Coire Lagan, Isle of Skye, Scotland

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This guide illustrates all the great boulders climbed to date in the Coire Lagan area of the Cuillins. A unique climbing experience- thousands of gabbro boulders lie among the glaciated slabs - between the altitudes of 200m and 600m - giving some of the finest mountain bouldering in the country. Only the most obvious routes have been climbed so far - leaving hundreds more - in more remote areas - unclimbed. The rock is generally solid and clean - although new climbs may need some hard brushing. Due to a lack of weathering - there are rarely any features on the roofs and steeper walls - so alot of the problems tend to be on lip traverses - aretes - thin faces and sometimes cracks. Gabbro is well known for its incredible roughness - many a bouldering trip has been abandoned early due to raw fingertips - so gloves/finger tape is advised. A bouldering mat would also be useful - as the landings are usually either in a bog - stream or on rocks.