creagan...
51	Oliver's Travels	E3 5c ***	4	80m	• 4	Ellens Geo
52	God's Gift	E7 6b ***	8	?		Geo of Creagan...
53	The Fracture Clinic	E4 5c **	34	30m		Ellens Geo
54	Where the Taut Wave Hangs	HVS 5a	28	45m		Ellens Geo
55	Brains as well as Brawn	E4 6a	13	35m		Ellens Geo
56	Strata Gem	E3 5c ***	64	35m		Ellens Geo
57	So This is Summer	E1 5b ***	92	?		Ellens Geo
58	Layer Cake	HVS 5a *	11	?		Ellens Geo
59	Hundreds and Thousands	E2 5c ***	65	35m		Ellens Geo
60	Pigs Ear	E4 5c ***	11	30m		Ellens Geo
61	Towed in the Hole	E4 6a ***	21	?		Ellens Geo
62	The Haven	VS 4c **	30	25m		Sarclet
63	Crypt Robber	E2 5c ***	18	35m		Sarclet
64	Walking on Water	E2 5c ***	40	35m		Sarclet
65	A Paddler's Tale	E4 5c ***	14	35m		Sarclet
66	Djapana	E3 5c **	8	28m		Sarclet
67	Another Day In The Office	E1 5a ***	12	40m		Sarclet
68	Groove Armada	VS 4c ***	189	35m		Sarclet
69	The Ugly Bug Ball	E1 5b ***	6	?		Sarclet
70	Time Bandit	E4 6a ***	13	35m		Sarclet
	ISLE OF LEWIS
71	The Prozac Link	E4 5c ***	87	95m	• 4	Uig Sea Cliffs...
72	The Heebie-Jeebies	E1 5b **	30	50m	• 2	Uig Sea Cliffs...
73	Grant's Bad Hair Day	E2 5b ***	47	50m	• 2	Uig Sea Cliffs...
74	The Wailing Wall	E4 6a ***	8	50m	• 2	Uig Sea Cliffs...
75	Suffering Bastard	E4 6a ***	19	25m		Uig Sea Cliffs...
76	The Screaming Abdabs	E6 6b ***	2	75m	• 3	Uig Sea Cliffs...
	PABBAY
77	Prophecy of Drowning	E2 5c ***	324	115m	• 4	Pabbay
78	The Great Arch	E8 6c ***	1	90m	• 6	Pabbay
79	What! More Puffin?	E6 6b ***	6	80m	• 2	Pabbay
80	Bravura	E7 6b ***	-	100m	• 3	Pabbay
81	The Guga	E5 6b ***	11	90m	• 3	Pabbay
82	In Profundum Lacu	E5 6a ***	76	80m	• 2	Pabbay
83	The Ancient Mariners	E5 6a ***	81	85m	• 2	Pabbay
84	I Suppose a Cormorant's Out of the Question Then?	E5 6b ***	23	85m	• 3	Pabbay
85	The Bonxie	E6 6b ***	32	75m	• 3	Pabbay
	MINGULAY
86	Voyage of Faith	E3 5c	159	120m	• 4	Mingulay
87	Fifteen Fathoms of Fear	S 4a	33	50m		Mingulay
88	The Silkie	E3 6a ***	63	100m	• 3	Mingulay
89	Call of the Sea	E3 5c ***	106	100m	• 2	Mingulay
90	Ray of Light	E4 5c ***	31	130m	• 3	Mingulay
91	Perfect Monsters	E7 6b ***	3	110m	• 5	Mingulay
92	Rory Rum the Story Man	E5 6a	18	100m	• 4	Mingulay
93	Ocean Voyeur	E5 6a ***	6	65m	• 3	Mingulay
94	Dream the Dhearg Goch	E6 6b ***	-	60m	• 3	Mingulay
95	Variations on a Dream	E5 6a *	7	65m	• 3	Mingulay
96	The Scream	E7 6b **	2	55m		Mingulay
97	The Horror Beneath	E1 5b **	3	40m		Mingulay
98	Fulmar Squaw	E3 5c ***	45	45m		Mingulay
99	Big Chief Turning Bull	E5 6a ***	29	40m		Mingulay
100	The Road to Nowhere	E3 5c *	5	40m		Mingulay
