Return of the Eagles |
| Location: Poisoned Glen (West Buttress) Grade: HVS 5a Length: 50m |
| First ascent: Martin McGuigan, Alan Tees (alt leads) Mark McGuigan |
| Route Description: |
| This climb takes the RHS.of a huge flake to the right of Serial Slabs, and right of the deep gash & gully. A rising approach is made leftwards, to reach a steep heather slope below ahuge perched flake, right of vertical gully. Start in obvious cleaned 75 degree corner, & climb it until forced up left into another higher vertical corner. Climb it (peg in situe) to exit onto slab (crux). Move left along groove,& delicately up thin crack to large ledge & belay. Continue up left on offwidth(good holds) until it becomes overhanging, forming the edge of a flake. Excellent hidden jugs lead to exposed stance on top of flake. Step off right hand edge of flake & climb 20m meandering crack up the headwall to vegetated ledge. Short wall & steep mixed ground to the top. |
 Return of the Eagles (poisoned Glen) - Mark McGuigan on top pitch |
| Comments |
Pete Smith - 29/04/2008 |
Bill Magowan - 15/04/2003 |
Route Number: 40