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T: /* Ballynamuddagh South */

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Ballynamuddagh South

Shayoh: /* FARRELLS ROCK */

2021-03-28T19:47:13Z

FARRELLS ROCK

Shayoh: /* Inland Climbs */

2021-03-28T19:45:01Z

Inland Climbs

Shayoh: /* Streaky Slab */

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Streaky Slab

Shayoh: /* Streaky Slab */

2021-03-28T19:38:29Z

Streaky Slab

Shayoh: Topos added

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Topos added

Shayoh at 19:16, 28 March 2021

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Shayoh at 19:03, 28 March 2021

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Shayoh: /* Cable Rock */

2021-03-28T18:54:06Z

Cable Rock

Shayoh at 18:26, 28 March 2021

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 '''APPROACH.''' '''Leave the N11 at junction 7, (the one north of Kilmacanoge) and follow the signposts for Greystones to reach the R761, the road leading directly from Bray to Greystones. Drive up the hill towards Greystones, passing the entrance to Bray Golf Club, and take the first turn on the left. This turn is directly opposite a Dublin Bus shelter on the far side of the road. (For those travelling by bus (no.84) alight at Windgates, 5 meters from here). Drive a short distance down this cul-de-sac to park at the far end of a low stone wall on the right, near the foot of a lane (the original carriageway).'''
 '''Approaching from this direction the buttress we are heading for is the nearest and highest of the Ballynamuddagh buttresses, yet, conversely, it is the last of the three to come into view. It lies only a few meters below the track, directly under one of the few remaining sections of the old boundary wall and directly above a small beach covered in boulder armour. The crag is tucked into a steep, bracken-covered slope and it is possible, with care, to scramble down near the northern edge, to access the foot of the crag (look for traces of a path going down by the two small, dead trees). Or you can, if you choose, use one of several abseil points I equipped while cleaning, but note that each of these points can, and should, be backed up with an additional thread, hex or nut. A 50m rope, doubled, will get you to the foot of the climbs and as an added precaution, if you do decide to abseil in, it makes sense to gear up just below the wall, before moving down to the ab point.'''
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-====  FARRELLS ROCK ====
+====FARRELLS ROCK====
 Leave the upper car park for the Cliff Walk and walk along the track until you arrive at the ruin known as Lord Meaths House. Turn sharply right, heading uphill to the obvious crag to the right of your viewpoint. The view of Bray from the base of the crag is worth the small walk.

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 Leave the upper car park for the Cliff Walk and walk along the track until you arrive at the ruin known as Lord Meaths House. Turn sharply right, heading uphill to the obvious crag to the right of your viewpoint. The view of Bray from the base of the crag is worth the small walk.
-. GRÁ MÓ CHROÍ                  MS                         4/5/2018
+. GRÁ MÓ CHROÍ                  MS                         4/5/2018<br>
+Gearóid Ó'Cróinín                10M                          Solo<br>
 Start at the lowest corner of the crag,under the slight overhang. Climb left out onto the ridge of the crag. Climb straight up and squeeze through the small chimney, before climbing out onto a more open space and topping out. The view from here offers amazing views of Bray and the sea :)
-. FOR THE CRACK             VDIFF                       4/5/2018
+. FOR THE CRACK             VDIFF                       4/5/2018<br>
-Géaróid Ó'Cróinín            8M                            Solo
+Géaróid Ó'Cróinín            8M                            Solo<br>
 Walk about half way around the northern side of the crag, until you come to an obvious crack.  There is a slightly grassy area to the right of the climbing route. Start on the medium block. Climb straight up until you top out at the top of the crag.

