Route Number: 1556

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TIN-A-BEANS * *

Location: Croc an affrain
Grade: HVS 5c
Length: 20m

First ascent: P Tinney, K McGee 22 August 2008

Route Description:

10 metres left of Great Corner in the centre of the main overhangs there is a pillar of rock with a crack above. Get feet high on pillar and grab high for good hold in crack and another on the left. Move up over rim (crux) and follow crack up over next overhang to main face. Follow crack for 4m to small rock spike then traverse right to larger crack and follow this to top. NOTE:only protection for crux was a sling on a rock-spike.

Crockanaffrin - Great Corner Area - A Tuning Fork
B Ball Buster
C Stranded
D Gateway
E Zorro
F Tin-a-beans

Comments

Peter Cooper - 05/09/2009
Patrick has submitted this route for, provisional, 2 star status (1st * = good route for the crag and ** = good route for Donegal)and he'd welcome comments from future ascentionists regarding this and its' grade.