Shetland Climbing

Shetland Climbing cover photo
Author Al Whitworth
Published Al Whitworth (2016)
ISBN 978-1-5272-6650-6

Website shetlandclimbing.info

Review

The first dedicated guidebook to the most northerly islands of the UK.

From hillside granite outcrops to volcanic sea cliffs and inland gneiss boulders, Shetland offers about as varied a climbing experience as you could hope for. Don’t expect to bump into many other climbers!

This guide covers over 50 crags spread around the islands, with over 800 routes between them. Included are the main trad climbing areas and sea stacks, plus an overview of the best bouldering venues.


Crags covered by this Guide
Shetland Islands crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Bannaminn 26 - ?
Bard Head, Bressay 2 Sandstone (hard) SE
Black Crag 20 - W
Blovid 35 Sandstone (hard) SW
Blow Geo 10 - SE
Breigeo Head crags 25 Rhyolite all
Bressay: Muckle Hell 34 Sandstone (hard) ?
Culswick 8 Granite SW
Dandi Geo 2 Granite SW
Eshaness Lighthouse 81 Andesite all
Faither Stack 4 - ?
Faither: Arch Wall and Prophecy Wall 10 - SW
Faither: North West Corner and North Wall 5 - N
Fidlar Geo 28 Sandstone (hard) SW
Hamar 30 - W
Lamp Geo 1 Diorites NW
Levenwick 20 Sandstone (hard) E
Longi Wall 1 Sandstone (hard) N
Lunning Crag (West Wall) 6 Gneiss NE
Mirki Wall 6 Sandstone (hard) S
Mucklabrek 7 Sandstone (hard) S
Muckle Geo 2 Sandstone (hard) S
Mutiny Wall - West Ness 1 Granite N
Ness of Sound 19 Sandstone (hard) all
Nibon 50 Diorites W
North Head 15 Andesite all
Otter's Head 31 Andesite W
Pundsar 20 - ?
Ronas Hill crag 30 - W
Ronas Voe 35 - W
Round Point 6 Sandstone (hard) E
Skaw Point (The Buss) 21 Granite S
South Gill 60 - SW
Spoot Hellier 20 Granite SE
Stanes of Stofast 0 Gneiss ?
Strom Ness North Wall 3 Granite N
Su Stanes 37 Gneiss ?
The Coall 100 Conglomerate E
The Grind of Navir 59 Ignimbrite W
The Sail 7 - ?
The Veng 20 Sandstone (hard) S
Tingon 50 Volcanic tuff W
Vaakel Craigs 5 Sandstone (soft) SE
Warie Gill 15 Andesite W
West Ness Stack 1 Granite S

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