Route Number: 152

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Ultramarine

Location: Cruit Island - Albatross Zawn
Grade: HS 4b
Length: 20m

First ascent: Niall Browne, Andrew Smiley - June 2004

Route Description:

Start at bottom righthand side of the cave below 'Albatross'.

Climb the obvious diagonal crack leftwards to reach a sloping ledge below a square recess. Hand traverse left to a 2nd recess above the arete. Continue round corner towards ledge and finish straight up shattered groove; as for 'Aquamarine'. Alternatively, belay on the ledge and split the climb into 2 pitches to cut down on rope drag.

Comments

P Tinney - 05/08/2012
Climbed this in two pitches today.Really nice climbing wlth lovely jams and loads of gear. Thought I was on Aquamarine and felt it hard for S but HS is more like it.

alan blair - 04/05/2010
not at all - normal gear - nice route

'Drew Smiley - 08/03/2009
Moveable chockstone now gone! - Much more committing - Need huge cam to protect!