The Old Man of Hoy is the image so much associated with Orkney that it has become almost emblematic of what a holiday to Orkney should look like. This towering sea stack that proudly stands 450 ft (137 m) from the water on Hoy’s northwestern coast pulls in hikers, climbers and photographers alike, keen to experience and capture the sheer.. At 137m, the Old Man of Hoy is one of the tallest sea stacks in the British Isles and possibly the most famous. First climbed in 1966 by leading mountaineers, Chris Bonington, Rusty Baillie and Tom Patey, the red sandstone stack rose to national fame when a live outside broadcast covered further ascents by Bonington, Patey and other top climbers the following year.
The Old Man of Hoy, sea stack on the island of Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north
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The Old Man of Hoy. The most famous location on the Isle of Hoy is the Old Man of Hoy. It is a 137m high sea stack (449ft) on the North West Coast of the island. You can see it very well and for a long time from the ferry to Orkney. The Old Man of Hoy is made of red sandstone and was created by erosion sometime around 1750.. Hoy means ‘High Island’ from the Old Norse ‘HAEY’. The Old Man of Hoy – a famous 450 foot sea stack- is perhaps Orkney’s most famous landmark. Allow 3 hours for the round trip walk from Rackwick to the Old Man of Hoy. Please take note that the walk follows a rough track and is demanding. The Old Man can also be seen from the daily Scrabster.