Lest We Forget * * |
Location: Lough Belshade (Belshade Buttress)
Grade: HVS 5a
Length: 75m
|
| First ascent: D Stelfox, I Rea (1982) |
| Route Description: |
HVS.4c, 4c, 5a
A very enjoyable route taking more or less a direct line up the centre of the crag.
Start: To the right of the slab tongue below Byzantium, a long sloping heather ledge runs right' across the bottom of the Main Face. Scramble up this to its upper right hand end at a prominent corner. About 8m left of this corner a ramp leads leftwards. Start at the foot of this.
- 39m Follow the ramp and small ledges at the foot of the obvious crack system, which continues more or less directly to the top of the crag. Gain the crack and follow this with increasing difficulty to gain a ledge in a small corner below a large flake.
- 18m Move up for 3m and step left onto a slab. Follow the crack above to the small perched ledge in the niche under the roof.
- 18m Bridge around the roof and gain twin cracks which split the slab. Bridge up these (crux) to gain a small niche. Continue up the crack to the top. Friends essential for protection.
|
|
| Comments |
Dave Millar - 02/06/2009
As George was sayin, a superb route with the top 2 pitches definetly the better pitches. the twin cracks on the slab on the top pitch are awesome, perfect gear and perfect jams. Thought possibly 3* stars, great climbing in a great situation. Grade felt about right aswell. Enjoy. |
George Carleton - 01/06/2009
Climbed this route on Saturday with Dave Miller. The first pitch was a bit dirty but the top two pitches where superb and where climbed as one using 60m ropes. |
|
|
