Heather Rogan * * |
Location: Croc an affrain
Grade: E1 5b
Length: 20m
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| First ascent: K. McGee, P. Tinney 29/06/2009 |
| Route Description: |
| Towards the left hand side of the crag and almost at the highest point is an impressive clean slab. This takes the obvious line of weakness up its right hand side. Fairly desperate towards the top being a bit thin on gear at the crux. |
Heather Rogan Slab Crocanaffrin - A Springbok
B Smoke on the Water
C Disco Legs
D Heather Rogan
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| Comments |
Peter Cooper - 10/09/2010
I agree with the above comments and just wish I'd managed to bag it - especially after cleaning the bugger! Still that's the way it goes, it wasn't going to remain unled for much longer. |
Pete Smith - 02/09/2010
Great to see things coming together for this route! So it's now E1/2 5b/c by most reckoning. Looks like the E2 5c might just shade it. |
Bradley Reed - 01/09/2010
Great line, great moves and just enough gear. Good cam on first difficult moves then thin wire and larger cam before the crux which are alright. 3* and prob e2 5c as felt harder (and scarier) than the e1's i've climbed. The route of the crag! |
Dave Millar - 30/06/2010
This is a great climb, the moves in the middle section of the route are superb, its just a shame the thin crack doesn,t last for longer. E1 5b felt about right as the gear at the crux is thin but adequate. I would give the route 2 stars aswell. |
Pete - 09/07/2009
Sorted! |
P.Cooper - 08/07/2009
I knew this would be going sooner rather than later. I'd hoped to get this myself, good effort; Patrick. On the only occassion I looked at his on top-rope (bit mucky post cleaning) I felt 5c and beleive Dave Millar felt it about 5c too. Be nice to get concensus. |
K Mc Gee - 08/07/2009
Glad to hear you're on the mend.I submitted that last post with the grade but forgot to put my name on it, PS must have put Patricks name on it. Grading wouldn't be my strong point so if you lads reckon 5c I'll not argue with you. |
K Mc Gee - 06/07/2009
I'd say it's probably E1 5b. There's a few bits of gear at the pocket just before the crux and then you can get a small offset nut after the crux. I'm not sure how good the rock is, while seating a cam it broke a chunk off the right wall which had no visible weakness. As for the name, i'd leave it as it is. |
Pete - 05/07/2009
And the grade? |
Alan Tees - 05/07/2009
At last, the spell is broken and the soul of this poor unled route will be set free!! Well done. You can of course re name it. |
P. Tinney - 01/07/2009
Led this on 29-6-2009. Kevin McGee was first to lead then I got a go.Got a good cam in a crack on right slab and BD.75 in the last good handhold just before crux.About 3m to next bit of gear and a few desperate moves in between. |
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