Route Number: 528

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Gas Guzzler * * *

Location: Lough Belshade (Blaeberry Buttress)
Grade: HVS 5b
Length: 36m

First ascent: D Stelfox, W Brown-Kerr D Kilpatrick (25/8/84,)

Route Description:

Start: At the bottom of the thin vertical crackline up the middle of the main wall to the right of Tuning Fork Crack. 1) 36m Bridge the two parallel cracks !o the small overhang at 4m. Swing round left into the crackline. Follow this to a short bulge (crux) and then on more easily to the foot of a slightly impending wall. Move left across this to a rocky bay. Back right up a short corner, onto easy ground and the top. Belays are either at a small stance 2m below the top or a long way back.

Comments

George C - 04/07/2010
Climbed this line yesterday, a great route and agree with Daves comments.

Dave Millar - 02/06/2009
Great route, definetly 3* stars.The rock on the crag is amazin, very coarse, friction felt absolutely superb. Grade felt about right with crux at bulge and great protection all the way.