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SCOTLAND - CENTRAL & SOUTHERN — ARROCHAR ALPS · SCHIST

Rest and Be Thankful Boulders climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind9.4 km/h
Gusts14 km/h
Humidity99.2%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.7mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

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Today Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts14 km/h
Humidity79%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 9 0 99.2%
07:00 16° 0mm 11 0 98.4%
08:00 15° 0mm 14 0 96.2%
09:00 15° 0mm 16 0 89.4%
10:00 16° 0.1mm 16 0 81.9%
11:00 17° 0.2mm 17 0 76.5%
12:00 16° 0mm 18 0 80.2%
13:00 17° 0mm 18 0 73.5%
14:00 16° 0.2mm 19 0 75%
15:00 16° 0.1mm 18 0 80.3%
16:00 15° 0.1mm 18 0 82.1%
17:00 15° 0mm 18 0 85.8%
18:00 15° 0mm 17 0 85.5%
19:00 14° 0mm 14 0 86.3%
20:00 14° 0mm 11 0 89.4%
21:00 13° 0mm 10 0 92.6%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 13 0 93.3%
07:00 12° 0mm 15 0 88%
08:00 13° 0mm 16 0 84.2%
09:00 13° 0.2mm 16 0 82.6%
10:00 14° 0.2mm 16 0 78.5%
11:00 14° 0.2mm 16 0 77.3%
12:00 15° 0.1mm 16 0 74.5%
13:00 15° 0mm 16 0 73.7%
14:00 15° 0mm 16 0 73.7%
15:00 15° 0.1mm 16 0 73.9%
16:00 14° 0.1mm 16 0 76.2%
17:00 14° 0mm 16 0 79.3%
18:00 13° 0mm 14 0 81.7%
19:00 13° 0mm 12 0 84.6%
20:00 12° 0mm 12 0 88.7%
21:00 12° 0mm 11 0 92.5%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3.4mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
3.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 5 0 96.3%
07:00 12° 0mm 5 0 93.7%
08:00 13° 0.2mm 8 0 88%
09:00 13° 0.8mm 8 0 86.6%
10:00 13° 0.9mm 8 0 91.3%
11:00 14° 0.2mm 9 0 91.6%
12:00 14° 0mm 10 0 90.3%
13:00 15° 0.4mm 10 0 85%
14:00 14° 0.2mm 11 0 89.9%
15:00 15° 0mm 10 0 86.6%
16:00 15° 0mm 9 0 85.7%
17:00 14° 0.1mm 8 0 89%
18:00 14° 0.6mm 7 0 91.2%
Mon Monday 17 August
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2.3mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity97%
2.3mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.37mm 4 0 98.5%
12:00 14° 0.28mm 5 0 96.9%
18:00 15° 1.53mm 7 0 98.9%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.15mm 7 0 99.8%
12:00 16° 0.02mm 16 0 90.3%
18:00 15° 0mm 13 0 76.4%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.22mm 7 0 99.1%
12:00 16° 0.08mm 12 0 78.8%
18:00 15° 0.08mm 11 0 79.6%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1.5mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity94%
1.5mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.7mm 5 0 98.1%
12:00 15° 0.33mm 9 0 94.4%
18:00 15° 0.02mm 4 0 82.2%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.03mm 5 0 99.6%
12:00 17° 0.23mm 8 0 74.4%
18:00 15° 0mm 8 0 88.1%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.02mm 4 0 98.9%
12:00 16° 0.03mm 12 0 67.2%
18:00 15° 0mm 13 0 72%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.02mm 5 0 98.8%
12:00 15° 0mm 10 0 60.6%
Rest and Be Thankful Boulders are a collection of prominent schist blocks scattered along the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglas. The rock character features hard, coarse mica-schist with crisp crimps, sloper mantels, and steep overhangs. Individual boulder faces face various aspects along the valley floor, allowing easy selection of sun or shade. Bouldering grades cover a rich spectrum from VB up to elite 7th grade roof problems, featuring classics like Rest Arete. The approach takes between one and five minutes across grassy hillside directly from parking laybys along the A83. Heavy rainfall runoff across the valley floor can leave landing areas boggy.

About Rest and Be Thankful Boulders

Rest and Be Thankful Boulders are a collection of prominent schist blocks scattered along the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglas. The rock character features hard, coarse mica-schist with crisp crimps, sloper mantels, and steep overhangs. Individual boulder faces face various aspects along the valley floor, allowing easy selection of sun or shade. Bouldering grades cover a rich spectrum from VB up to elite 7th grade roof problems, featuring classics like Rest Arete. The approach takes between one and five minutes across grassy hillside directly from parking laybys along the A83. Heavy rainfall runoff across the valley floor can leave landing areas boggy.

Region
Scotland - Central & Southern — Arrochar Alps
Rock type
schist
Altitude
260m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

Arrochar CavesCobbler (Ben Arthur)Glen Croe