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and John Cleare. At least four climbing routes are identified on Am Buachaille which is considered a "famous" sea stack climb and has been called the "most serious of 'the big three' Scottish stacks" and a "truly great stack". The easiest route is graded
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The stack is 65 metres (213 feet) high and was first climbed in 1968 by the
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and access to the stack involves a 30-metre (100-foot) swim at low tide.
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Sandwood Bay is a beautiful beach shrouded in mystery
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Scottish Gaelic

Am Buachaille is located in Highland
OS grid reference
NC201652
Coordinates
58°32′15″N 5°05′30″W / 58.5374°N 5.0918°W / 58.5374; -5.0918
Country
Scotland
United Kingdom
sea stack
Torridonian
Sandstone
Sandwood Bay
Scottish
Sutherland
headland
Kinlochbervie
mountaineers
Tom Patey
Ian Clough
Hard Very Severe (HVS)
Scottish Gaelic
List of sea stacks in Scotland
"Am Buachaille"
Am Buachaille Sea-Stack, Sandwood Bay
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