101	Little Miss Sitting Pretty	E5 6a **	23	40m		Mingulay
	BERNERAY
102	Alien Slayer	E5 6a ***	-	170m	• 5	Berneray
103	Atlantic Afront	E3 5c **	-	175m	• 5	Berneray
104	The Beastings	E4 5c ***	1	175m	• 5	Berneray
105	Barra Head Games	E3 5c ***	9	110m	• 3	Berneray
106	The Great Auk	E1 5b ***	8	90m	• 2	Berneray
107	Eye of the Eagle	E3 6a ***	1	95m	• 3	Berneray
108	Stolen Moments	E3 5c ***	-	100m	• 3	Berneray
109	Piping Up	E1 5b ***	7	80m	• 3	Berneray
110	Barra Sounds	E2 5b ***	7	90m	• 2	Berneray
111	Wavering Worlds	E2 5c ***	7	90m	• 3	Berneray
112	Imagine This	E2 5b ***	5	25m		Berneray
113	Victims of Circumstance	E1 5b *	-	90m	• 2	Berneray
114	The Book Before The Trial	E3 6a ***	-	90m	• 2	Berneray
	ST KILDA
115	Old Boy Racer	E8 7a **	-	80m	• 3	St Kilda
116	Boat Race	E6 6a ***	-	90m	• 3	St Kilda
117	Making a Splash	E7 6c ***	-	75m	• 3	St Kilda
	ISLE OF SKYE
118	Internationale	E3 5c ***	137	45m		Kilt Rock, Staffin
119	Grey Panther	E1 5b ***	629	40m		Kilt Rock, Staffin
120	Wildwood	E5 6a ***	7	45m		Staffin Slips
121	Road To Ruin	E2 5b **	22	45m		Kilt Rock, Staffin
122	Skyeman	E2 5b ***	86	40m		Kilt Rock, Staffin
	NORTH WEST COAST
	REIFF
123	Spaced Out Rockers On The Road To Oblivion	E4 5c	51	65m	• 2	Reiff - Rubha...
	CREAG RODHA MOR
124	Rolling Foam	E3 5c ***	24	?		Creag Rodha Mor
125	Mega Flake	E2 5c **	26	?		Creag Rodha Mor
126	Champagne Rhubarb	E2 6a **	7	?		Creag Rodha Mor
127	Rusty Buckets	E3 6a ***	19	?		Creag Rodha Mor
128	Ruddy Glow Corner	E4 6b **	3	?		Creag Rodha Mor
129	Shades of Glory	E2 5c *	2	?		Creag Rodha Mor
130	Crystal Shell	E3 5c **	3	?		Creag Rodha Mor
131	Ramp it Up	E3 5c **	11	?		Creag Rodha Mor
132	Guanissimo	E2 5b **	27	?		Creag Rodha Mor
133	Roar Mor	E5 6a ***	9	?		Creag Rodha Mor
134	The Ambassadors	E6 6b ***	2	?		Creag Rodha Mor
	OLD MAN OF STOER
135	Original Route	VS 5a ***	1060	70m	• 4	Old Man of Stoer
136	Diamond Face Route	E1 5b ***	163	?		Old Man of Stoer
	SHEIGRA SEA CLIFFS
137	Bloodlust	E1 5b **	84	?		Sheigra Sea Cliffs
138	Monkey Man	E3 5c ***	137	?		Sheigra Sea Cliffs
139	Here and Now	E6 6b ***	11	25m		Sheigra Sea Cliffs
140	Wanderings	E2 5b ***	96	35m		Sheigra Sea Cliffs
141	Dying In Vein	E4 5c ***	5	25m		Sheigra Sea Cliffs
	AM BUACHAILLE
142	Original Route	HVS 5b *	52	55m	• 4	Sandwood Bay Crags
143	Atlantic Wall	E1 5b **	38	60m	• 3	Sandwood Bay Crags
	CLO MOR
144	Clo Mor Crack	E3 5c	9	175m	• 6	Clo Mor
	EL CAPITAN
145	The Nose	C2 ***	233	?	• 28	El Capitan
		464 e, 338 stars	6,937	7,891m	330