Hammer and Sickle |
| Location: Poisoned Glen (Creag Na Mbreac) Grade: HVS 5a Length: 45m |
| First ascent: G.J.Sutton, H.Drasdo 20/04/57, C.Torrans F.F.A of pitch 3 20/04/81. |
| Route Description: |
| Start: Below the highest point of the crag is a rightangled corner widening to form a huge flake, with the forested ledge to the left. Start at the foot of this corner. 1) 24m Climb the corner crack which after a block at 9m widens into a chimney. Continue up to top of flake and traverse left to grass ledge. 2) 10m Move up vegetation trending left to another ledge. Move right to the huge grass balcony in the middle of the face. Lal joins the route from the right at this point and shares the final pitch. 3/. 20m. From the left end of the balcony, climb vegetated rock to reach clean overhanging rightward facing corner, which is followed to top. It is possible to avoid this crux pitch by traversing left off the balcony to join Tio Pepe. |
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Route Number: 487