Right now

Temp14°C

Wind40 km/h

Gusts60 km/h

Humidity82.1%

Rain 48h0.5mm

Last rain1h ago

Assessment

7.9mm rain forecast

Do not climb wet sandstone

Wind 44 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

Tidal access: Base is separated from the mainland by a sea channel — a Tyrolean traverse must be rigged (usually with a swimmer), best set up at low water

Drying Time

15% dry · 4-9h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain8mm

Wind44 km/h

Gusts60 km/h

Humidity82%

7.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWind 44 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

15:00 14° 0.5mm 40 — 82.1%

16:00 13° 0.5mm 47 — 82.2%

17:00 13° 0.2mm 49 — 83.2%

18:00 13° 0.5mm 49 — 83.4%

19:00 13° 0.4mm 48 — 84.7%

20:00 14° 2mm 47 — 85.3%

21:00 14° 3mm 52 — 86.8%

Thu Thursday 17 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain10mm

Wind55 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity81%

9.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWind 55 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.5mm 52 — 78.5%

07:00 13° dry 52 — 77.5%

08:00 13° 0.5mm 55 — 76.2%

09:00 13° 0.4mm 56 — 76.7%

10:00 13° 1mm 58 — 81.8%

11:00 13° 0.9mm 55 — 84.3%

12:00 12° 0.9mm 57 — 83.8%

13:00 13° 0.4mm 51 — 83.8%

14:00 13° 0.8mm 51 — 78%

15:00 13° 0.5mm 55 — 77.7%

16:00 13° 0.7mm 56 — 80.9%

17:00 13° 0.6mm 53 — 80.4%

18:00 13° 0.2mm 57 — 78%

19:00 13° dry 56 — 77.9%

20:00 13° 0.2mm 56 — 76.4%

21:00 13° 0.2mm 56 — 78.9%

Fri Friday 18 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain3mm

Wind44 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity81%

3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWind 44 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.2mm 44 — 81.3%

07:00 13° dry 43 — 81.2%

08:00 13° dry 44 — 80.9%

09:00 13° dry 42 — 81.5%

10:00 13° dry 45 — 78.8%

11:00 14° 0.2mm 46 — 78.6%

12:00 13° 1mm 43 — 83.2%

13:00 13° 0.4mm 41 — 81%

14:00 13° 0.1mm 38 — 85.7%

15:00 13° dry 41 — 82%

16:00 14° 0.2mm 51 — 81.1%

17:00 15° dry 49 — 89.8%

18:00 14° dry 49 — 89.9%

19:00 14° 0.1mm 49 — 86.6%

20:00 14° 0.2mm 49 — 85.6%

21:00 14° dry 51 — 84.2%

Sat Saturday 19 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain3mm

Wind52 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity72%

2.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWind 52 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.3mm 53 — 81%

12:00 13° 0.3mm 52 — 71.7%

18:00 13° 0.4mm 49 — 76%

Sun Sunday 20 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain1mm

Wind48 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity72%

1.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWind 48 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.7mm 46 — 79.3%

12:00 13° 0.3mm 48 — 71.9%

18:00 13° 0.1mm 45 — 77.7%

Mon Monday 21 September

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind25 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity78%

0.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 22 — 69.2%

12:00 14° 0.3mm 25 — 78.3%

18:00 15° dry 34 — 91%

Tue Tuesday 22 September

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.6mm

Wind35 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity92%

0.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 92% — potential fog

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 15° dry 35 — 93.5%

12:00 15° 0.3mm 35 — 91.7%

18:00 14° 0.3mm 11 — 85.9%

Wed Wednesday 23 September

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain3mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity92%

2.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneHumidity 92% — potential fog

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.4mm 22 — 89.4%

12:00 14° 0.5mm 10 — 92.1%

18:00 14° 0.5mm 20 — 93.6%

Tidal access
Base is separated from the mainland by a sea channel — a Tyrolean traverse must be rigged (usually with a swimmer), best set up at low water

About Old Man of Stoer

The Old Man of Stoer is a sixty-metre Torridonian sandstone sea stack standing just off the Point of Stoer in Sutherland, and along with the Old Man of Hoy and Am Buachaille it makes up the classic trio of Scottish sea-stack ticks. First climbed in 1966 by Brian Henderson, Paul Nunn, Tom Patey and Brian Robertson, the stack's five-pitch Original Route (VS 5a) is one of the finest big-adventure trad climbs at its grade in the UK, working up the landward face on rough-grained, high-friction sandstone. Facing largely east, the stack sees good morning sun and dries reasonably in the constant coastal breeze once the surface water has run off. Access requires a Tyrolean traverse across the tidal channel separating the stack from the mainland — traditionally set up by a swimmer at low tide — and this alone gives the day a serious feel. The approach to the top of the cliff is roughly forty-five minutes from parking at Stoer Head Lighthouse.

Region: Scotland - Highlands — North West Highlands
Rock type: Sandstone
Aspect: east-facing
Altitude: 20m
Exposure: high
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

Am Buachaille Am Fasgadh (Gairloch)Creag nan Luch Firemore Boulders First Coast Crags Gairloch Crags Gruinard Bay Crags Mellon Udrigle Boulders Reiff (Main Cliff & Pinnacle)Second Coast Crags Stac Pollaidh