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 ==Inland Climbs==
-===Ballynamuddagh South===
+====Ballynamuddagh South====
 I first climbed on this buttress back in 1974, soloing several routes at the time, some of the quite airy. But I wasn’t satisfied with the clumps of heather obscuring holds at the bottom and top of the climbs, or the fact that there were numerous small, loose rocks sitting on ledges (probably cast down during the construction of the track and boundary wall above, all those years ago), so the plan was to return and tidy everything up before submitting the routes for publication. Then Ted came along, we turned our attention to the sea cliffs and so Ballynamuddagh South never made it into the little guidebook “Bray Head and Minor Crags around Dublin” published in 1978.<br />The approach follows a carriageway constructed by Lord Meath over a hundred years ago, to allow visitors staying at his nearby mansion, Killruddery House, enjoy the wide-ranging views from the Head without having to put a foot to the ground. Happily, pedestrian use of the carriageway has always been allowed. All-in-all, a pleasant spot for an easy day, a sunny winter's morning or a summer evening, and only a twenty minute stroll from the car park or bus-stop.
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 View of buttress from the track.
-'''APPROACH.''' Leave the N11 at junction 7, (the one north of Kilmacanoge) and follow the signposts for Greystones to reach the R761, the road leading directly from Bray to Greystones. Drive up the hill towards Greystones, passing the entrance to Bray Golf Club, and take the first turn on the left. This turn is directly opposite a Dublin Bus shelter on the far side of the road. (For those travelling by bus (no.84) alight at Windgates, 5 meters from here). Drive a short distance down this cul-de-sac to park at the far end of a low stone wall on the right, near the foot of a lane (the original carriageway).
+'''APPROACH.''' '''Leave the N11 at junction 7, (the one north of Kilmacanoge) and follow the signposts for Greystones to reach the R761, the road leading directly from Bray to Greystones. Drive up the hill towards Greystones, passing the entrance to Bray Golf Club, and take the first turn on the left. This turn is directly opposite a Dublin Bus shelter on the far side of the road. (For those travelling by bus (no.84) alight at Windgates, 5 meters from here). Drive a short distance down this cul-de-sac to park at the far end of a low stone wall on the right, near the foot of a lane (the original carriageway).'''
-Approaching from this direction the buttress we are heading for is the nearest and highest of the Ballynamuddagh buttresses, yet, conversely, it is the last of the three to come into view. It lies only a few meters below the track, directly under one of the few remaining sections of the old boundary wall and directly above a small beach covered in boulder armour. The crag is tucked into a steep, bracken-covered slope and it is possible, with care, to scramble down near the northern edge, to access the foot of the crag (look for traces of a path going down by the two small, dead trees). Or you can, if you choose, use one of several abseil points I equipped while cleaning, but note that each of these points can, and should, be backed up with an additional thread, hex or nut. A 50m rope, doubled, will get you to the foot of the climbs and as an added precaution, if you do decide to abseil in, it makes sense to gear up just below the wall, before moving down to the ab point.
+'''Approaching from this direction the buttress we are heading for is the nearest and highest of the Ballynamuddagh buttresses, yet, conversely, it is the last of the three to come into view. It lies only a few meters below the track, directly under one of the few remaining sections of the old boundary wall and directly above a small beach covered in boulder armour. The crag is tucked into a steep, bracken-covered slope and it is possible, with care, to scramble down near the northern edge, to access the foot of the crag (look for traces of a path going down by the two small, dead trees). Or you can, if you choose, use one of several abseil points I equipped while cleaning, but note that each of these points can, and should, be backed up with an additional thread, hex or nut. A 50m rope, doubled, will get you to the foot of the climbs and as an added precaution, if you do decide to abseil in, it makes sense to gear up just below the wall, before moving down to the ab point.'''
-Note: while several of the easier climbs can be well protected and may be suitable for those learning to lead, the centre of the face is steep, with small holds, and spaced protection, requiring steadiness. The climbs are described from Left to Right while facing the crag.
+'''Note: while several of the easier climbs can be well protected and may be suitable for those learning to lead, the centre of the face is steep, with small holds, and spaced protection, requiring steadiness. The climbs are described from Left to Right while facing the crag.'''
 '''The first four routes start from the same belay point - at a little furze bush at the bottom of the left edge of the crag.'''
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 . Stocking Filler. V. Diff.<br />Start just R of Route 11, below a short chimney, overhung on the L. Climb the chimney and step out R onto the huge block. From the top of this step across and climb twin cracks on good holds. Scramble up and slightly R to a belay at a little hollow.<br />G. Moss, H. Herzmann 1/4/14
-===Billy Goat Buttress===
+====Billy Goat Buttress====
 This buttress is best approached as for Ballynamuddagh S. The buttress can be seen down on the Right from the point where the track swings north after cresting the ridge.<br>
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 '''One more route on page below.'''
-===Brandy Hole Buttress===
+====Brandy Hole Buttress====
 [[File:bray21 brandy hole topo.png]]
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 [[File:bray13.png|800px]]
-===Ballynamuddagh Buttress Central and North===
+====Ballynamuddagh Buttress Central and North====
 [[File:bray22 b na mB topo.png]]
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 Ballynamuddagh North Buttress. (Note: the tree stump mentioned has become a thriving holly tree over the years and now covers much of both Shriek and Shrike).
 Description starts on page above.
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 [[File:bray14.png|800px]]
-===Shelter Buttress & Fiddlers Buttress===
+====Shelter Buttress & Fiddlers Buttress====
 Farrells Rock
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 [[File:bray15.png|800px]]
-==Routes in unsafe areas included for record==
+====Routes in unsafe areas included for record====
 The approach to Shag Slab has been buried beneath the boulders, though it may be possible to hop across these, and the telegraph pole has been cut down.
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 </googlemap>
+====  FARRELLS ROCK ====
 Leave the upper car park for the Cliff Walk and walk along the track until you arrive at the ruin known as Lord Meaths House. Turn sharply right, heading uphill to the obvious crag to the right of your viewpoint. The view of Bray from the base of the crag is worth the small walk.
 . GRÁ MÓ CHROÍ                  MS                         4/5/2018

