Disco Legs * * |
Location: Croc an affrain
Grade: E4 6a
Length: 20m
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| First ascent: K McGee, P Tinney 25/09/10 |
| Route Description: |
| In the centre of the face is an obvious flake. Start directly below the left side of this. Climb up to the second break on poor footholds and move out right to gain a series of steps . Follow these to the next break below the flake and arrange an assortment of poor gear(small nuts and cams). Gain a stance on the left side of the flake and place some more suspect wires. Climb straight up to 3 small pockets and a tiny crack. The left pocket takes a brass offset3 and the crack takes a size 0. Aim for a good hold about 4 foot above the gear and continue easily to the top. |
Disco Legs at Crocanaffrin - Photo provided by first ascensionist, Kevin McGee
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| Comments |
TJ - 23/05/2011
i live near this area and ive recently come back from college in england i have climbed for quite a while i dont have any protective gear with just a harness and climbing shoes as i had to leave my rope and stuff over in england due to weight on the plane . i have been sitting bored for quite a while and was wondering is thier anyone out there that fanceys a climbing session . if so email me please !! tj-murray1@hotmail.com thank you |
Peter Cooper - 28/03/2011
Glad to see folks getting out and trying the latest routes too. This is a really good road-side mountain crag (if approached from the east), it has for too long been underated; this and other routes should make you think again about this crag. Recommended Highly (PS: there are still routes to go and others that haven't had 2nd ascents yet). |
Dave Millar - 26/03/2011
Great climbing on the slab at top of route, fairly sustained on tiny holds, hard moves at the top to get final gud holds. Only top-roped tday but great climbing, to onsite this would be great effort. ** route! |
P Tinney - 01/10/2010
Got second on this on Saturday. Still don't know how Kevin got up it. It is way harder than anything we climbed before. The holds are tiny and some you can't see even when they are in front of you. The protection is thin, there is 4 or 5 pieces at the break just before the hard climbing but none I would trust on their own and then 2 of the smallest brass wires just before the end. Great climb though, probably 3 stars. |
Kevin - 29/09/2010
It's on the to do list. I had a quick look at it on top rope during the summer and managed to break off a crucial hold(crystals again!!) below the overlap.I think it's still possible though and there seems to be reasonable gear in the break. There's another route between Disco Legs and Heather R which looks pretty good too. |
Peter Cooper - 29/09/2010
Me, again. The line I tried is to the left - there's an overlap and then nowt. I don't think I'll be in shape to do anything bout it - so its over to you. |
Peter Cooper - 29/09/2010
Well earned if you took a fall onto your micros - obviously pushing yourself. Who's going to get the on-sight then? |
Peter Cooper - 29/09/2010
Sterling effort! I looked at it on top-rope and left it as I couldn't see any gear after the slight overlap. Hardest line at the crag, good going. |
Kevin - 27/09/2010
There was no chance of me being able to onsight it. We toproped it a few times before and checked it for gear. I fell making the last hard move too when the foothold(a small crystal) broke off but the microwires held. So no style points whatsoever and I'll have to do it again to get a clean ascent. |
Kevin Kilroy - 27/09/2010
Bon effort lads! When was the last e4 put up in Donegal???
I take it it was an onsite? Whatever the style, good going! |
Pete - 26/09/2010
Argh! It's a while since a new E4 landed on these pages. Good work lads. |
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