Route Number: 1869

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Pebbles * *

Location: Poisoned Glen (Ballaghageeha Buttress)
Grade: VS 4b
Length: 55m

First ascent: K Mc Gee, P Tinney, G Scott. (04/09)

Route Description:

Climb steep wall 3m left of Unnamed route to a small ledge. Continue straight up (easier crack option on left) to a big platform. Move left and climb thin crack in the middle of the wall, climb the next even thinner crack to another platform. Climb the vein(unnamed route??) on the big slab to another ledge. Place gear and continue along the vein for another few metres. Trend right over easy ground to small corner. Move right and step onto slab and climb on small holds to a large break.Traverse right to vertical wall and climb crack on to large platform. Care is needed exiting this belay ledge, particularly in the wet.

Pebbles - Follows the winding dotted red line

Comments

ablair - 05/05/2017
I agree V.S. 4b for a couple of the walls - good selection of small/medium cams needed to get gear at you feet

georgec - 19/05/2016
A good clean route but serious for the grade, with a few delicate moves and some Long run outs. I would have though VS 4b would be closer to the grade.