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 difficult moves lead to better holds, step left near the top to
 finish up the crack.<br>
-Old I.M.C. circa. 1942. <br>[[file:streakyslab.jpg|600px]]
+Old I.M.C. circa. 1942. <br>)
 '''The next climb lies a little to the north of Streaky Slab and is approached by turning left after descending to the bank mentioned above. Follow the narrow path carefully north to the cave-like mouth of the adit. The rock here is quartzite, the protection excellent, and the climb worth making the short detour for.<br>'''

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 difficult moves lead to better holds, step left near the top to
 finish up the crack.<br>
-Old I.M.C. circa. 1942. <br>
+Old I.M.C. circa. 1942. <br>[[file:streakyslab.jpg|600px]]
 '''The next climb lies a little to the north of Streaky Slab and is approached by turning left after descending to the bank mentioned above. Follow the narrow path carefully north to the cave-like mouth of the adit. The rock here is quartzite, the protection excellent, and the climb worth making the short detour for.<br>'''
 Shaft** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4b)<br>

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 T. Forde, G.Moss, 7/12/1974
+[[File:Cricklewood 1.jpg|707x707px]]
 Spinnaker* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4c, 4a)<br>
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 G. Moss, T. Forde, 12/10/1974.
-===Telegraph Slab===
+====Telegraph Slab====
 Right of Bracket Slab and away from the sea.
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 The line of Twilight is now buried beneath huge piles of boulders, put there to prevent coastal erosion.
-==Streaky Slab==
+====Streaky Slab====
 Home to some of the earliest climbs in the country.
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 The first three climbs were originally started by traversing in above the sea from a concrete platform to the right of the slab, but the platform has been demolished and the sea pushed back by the dumping of large boulders here in an attempt to protect the railway line from coastal erosion.
-'''Download topos of the next 4 routes at [http://www.irishmountaineeringclub.org/wicklowguide Streaky Slab]'''
+[[File:Bray streaky slab1.jpg|681x681px]]
 Airy Edge*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18m&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VD<br>
 Well named. Start from the boulders below the left edge. Climb up to a saddle below the edge. Follow the edge, keeping to the face of the slab.<br>
-Old I.M.C. circa 1942.<br>
+Old I.M.C. circa 1942.
 Fat Crack. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<br>
 Start below the wide crack. Climb up to the crack and follow it to the top.<br>
 Old I.M.C. circa. 1942.
 Jack Spratt. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4b)<br>

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 SCALLOP HS 4b
-<br>The Gangplank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<br>
+The Gangplank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<br>
 The easy angled crack in the groove above the Pulpit. Either back-climb it or abseil down it to reach the Pulpit.<br>OYSTER. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S )<br>
 Start from the Pulpit. Climb diagonally right up the black slab to the right of The Gangplank to a horizontal crack. Make a delicate step across right to a small spike and follow the thin crack on small holds.<br>

