Route Number: 2160

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Dun Balai * * *

Location: Sea Stacks and Pinnacles
Grade: VD
Length: 50m

First ascent: Iain Miller, Richie Khanna 15/08/10

Route Description:

Grid Reference B876463. At the Eastern end of Tory Island and sitting in an outstanding location at the base of a wall of 80m sea cliffs is a remote and UBER intimidating 55m sea stack. This route climbs the center of the West face. (sea ward face)

Pitch 1. 25m From the center of the sea ward face climb the right facing corner and up ledges to a large stance below a right trending crack.

Pitch 2. 25m Climb the short steep crack and ascend a series of right trending steps to the summit.

Access is by an ultra committing 700m paddle from the wee storm beach at GR B876455 and descent of the stack is by abseil down the route.

Tory Island - Dun Balai Stack

Comments

Richie - 25/08/2010
Indeed this was a most excellent stack, with high quality rock. The fact that it was an absolutely gorgeous day was just icing on the cake. The crux, of course, was crossing the fulmars! :-)

IM - 20/08/2010
There is a huge sea arch/tunnel behind this stack, well worth the paddle through on the way home. :-)