Torridon

United Kingdom / Scotland / Highland Council / Achnasheen
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Quick Info

Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Sandstone
Climbs
Boulder problems 4 (7B to 8B+)

Quick Info

Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Sandstone
Climbs
Boulder problems 4 (7B to 8B+)
Contributors
54 contributions since 26th February 2023.
1 contribution since 30th July 2025.
1 contribution since 9th February 2026.

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Climbs

4 recorded climbs.

Year Climb Grade Climber Style Date
1997 Malc's Arete 7B Malcolm Smith Boulder | worked 1997
First ascent.
1998
1999–2021
2022
2023 Maelstrom LH 8A+ Dan Varian Boulder | worked 2023
First ascent.
First ascent.

The sequence now is crazy, I have to side crab and lower my hips, then grab a half a 5p pebble and get in balance to bump my rh across the slot into more of a crimp, then I can lock up to a higher pebble and whip over for a hold on the top. [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,31921.msg674071.html#msg674071

[2] Photos from a prior session, around Jan 2019 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ann-nigel/52728372113/in/datetaken-public/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ann-nigel/52727369447/in/datetaken-public/

[3] https://scottishbloc.com/2023/03/09/news-the-magna-strata/

[4] Interview with Xa White for UKClimbing.com, March 2023 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/dan_varian_on_the_magna_strata_8b+-15091
2024
2025
First ascent.

References

[1] https://youtu.be/s61eV3n26uQ?t=216
Climb Grade # Recorded Ascents Ascents Recorded Between
The Magna Strata 8B+ 1 1st February 2023 – 1st March 2023
The Palletiser 8B+ 1 14th February 2026
Maelstrom LH 8A+ 2 1st January 2023 – 14th February 2026
Malc's Arete 7B 1 1st January 1997 – 1st January 1998