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Start: 2025-05-02T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-05-05T17:00:00+00:00

Editor: Cruit Island - Aughnish Point
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Crag Profile: Cruit Island - Aughnish Point
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Aughnish Point, Cruit. - Aughnish Point Topo.
Directions: Identical to the granite at the Traderg Wall and nearby zawns, the rock is slightly steeper and some care needs to be taken as the rock is quite friable in places. Approach: Take the second turn left off the main road after the lake, follow this road until your car can’t go any further then walk along the track until you reach a secluded cove. From here take the obvious path to the very end of the peninsula where you reach a beach. The crag (south facing) can be seen a further 200m beyond the beach. The wall is roughly 50m long, up to 15m high and is seperated by a narrow sea inlet at its base. The "Manchurian Reprobate" takes the obvious left facing corner in the middle of the crag. Approach for routes via abseil at high tide or a low tide boulder hop. OS Grid Reference: B721204 Click here to view location in Google Maps

On the west-end of the point. Abseil or downclimb.

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1 - Escapees HS 4b Length: 7m P.Cooper & A. Tees 22/05/06 The leftmost pair of cracks, trending left to right, as viewed from the sea. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
2 - Thrutch * HS 4b Length: 12m Iain Miller (solo) 17/02/08 "Old school Thrutchfest" climb the right trending fist jammer on the right side of seaward slab. Just round the corner from deep sea dangler. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route

The next route takes the first corner at the very western end of the crag (as you face the crag). The rest of the routes are desribed left to right. Access via abseil.

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3 - The Deep Sea Dangler * HVS 5b Length: 12m D.Millar & A.Millar March 27th 2005 This route takes the first corner at the very western end of the crag (as you face the crag). Abseil to a ledge on west facing wall to the left of the corner, belay on abseil rope. Delicately traverse rightwards from the end of the ledge to the base of the corner/groove. Assemble good gear in high cracks at base of groove then step up onto good ledge. From here climb the overhanging corner/groove to top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
4 - Steep & Undignified HVS 5a Length: 15m I. Miller, C. Gleeson 24/08/09 Gain the non-tidal ledge 5 m to the left of "Dementor," climb the steep corner jugs to the next ledge up and continue to the summit on steep Thank Gods. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
5 - Dementor VS 4b Length: 14m Iain Miller (solo) 17/02/08 From the western end of the non tidal ledge traverse left (seaward) for 3 meters to a small very tidal stance directly below steep hand crack. Climb hand crack and direct to top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
6 - Escape the Rage S - Length: 13m Iain Miller (solo) 17/02/08 1 meter left of "Grin" climb open book corner and continue direct through bulging corner/arete to a large ledge and climb corner crack to top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
7 - Grin S - Length: 13m Iain Miller (solo) 17/02/08 From the western end of the non tidal ledge, climb the short left facing groove/corner to a slopey stance. Climb arcing corner on poorish gear to a larger ledge, follow corners to top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
8 - The Manchurain Reprobate * * VS 4c Length: 10m D.Millar & P.Cooper June 2005 This climbs the obvious leftwards facing corner crack that splits the crag. Approach via abseil. Climb the corner crack with an exciting finish. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
9 - The Orcades Viking S - Length: 14m Iain Miller (solo) 11/01/08 Climb the very obvious full crag height corner crack at the Eastern end of the crag. (8 mtr to the right of Man Repro) Accessed by a low tide boulder hop. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
10 - unnamed E2 5c Length: 8m M.Walsh,H.Hennessy 10/4/11 About 15 meters right of the orcades viking there is a overhanging right facing corner with a wide crack the route start a further 5 meters right of this. scramble up to the base of a small corner with a short roof at half height. climb the corner on good holds and make a hard move through the roof. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
11 - unnamed HVS 5a Length: 8m M.Walsh,H.Hennessy climb the wide crack 5 meters right of the last route 2 meters left of an bealach oraiste. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
12 - an bealach oraiste VS 4c Length: 8m H.Hennessy,M.Walsh 10/4/11 start on huge holds 2 meters right of the last route. climb to a grassy ledge an follow crack to top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
13 - wyomying HVS 5a Length: 8m M.Walsh,H.Hennessy 9/4/11 start 4 meters right of an bealach oraiste. climbs the first of a series of four cracks. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
14 - vedauwoo E2 5c Length: 8m M.Walsh, H.Hennessy 2/4/11 climb the overhanging wide crack at the far right of the crag. a hard fight all the way to the top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
15 - bloodsport E1 5b Length: 8m H.Hennessy,M.Walsh 3/4/11 climbs the crack two meters left of vedauwoo. awkward jamming leads to better holds near the top. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
16 - crodhadh suas HVS 5a Length: 8m H.Hennessy,M.Walsh 9/4/11 follows the left trending crack one meter left of bloodsport. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
17 - unnamed D - Length: 6m M.Walsh (solo) 9/4/11 these routes are on a short grayish black slab directly opposite vedauwoo climb the crack at the far left of the slab. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
18 - wine bowl VD - Length: 6m H.Hennessy.C.Seery 9/4/11 climb the crack 3 meters right of the last route. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
19 - black slab HS 4b Length: 6m H.Hennessy,C.Seery 9/4/11 the slab 3 meters right of wine bowl gear at half height. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
20 - black arete VD - Length: 6m H.Hennessy C.Seery 9/4/11 climb the featured arete just to the right of black slab. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
21 - cracked S 3c Length: 6m H.Hennessy, C.Seery 10/4/11 climb the crack 10 meters right of black arete. start at the arete and step left into crack. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route
22 - the flake HS 4a Length: 6m H.Hennessy,C.Seery 10/4/11 start 4 meters right of cracked. climb up to flake at half height. View Route Edit Route Upload a new photo for this route