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Crag Profile: Owey - Fluted Buttress |
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Details of the crag can be reviewed below. Editing links are present on all routes and inter-route notes |
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Directions: This buttress exists north of the Ferryman Ridge and the Torglass Island. The location of the crag can be seen on an updated map of Owey Island which shows the location of the buttress on the west side of the island. OS Grid Reference: |
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- Promethius
VS 4cLength: 27m D.Millar, K.McGee & P.Tinney This climbs a crack on the east face of the Flutted Zawn opposite the “flutted features” on the west face. Abseil in to base of corner crack (about 7m above sea) and set up a belay in crack above a small roof feature. Climb the layback crack steeply to start with great featured rock towards top. Crux at start. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route | |||
- Promethius
Length: 27m D.Millar, K.McGee & P.Tinney This climbs a crack on the east face of the Flutted Zawn opposite the “flutted features” on the west face. Abseil in to base of corner crack (about 7m above sea) and set up a belay in crack above a small roof feature. Climb the layback crack steeply to start with great featured rock towards top. Crux at start. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route | |||
- Blue Moon
Length: 30m D.Millar & I.Krella July 2012 This climbs the featured cracked wall right of the Promethius crack. Abseil in to a large sloping ledge about 8m above sea. Climb crack at top of ledge steeply for 3-4m to were angle eases off. Continue diagonally leftwards using cracks to base of a large detached flake. Step left onto face and climb vertical crack 1 metre left of detached flake. Climb this for 5m to ledge. Continue diagonally leftwards to corner crack at top of Prometius. Climb this crack to top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route | |||
- Panpipes
Length: 30m D.Millar & I.Krella June 2012 This climbs the flutted buttress on the west face of the flutted zawn. Abseil in to large platform at base of flutted buttress. Step right off platform onto arete on flutted buttress (about 3m above sea). Climb arete to large flake feature about 4m above platform. Continue up arete using horizontal breaks finishing rightwards towards top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route | |||
- Girls with Fishes
HS 4bLength: 30m D.Millar & I.Krella Junw 2012 This climbs large chimney feature left of the Panpipes arete in first half and easier ground in second half towards top. Abseil to large platform on west of Flutted Zawn. Climb chimney using crack on right wall for 10m to where angle eases off. Continue up easier angled rock towards top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route | |||
- Mauritz with Pollacks
Length: 20m Ivan Krella & Geoff Thomas 6.9.2012 This route starts from the ledge left of Girls with Fishes in the middle of the wall. Go straight up following the easiest ground. It gets steeper near the top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route | |||