Route Number: 498

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Diagonal * *

Location: Poisoned Glen (Ballaghageeha Buttress)
Grade: VD  -
Length: 60m
First ascent: H Drasdo, P McMahon, N Masterson (8/55)
Route Description:
Start: As for Un-named Route. Excellent route on clean rock.
  1. 20m Up the crack for about a metre and step right onto the wall. Follow a line of ledges up and right to reach a good crackline. Climb this until the broad clean platform on the right is reached and belay.
  2. 20m From the belay climb the steep crack above 4m and then move right to join another crack. Up this to the'cave' and stance above.
  3. 20m Follow crack, initially in the corner and then out onto the face. Step right at the small overhang and up to the top.

Photo of Route
Ballaghgeehagh Buttress - Scouting the routes on the Ballaghgeehagh Buttress (Photo Alan Tees)
Comments

Alan Tees - 08/02/2006
Good route and accurately described.

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