Scotland's Classic Rock Climbs | Elite Guides

Guided Rock Climbing on Scotland's greatest climbs

In 1978 the book Classic Rock by Ken Wilson was first published. It was a fantastic book listing some of the greatest climbs at the lower grades in the whole of the UK. It was full of inspiring photos and stories and became an instant classic. To this day people still aspire to 'tick off' all of the Classic Rock Climbs.

We can provide a Rock Climbing Guide across Scotland at all grades allowing you to 'tick' off some of the classics in the Ken Wilson book.

Glencoe and Ben Nevis Rock Climbing - Cold Climb Classics

We are based in Fort William which gives us great access to Ben Nevis and Glencoe which hold a huge range of climbs at different grades and a variety of Rock types. We can offer Rock Climbing Guides for Skye, where the wealth of rock climbing is amazing. Big, long routes in the mountains such as the routes in the Black Cuillin or one of the many sea cliffs that are dotted around the island.

Cairngorms, Skye and the North West Classic Rock Climbs

Some of the best known classic rock routes are Tower Ridge, Agag's Groove, Archer Ridge, The Long Climb and Ardverikie wall. Further afield but still in Scotland, you have the Cuillin Ridge traverse, Integrity and the Cioch Direct on Skye and in the North-west, you have the Cioch nose. The Cairngorms has a number of Classic Rock routes too such as Savage Slit, Squareface, the Clean Sweep and the Talisman.

Our Rock Climbing Guides can be booked throughout the Summer months for single or multi-day trips with prices starting at £300 for the day.

If you are looking to link a number of routes/days together please do get in touch and we can help you achieve as much as possible with the time you have.