Route Number: 876

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Crayfish Arete *

Location: Malin Head (Sea Area Malin)
Grade: HVS  5b
Length: 15m
First ascent: Alan Tees & Peter Cooper 18/06/05 (Previously top roped by Andy Tees, same date).
Route Description:
About 50m left of Centipede Slabs is Crayfish Wall, which can be identified by a thin crack up its middle, and a piece missing out of its right hand side.This route laybacks around the roof caused by the 'Missing Bit' and continues easily up the arête to the top of the slab.

Photo of Route
Crayfish Arete - Crayfish Crack, next on right!
Comments

G Carleton - 15/10/2007
Good crux move and well protected. The grassy ramp at the top is not a lot of fun though.

Alan Tees - 06/06/2006
Crayfish Crack is less than a metre right, and "Dogger" starts up the pillar/arete further right again
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