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SCOTLAND - HIGHLANDS — APPLECROSS · SANDSTONE

Sgurr a' Chaorachain (Cioch Nose) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind25 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity84.8%
Rain 48h0.5mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

12.9mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet sandstone
Windy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
Humidity 88% — potential fog
Breezy — good for drying

Drying Time

12% dry · 6-11h to dry

7-day forecast

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Today Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain13mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity88%
12.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 12° 0.5mm 25 — 84.8%
16:00 11° 0.3mm 27 — 91.6%
17:00 11° 0.8mm 27 — 92%
18:00 11° 0.9mm 30 — 95.9%
19:00 11° 2mm 32 — 96.4%
20:00 11° 3mm 34 — 96.3%
21:00 11° 5mm 33 — 96.9%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain15mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
15.1mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 93% — 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 10° 0.3mm 23 — 94.9%
07:00 10° 0.3mm 22 — 94.5%
08:00 10° 0.8mm 25 — 93.4%
09:00 10° 1mm 25 — 94.7%
10:00 10° 2mm 28 — 94.2%
11:00 10° 1mm 29 — 95%
12:00 11° 0.5mm 32 — 93.6%
13:00 11° 1mm 31 — 92.4%
14:00 11° 0.7mm 32 — 92.7%
15:00 11° 1mm 30 — 92.3%
16:00 10° 0.5mm 26 — 93.4%
17:00 10° 0.8mm 25 — 91.4%
18:00 10° 0.6mm 26 — 93.9%
19:00 10° 0.7mm 24 — 93.9%
20:00 10° 0.4mm 26 — 94.5%
21:00 10° 0.5mm 25 — 93.7%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain8mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 91% — 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 11° 0.1mm 22 — 90.5%
07:00 11° 0.2mm 21 — 91%
08:00 12° dry 20 — 88.3%
09:00 12° 0.1mm 23 — 84.8%
10:00 13° 0.9mm 26 — 78.2%
11:00 11° 0.9mm 22 — 92%
12:00 11° 0.6mm 25 — 94.1%
13:00 11° 0.2mm 27 — 95.1%
14:00 12° 0.8mm 31 — 90%
15:00 12° 0.8mm 32 — 94.4%
16:00 13° 0.6mm 26 — 96.6%
17:00 13° 0.9mm 28 — 97.7%
18:00 13° 0.4mm 31 — 95.6%
19:00 12° 0.5mm 28 — 94.4%
20:00 12° dry 26 — 94.4%
21:00 12° dry 23 — 92.2%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain5mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
5.1mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 28 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 10° 0.6mm 25 — 95.2%
12:00 13° 0.8mm 28 — 77.1%
18:00 10° 0.7mm 23 — 90.3%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
0.9mm 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 9° 0.5mm 18 — 90.9%
12:00 12° 0.3mm 25 — 76.8%
18:00 11° dry 20 — 79.6%
Mon Monday 21 September
Caution
Temp13°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 5 — 79.2%
12:00 13° dry 18 — 78.2%
18:00 14° 0.1mm 15 — 96.8%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
1.1mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.4mm 13 — 99.8%
12:00 15° 0.2mm 17 — 97.5%
18:00 14° 0.5mm 12 — 98.9%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity96%
1.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneHumidity 96% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.8mm 6 — 98.8%
12:00 15° 0.4mm 16 — 96.2%
18:00 13° dry 12 — 96.3%

About Sgurr a' Chaorachain (Cioch Nose)

The Cioch Nose of Sgurr a' Chaorachain is one of the great classic mountain trad routes of the British Isles — a 140-metre Torridonian sandstone prow rising just above the Bealach na Ba pass at the top of Applecross, first climbed in 1960 by Tom Patey and Chris Bonington. Patey famously called it 'the Diff to end all Diffs' though modern guides upgrade it to Severe 4a; either way it is one of the very few UK routes to receive four stars in the Scottish Rock Climbs selective guide. The rock is coarse Torridonian sandstone with excellent friction, positive jugs, and clean crack systems that take good gear, and the route reads as seven pitches of steep, exposed adventure on an east-facing tower with a huge sense of altitude. Facing east, the Nose dries reasonably in Applecross's constant hill wind, though shaded shelves higher on the route can hold moisture. Approach is short — twenty minutes across the plateau from the Bealach parking — but descent involves committing scrambling.

Region
Scotland - Highlands — Applecross
Rock type
Sandstone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
700m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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