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 M. Tracey July 1992.
+[[File:Bray bracket.png|500x500px]]
 Crab. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D<br>
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 J. O'Reilly, P. Owens, D Whooley, Nov. 1990.
-===Bracket Slabs===
+====Bracket Slabs====
-For Bracket Slabs, you need to locate the boulders, with several pitons in situ (check their condition before using them), two meters in from the edge of the cliff and opposite the obvious brackets jutting out from just below the top of the cliff. An abseil of 25 meters from the edge of the cliff, down between the two brackets, following the obvious groove of Cricklewood, will land you on The Slipway.  Unless you are leaving the rope in situ you will need to extend the anchor point to the edge of the slab, otherwise the rope may not pull down.<br>
+'''For Bracket Slabs, you need to locate the boulders, with several pitons in situ (check their condition before using them), two meters in from the edge of the cliff and opposite the obvious brackets jutting out from just below the top of the cliff. An abseil of 25 meters from the edge of the cliff, down between the two brackets, following the obvious groove of Cricklewood, will land you on The Slipway.  Unless you are leaving the rope in situ you will need to extend the anchor point to the edge of the slab, otherwise the rope may not pull down.'''<br>
-NOTE: The easiest line back up from here is Cricklewood, at mild severe (harder in wet conditions).<br>
+'''NOTE: The easiest line back up from here is Cricklewood, at mild severe (harder in wet conditions).'''
-From the base of Cricklewood a sloping shelf - The Slipway - runs down along the foot of the slabs to the sea-floor. Immediately left of Cricklewood is a fine lichen-spotted slab, with a thin crack running up it's right-hand side to an overhang: this is Spinnaker. Left of Spinnaker a narrow, bow-shaped slab gives the line of Camán, and immediately left of this is a constricted chimney - Tough Soot. The corners down to the left of this have been climbed, but in recent years they have become very vegetated on the upper section, due to soil slippage, and are no longer feasible. At the foot of the Slipway is Black-Bottom, a large, black, undercut slab with a crack running across it's lower section and an overhang on the top left.<br>
+'''From the base of Cricklewood a sloping shelf - The Slipway - runs down along the foot of the slabs to the sea-floor. Immediately left of Cricklewood is a fine lichen-spotted slab, with a thin crack running up it's right-hand side to an overhang: this is Spinnaker. Left of Spinnaker a narrow, bow-shaped slab gives the line of Camán, and immediately left of this is a constricted chimney - Tough Soot. The corners down to the left of this have been climbed, but in recent years they have become very vegetated on the upper section, due to soil slippage, and are no longer feasible. At the foot of the Slipway is Black-Bottom, a large, black, undercut slab with a crack running across it's lower section and an overhang on the top left.'''<br>
 '''Thunderbolt'''  VD<br>
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 '''Black-bottom''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4c)<br>
 Low tide only. (poor protection). Start by scrambling carefully down to reach an oblong, seaweed-covered block at the bottom of the Slipway. Step off the block onto the slab and move left to a niche at the foot of the vertical crack. Climb the crack until it fades out below the overhang. Make a couple of difficult moves right to gain good holds and climb diagonally right to the top of the slab. Pull up over the overhanging corner and follow the groove up left to a belay.<br>
-G. Moss, T. Forde, 15/3/1975<br>
+G. Moss, T. Forde, 15/3/1975
 '''Tough Soot''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HVS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5a, 4c)<br>
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 '''Camán.''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4b, 4a)<br>
-'''Note'''  This climb has recently, and unnecessarily, been equipped with numerous pitons. How long they will last in the salt-ladened atmosphere remains to be seen.<br>
+'''Note'''  This climb has recently, and unnecessarily, been equipped with numerous pitons. How long they will last in the salt-laden atmosphere remains to be seen.<br>
 Start from the Slipway, at the foot of a narrow, curving slab with a deep crack in the overlap on its right. <br>
 . 18m Climb the slab (a runner on the curve of the crack will prevent the rope from becoming jammed in the crack) and the corner above, to a block belay below the Crow's Nest, as for Tough Soot. <br>
 10m Climb the thin crack just left of the first bracket.<br>
 T. Forde, G.Moss, 7/12/1974
 '''Download topos of the next 3 routes at [http://www.irishmountaineeringclub.org/wicklowguide Routes near Cricklewood]'''

