Route Number: 2237

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Hidden Stack

Location: Sea Stacks and Pinnacles
Grade: VD
Length: 42m

First ascent: Adam Wainwright, Iain Miller 13/10/10

Route Description:

Grid Reference G556907. Hidden Stack sits in the channel separating "Tormore Island" and "Cobblers Tower." Access is by a superb paddle from the storm beach as for "Cnoc na Mara." This route climbs the Southern Ridge, the first feature on the stack you see as you paddle up the channel towards it.

Pitch 1. 15m From the non tidal platform at the base of the South end, climb the up the left side of the South facing ridge to a large ledge.

Pitch 2. 15m Continue up the ridge to a lonely huge Basalt boulder.

Pitch 3. 12m Scramble along the summit ridge.

Abseil descent down the seaward face from the Basalt boulder. The sea around "Hidden Stack" are very tetchy indeed and require due nautical care. :-)

Hidden Stack - Hidden Stack approach.

Comments

Peter Cooper - 24/10/2010
Iain. Read UK Climbing's front page re the above. Apologies for not thinking of Adam - he's not exactly known for his Donegal climbs, but h's very welcome. I used to see him around on the Yorkshire Grit in our youths - when he had dreads! Can you do a report on the CCC, I'd be interested to read more? Good going on the stacks at Port.

Peter Cooper - 14/10/2010
Hang-on Iain, if your'e taking Alfred Wainwright up your climbs I'm going to have Whymper, Mummery and Cassin! Any other nominees for ghosts as 2nds'? This could be fun.

IM - 14/10/2010
This is the last major unclimbed stack along the An Port coast to get stood on. :-(