Route Number: 494

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Billy Mc Grew the Sailor

Location: Skelpoonagh Bay
Grade: S -
Length: 20m

First ascent: R Allsop,J Walls (9/90)

Route Description:

This route takes the obvious left to right diagonal in the zawn wall right of the cave, to the left of the large concave recess. Finish straight up at the end of the crack.

Billy McGrew the Sailor - Topo by Chris McDaid

Comments

Chris McDaid - 13/05/2008
Aha! The plot thickens, this route ends before a quartzite band, see the "Bawbag Finish" as to why we thought this was HVS 5a :-)

Chris McDaid - 11/05/2008
Led this on 10/5/08. Severe? Methinks the first ascentionists were partaking of Crystal Meths. HVS 5a route, worthy of a couple of stars

Iain Miller - 10/05/2008
Oh, dear, Oh, Dear, This route is 30 mtrs long and is HVS 5a, worthy of 2 stars!!! 2 5a crux sections the top one being exposed and porrly protected!