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 Approach - Cars can be parked near the Cliff House Hotel, reached by following the coast road south from the end of the village main street. Just beyond the hotel the cliff path, St. Declan's Way (SDW) begins, and allows access to the climbs. The furthest area can be reached on foot from here in less than half-an-hour. The areas are described from east to W, as they will be met with while moving along the path. The cliffs are dissected at frequent intervals by steep, narrow zawns, making each area independent of the one on either side, as it is usually difficult to traverse from one section to another. Within each area the climbs are described from left to right, unless otherwise stated. With the exception of a couple of routes on Cuaisin Caol Wall all the climbs are single pitch, between 7m and 25m in length. An alternative, shorter approach to the Base Camp area, which has the largest and best selection of the climbs, is to take the road by the side of the village shop at the top of the Main Street, continue past the roundtower and follow the St. Declan's Way markers to a small carpark at the entrance to the football pitch (be careful not to block any of the gateways here). A two minute walk from here will bring you out on to the cliff path, from where the approach as detailed for Basecamp is followed.
-== Area A - Ardmore Head. ==
+==Area A - Ardmore Head.==
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 Start 2m right of the chimney, below the left edge of the slab. Climb the edge to a block belay.
-== Carraig na néan ==
+==Carraig na néan==
 The next headland to the South. Routes from D to VS4b, all tidal.
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 Start at the bottom right of the slab, at the foot of an easy-angled crack that slopes up right to a shoulder. Climb the crack to the shoulder. Climb the corner at the right edge of the slab to a square-cut overhang, step right and continue to a ledge with a small cave. Climb left over grass and rock to belay stake.
-== Samson Rocks ==
+==Samson Rocks==
 The area to the N of the wreck of the crane-ship 'Samson'.
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-== Carraig na Rón ==
+==Carraig na Rón==
 Map M1, M2, M3 The headland bounded by Coolabeg zawn to the east and Baunafoilwee to the west. Routes from V. D to VS4b, all tidal.
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-== Baunafoilwee ==
+==Baunafoilwee==
 Map M1, M3Folly Zawn. This is the smaller of the two zawns below the well and folly on the section of the path overlooking Baunafoilwee.
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-== Basecamp ==
+==Basecamp==
 The cliffs in the immediate vicinity of Basecamp have the biggest concentration of climbs, ranging from D. to E1.
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 '''Steeped in Crack''' 		HVS 5a<br>
-K. Cooper M. Scannell 21/11/1999<br>
+K. Cooper M.  Bolger 21/11/1999<br>
 Start in the deep corner, as for Chúl na Gréine, below the wide crack on the right side of the corner. Climb the crack over a bulge and continue to the top (good sling at mid-height).
 '''Sea Otter''' 		HVS 5a<br>
-K. Cooper M. Scannell 7/11/1999.<br>
+K. Cooper M.  Bolger 7/11/1999.<br>
 Start 2m right of the deep corner, 4m left of the left end of the ledge, below two small overhangs. Climb up over first overhang into a short corner (good brass wire). Climb the second overhang (crux, 2 1/2 friend) and another short corner above to large holds in scoop (sling). Move up shallow right facing corner and wall above to top.
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 '''Bang''' 		E1 5b<br>
-K. Cooper M. Scannell 24/10/1999.<br>
+K. Cooper M.  Bolger 24/10/1999.<br>
 Start 2m right of Pool Corner, just left of a roof at head height. Climb the thin crack that runs up the left-hand side of the roof to a ledge at 4m. Climb the corner above to the top.<br>
 '''Astralasia''' 		HVS 5a<br>
-M. Scannell K. Cooper 21/11/1999<br>
+M.  Bolger K. Cooper 21/11/1999<br>
 Start below the first corner to the right of Bang. Climb the thin crack to a small roof. Move right at the roof to a small ledge. Step up left into the groove and up to the top.
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 '''After the Rain''' 		HVS 5a<br>
-K. Cooper M. Scannell 10/10/1999<br>
+K. Cooper M.  Bolger 10/10/1999<br>
 Start beneath the next corner to the right. Climb the corner and go up right of the block. Gain the top of the block and go up diagonally left. Climb the corner above onto slab. Step left for belay on large ledge. N.B. The corner above the slab is loose and broken.
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 '''Cloudburst''' 		E1 5b<br>
-K. Cooper M. Scannell 10/10/1999.<br>
+K. Cooper M.  Bolger 10/10/1999.<br>
 Start immediately right of Plain Sailing, below a line of ledges. Climb directly up these until a large round hold can be reached (possible wire & friend). From here good holds can be reached up on the right. Reachy moves on good holds lead to good wires and the top.
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 Hop across the channel to the right edge of the wide crack below the chockstone. Climb the edge.
-== Cuaisín Caol Wall ==
+==Cuaisín Caol Wall==
 (Map M5). This is the wall facing the north side of An Lúidín, from across the narrow cove of Cuasin Caol. The left-hand section of the wall is topped by a series of platforms, or wide ledges, many of which are littered with debris, while the right-hand end has a pair of fine corners, before petering out in a steep, narrow, boulder filled gully. Just opposite the tip of An Lúidín, there is a platform with some debris on its west side and a block sitting near the edge. An abseil stake has been put in place above this, between the embankment and the edge of the cliff. Abseil down onto the platform. Two pitons have been left insitu on the platform, from which a further abseil can be made (satisfy yourself that they are ok before using them) to a large sloping ledge about 6m above high water mark. The first two climbs start from here. (An alternative approach to these two climbs is to do the first pitch of Stampede). Note - the first three climbs finish up through an area with a lot of loose debris lying on ledges and great care is needed to avoid any stonefall
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-== Basecampwall ==
+==Basecampwall==
 Map M5. The slightly overhanging wall directly below the west side of Basecamp. A low arch, running east-west, pierces it. From Basecamp scramble down seaward on easy rock and move west to cross the narrow cleft onto An Lúidín just above a large chockstone. Move down the slab to the mouth of the arch for the next route.
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 Start 4m right of Stairway to Paradise, below a slanting crack that starts 3m up the wall and runs up to a shoulder. Climb steeply to the crack, follow this to the shoulder and climb the short wall above.
-== The Capstone ==
+==The Capstone==
 Map M6. It is worthwhile dropping down to Basecamp to get a fix on the position of the Capstone before approaching it.
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 The headland between Foilbeg and Foilmore has some steep rock, but there appears to be a horizontal band of bad rock running across the upper section.
-== Foilnadilisk Head ==
+==Foilnadilisk Head==
 Map M1, M7. This area is demarcated on the left (west), by a narrow zawn, Foilnadilisk and on the right (east), by a smaller zawn, Foileen.

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