Glen Catacol - Clach a Chait This obvious lone boulder on the left flank of the glen heading uphill has a few good slab problems and an excellent scooped arête. 1. Catacol Arête Font 5+ ✪ Climb the arête and scoop with cunning, mantelling over the top. 2. Catacol Slab Font 4 Climb the obvious west slab from the right hand side veering left.
Glen Rosa NR 979 391. The first set of boulders encountered on the hill flank of Cnoc Breac (left side facing up the glen) after the footbridge over the Garbh Allt. 1 hour from Brodick by foot. There are many boulders here which have had intermittent attention over the years but have been left undocumented. Exploration is encouraged but the ground is hard going and it is probably better to head higher where the boulders improve at the top of the glen. Two problems worth seeking out on the ‘Rosa Boulder’ boulder: Crystal Revelation Font 6c ✪ A boulder approximately square in shape. The side facing downhill toward the path has a prominent horizontal crack on its left side at about a third height (possible very hard problem to take this direct) The rounded ‘arête’ formed by this wall and the wall that faces Cir Mor has an excellent problem with no real holds. FA David Jaberoo 2006. Pingo Font 5+ The side facing back toward the campsite has a nice leftslanting crack. A true start to this would go at a much higher grade. FA David Jaberoo 2006. (see pic on right)
Bivi Boulders Higher up Glen Rosa before the steepening path into the corrie, there is a good flat bivi site under a low lip boulder by the path. This provides the start of a good circuit on the boulders on the west side of the glen heading uphill towards Coire Daingean. NR 978 413. 1. Bivi Lip Traverse Font 6b Traverse the low lip from right to left to mantel over. Slopey. 2. Cuckoo Spit Font 6a ✪ 100m to the west is an attractive scooped and pocketed boulder. Climb the vague diagonal crack via pockets from a sit start. 3. Cuckoo Mantle Font 6a The scoop on the left through the roof. 4. Cuckoo Crank Font 7a ✪ The excellent blunt arête from a sidepull crank to the top. Momentum is the key. (Pic)