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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

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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.


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2 - Thrutch
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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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.
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8 - The Manchurain Reprobate
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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16 - crodhadh suas
HVS 5a
Length: 8m
H.Hennessy,M.Walsh 9/4/11
follows the left trending crack one meter left of bloodsport.
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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.
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18 - wine bowl
VD -
Length: 6m
H.Hennessy.C.Seery 9/4/11
climb the crack 3 meters right of the last route.
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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.
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20 - black arete
VD -
Length: 6m
H.Hennessy C.Seery 9/4/11
climb the featured arete just to the right of black slab.
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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.
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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.
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