Route Number: 2267

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Location: Glenveigh/Glenlack
Grade: VS  4c
Length: 152m
First ascent: E. Gaffney, P. O'Leary (alt. leads) and F. Devlin, D. Agnew (1st ascent climbed as two parties) 07/1965
Route Description:

1. 15m Through holly tree to crack, climb it; go under chockstone to gain platform.

2. 21m Climb 2m to top of smaller platform, up the overhanging right wall of the diedre above and step left to heather at 10m. Move out of diedre rightwards to stance.

3. 21m Up 3m to climb short wall leading to heather ledge. Traverse left onto heather ledge, above overhang. Climb slab to horizontal crack, then hand-traverse right to a heather ledge.

4. 9m Layback into crack, up 3m to spike and move right to heather; go up to belay stance beneath overhang.

5. 8m Step down. Delicate moves left to around corner to groove; climb it to belay on poor stance.

6. 18m Up 3m to heather ledge. Up crack (possible 1961 vintage wedge in-situ!), move left onto vegetation. Climb wall on right to good ledge (ravens nest at back).

7. 60m a series of steep walls and vegetation lead to top. Moves right, then left; traverse right to reach an easy gully.

*Pitches 1,2,3 previously climbed by P. O'Leary and K. Shelley 04/1961.


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