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 '''There have been many changes in the Bray area since the last Bray Head guide was published in 1978. A huge increase in the population of Bray and North Wicklow, coupled with an upsurge of interest in leisure walking, has led to large numbers using the Cliff Path on a daily basis, making the climbs immediately above the Path unfeasible. In addition, the extension of the DART service to Greystones has greatly increased traffic, and security, on the section of the railway line running below Bray Head, with the result that many of the climbs on the cliffs below the line are now out of bounds. However, the two areas detailed here, Cable Rock and Streaky Slab, have no access problems, as they can be reached without trespassing on the line. We have listed only the more popular climbs in these two areas; routes that have been climbed frequently over the years and have stood the test of time. Full details of all the climbs on Bray Head can be found in the Bray Head guide book, published by the F.M.C.I. in 1978 and copies of this are included below.'''
-== Acess by public transport.==
+====Acess by public transport.====
 '''All the climbs are accessed from The Cliff Path, which runs along the coast, above the railway line, from Bray to Greystones. The Path starts at the southern end of Bray Esplanade (twenty minutes walk from Bray DART station, or five minutes from the terminus of the 45 bus route). From here a pleasant walk of about twenty minutes will bring you to Streaky Slab, while the gate for Cable Rock is a further ten minutes along the Path'''
-==Access by car==
+====Access by car====
 '''Traveling south on the M11/N11, ignore the turn-offs for Bray and take the turn off signposted Greystones. Take the Greystones exit on the next two roundabouts. Immediately after cresting the long hill (Windgates), take the turn on the left, which ends at a private car park fronting some new houses, Turn here and drive back up the road a short distance, to where there parking is possible against the hedge on the left. Walk down past the houses, cross the stile, and follow the track down to the Cliff Path (5 minutes). This point on the Path is a 30 minute walk from the southern end of Bray promenade, or a 15 minute walk from Windgates, which is on the No.84 (Dublin/Delgany) bus route. Turn right for Cable Rock, or left for Streaky Slab.'''
 '''The climbs, and the climbing areas, are described from left to right (south to north).'''
-==Cable Rock==
+====Cable Rock====
-From the stile mentioned above walk to the right (south) for a few metres and go through the gate in the fence on the left (the gate is now flat on the ground, smothered in grass), following a narrow path down towards the sea (watch out for the two narrow dykes en route). After passing through a patch of furze watch out for the stump of a telegraph pole and, on your left, the top of a rusty bracket sticking up above the top of the cliff.<br>
+'''From the stile mentioned above walk to the right (south) for a few metres and go through the gate in the fence on the left (the gate is now flat on the ground, smothered in grass), following a narrow path down towards the sea (watch out for the two narrow dykes en route). After passing through a patch of furze watch out for the stump of a telegraph pole and, on your left, the top of a rusty bracket sticking up above the top of the cliff.'''<br>
-Cable Rock has two sections; Bracket Slabs and The Pulpit Area and access to both is by abseil.
+'''Cable Rock has two sections; Bracket Slabs and The Pulpit Area and access to both is by abseil.'''
-==The Pulpit==
+====The Pulpit====
-For The Pulpit area continue along the faint path beyond the pole stump for about 50m, to where the rocky top of the cliff is visible down below on the left. Go down carefully over steep grass and rock to the top of the cliff and locate a prominent, flat-topped buttress rising almost halfway up the slabs below. This is The Pulpit and the first climbs start from here. The rock in this area is of excellent quality, though the rounded footholds require competent footwork. To reach the Pulpit either abseil down the short groove (the Gangplank, Moderate) or climb down it.
+'''For The Pulpit area continue along the faint path beyond the pole stump for about 50m, to where the rocky top of the cliff is visible down below on the left. Go down carefully over steep grass and rock to the top of the cliff and locate a prominent, flat-topped buttress rising almost halfway up the slabs below. This is The Pulpit and the first climbs start from here. The rock in this area is of excellent quality, though the rounded footholds require competent footwork. To reach the Pulpit either abseil down the short groove (the Gangplank, Moderate) or climb down it.'''
-'''Download topos of the next 14 routes at [http://www.irishmountaineeringclub.org/wicklowguide Pulpit area]'''
+[[file:pulpit.jpg|800x800px|alt=]]
 '''Pulpit Area'''<br>
 A = The Pulpit. B = Cockle. C = Scallop. D = Puffin. E = Barnacle. F = Carrageen. G = Are You With Me? H = Crab. J = Blackbottom.<br>
 Winkle-picker. 19m&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3c)<br>
 Just left of the Pulpit an obvious wide crack runs up the easy-angled slabs. This is the line of Cockle and about 2m left of this is a groove, partly hidden from view. The climb follows this groove. Start from the Pulpit. Climb down the steep left-hand side of the Pulpit and step across to the base of Cockle crack. A little above the high-water mark a thin crack runs across left towards the groove. Traverse delicately along this and make a long step left into the base of the groove. Climb this to the top.<br>
 G. Moss, T. Forde, 2/11/1975
 Cockle. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18m&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D<br>
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-SCALLOP HS 4b<br>
+SCALLOP HS 4b
-The Gangplank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<br>
+<br>The Gangplank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<br>
-The easy angled crack in the groove above the Pulpit. Either back-climb it or abseil down it to reach the Pulpit.<br>
+The easy angled crack in the groove above the Pulpit. Either back-climb it or abseil down it to reach the Pulpit.<br>OYSTER. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12m &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S )<br>
 Start from the Pulpit. Climb diagonally right up the black slab to the right of The Gangplank to a horizontal crack. Make a delicate step across right to a small spike and follow the thin crack on small holds.<br>
 G.Moss, T. Forde, 24/8/1976
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 Start about 4m right of Barnacle chimney, on a short ramp just above the high tide mark. Climb slightly left into recessed crack, which is left trending (crux). Follow the obvious line to the top.<br>
 M. Tracey July 1992.
 '''Download topos of the next 9 routes at [http://www.irishmountaineeringclub.org/wicklowguide Bracket Slab]'''