Crag Number: 233

Doire Easa Cloiche Crag, Glen Lough

Directions: An Cnoc Mór/Crockmore is a series of rugged hills between Termon and Creeslough. The area has a host of small crags with the occasional larger crag. The Doire Easa Cloiche Crag is at the northwest end of the hills and can be accessed via a turf-cutters track on the western side of Loch Greenan. The rock is quartz and consists mainly of large blocks with heather in between. Protection is plentiful. All routes were climbed on-sight.

OS Grid Reference: C104260

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Photo of route VD 4a
Length: 10m
S Convery and P Mannus
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Photo of route VS 5a
Length: 12m
S Convery and P Mannus 14/05/25
Start below the bulge just to the left of the chasm, climb on good stances until half way up, step into the chasm and gain a stance just before the final bulge using small footholds, bridging and good handhold in the chasm.  Place a small wire in chasm up high where it narrows, find small toe hold for the right foot and make a bold and unedifying shimmy up and over the bulge to reach a crack hold directly above your head.  Drag yourself up to an easing finish.
Photo of route HS 4b
Length: 20m
S Convery and P Mannus 21/05/25

Start at base on the lowest rock and directly climb the face using good handholds.  At large triangular rock, step right into a corner and using a crack system,  layback to reach a good hand hold on left side of corner (crux).  Step back out onto the arete on small footholds and climb directly to large platform at the top.

 
Photo of route HS 4b
Length: 12m
P Mannus and S Convery 14/05/25
Climb starts right of the offset large wide crack by climbing into the heathery corner immediately to the right of the crack. Committing start by climbing up the main face of obvious horizontal cracks by bridging to a shelf on the left. Good gear above head height.  Straight up the main wall climbing over the cracks with some sloping holds initially but loads of gear. Climb the face to the last half of the climb onto a stance and move slightly right before climbing on the main face and finishing off on the left onto a flat heathery top. Good thread anchors behind. Add route description here...