Route Number: 2245

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Winter Nutcracker * *

Location: Winter Routes. Muckish
Grade: IV
Length: 50m

First ascent: K McGee, P Tinney 28/11/10

Route Description:

Start left of the corner of the buttress. Follow the obvious line of weakness up two steps to a stance on a large block. Step out right into the small corner which leads to the left edge of the ledge. Move to the right of the ledge and climb the steep corner to gain a stance at the base of the chimney. Make a few awkward moves to get into it and climb easily to the top. Start in the centre of the final wall and move left to gain the edge and follow this to the top.

Winter Nutcracker - Pitch 1

Comments

Alan Tees - 02/12/2010
Great pictures of this (and Errigal). Snow probably poor, but looks great!! Well done lads.

P.Tinney - 30/11/2010
Great winter route this. Worth every hour on that freezing belay. Bridging up that chimney on crampons and axes stuck in some frozen turf was brillant.Deserves 3 stars definitly.

Kevin - 30/11/2010
Alan, it's actually a route you climbed before I was even born!! We didn't realise it was a route but Patrick spotted it in the guidebook today.I'll send some photos on to Pete.

Alan - 30/11/2010
Sounds great. Any Pics?

Peter Cooper - 30/11/2010
Good lads! Just when I've queried if anybody's been out yet, you come out with the goods...yet again. Mr Miller? Alan? Martin? Hey, I've got a new one for you: Snowy Sea Stacks - with ice berg belay ledges - off Donegal!