Route Number: 486

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Paradies in the Picture-house * *

Location: Skelpoonagh Bay
Grade: VS 4c
Length: 30m

First ascent: J Stephenson A Curran (9/90)

Route Description:

A diagonal line up the face left of the cave giving mainly easy but exposed climbing. Most difficult at the start and finish. Gain the bottom of the left arete and foot-traverse right along the obvious horizontal break. Make a tricky move up the thin crack to the large sloping ledge. From the ledge traverse right along horizontal breaks until a crack leads up to the quartz arete. Up the left side of the quartz to the overhanging nose and jam round this in a spectacular position. A phantasmagoric route.

Paradise in a Picture House - Them waves were something else!

Comments

Kevin Kilroy - 16/07/2012
Brilliant route, 3 star VS 4c. Looking around the corner for the first time gets the juices going!

Peter Cooper - 17/05/2009
For atmosphere and situation are we looking at Donegal's 'Dream of White Horses'?

Michael Hassan - 07/05/2009
Very pleasant route this, with mega atmosphere! and the fun part saved right to the end.