Route Number: 311

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Atlantic Ocean Wall * *

Location: Dungloon (Kinnego)
Grade: E4 6a
Length: 20m

First ascent: N Grimes, A Millar (5/1/92)

Route Description:

Exhilarating wall climbing up the wall left of Forked Lightning. Sustained and technical going on pockets and edges, and quite worrying. Start on the ledge below Forked Lightning. Make a move up and left to footholds and finger edges. From here, the route goes more or less straight up the wall, passing a small overhang on the right and finishing up a short crack. Protection consists of many wires crammed horizontally into holes and pods, a good F0.5 in a deep slot at half height, and some disposable R.P.s above this. Hardest at the start and above the friend. The start was top-roped before the first ascent.

Comments

Kevin - 15/09/2013
Nope, John McCune and Katie Maxwell climbed it sometime last year and confirmed the quality and grade as well. Pretty sure Paul and Raymond have climbed it too. Anyway, its pure class and definitely needs more love.

alantees - 04/09/2013
Good to see these routes getting a climb, and a clean. Maybe the second ascent Kevin?

Kevin Kilroy - 03/09/2013
A great route. Definitely E4 and might even b 3 stars. The description shud change to hard at the start, middle (if lacking in reach) and well above the "good" cam. Cleaned on 1st Sept...ripe for a proper onsight. Fair play Niall and Al.