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Barry watts: /* Skyline Buttress. */

2026-02-08T18:53:32Z

Skyline Buttress.

Barry watts: /* Skyline Buttress. */

2026-02-08T18:52:56Z

Skyline Buttress.

Barry watts: /* Reservoir Crag */

2026-02-08T18:51:27Z

Reservoir Crag

Barry watts: /* Reservoir Crag */

2026-02-08T18:49:49Z

Reservoir Crag

Barry watts: /* Reservoir Crag */

2026-02-07T20:43:41Z

Reservoir Crag

Barry watts: /* Holy Moly Buttress. */

2021-06-02T16:31:42Z

Holy Moly Buttress.

Barry watts: /* Holy Moly Buttress. */

2021-06-02T16:29:11Z

Holy Moly Buttress.

Barry watts: /* Holy Moly Buttress. */

2021-06-02T16:12:43Z

Holy Moly Buttress.

Barry watts at 15:05, 1 June 2021

2021-06-01T15:05:39Z

Daveh at 18:03, 26 March 2021

2021-03-26T18:03:23Z

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 ''G. Moss, S. McMahon, 1/2/98 ''<br>
 To the right of Easy Peasy there is an obvious large flake perched just above a small overhang and short wall. <br>
-. VS4c. Steep moves and a resolute pull on the flake gain the foot of the slab. Climb this to a belay at the top.<br>
+. VS 4c. Steep moves and a resolute pull on the flake gain the foot of the slab. Climb this to a belay at the top.<br>
 . HS. Climb the blunt rib on the right.

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 '''Easy-peasy''' 		VD<br>
-''S.McMahon, G. Moss 1/2/1998''<br>
+''S.McMahon, G. Moss, 1/2/1998.''<br>
 Start at the foot of the blunt arete on the left side of the buttress. Climb the arete to a short grassy gully. Finish up the crack on the right side of the gully.
 '''Flake It''' VS 4c<br>
-''G. Moss, S. McMahon 1/2/98''<br>
+''G. Moss, S. McMahon, 1/2/98 ''<br>
 To the right of Easy Peasy there is an obvious large flake perched just above a small overhang and short wall. <br>
 . VS4c. Steep moves and a resolute pull on the flake gain the foot of the slab. Climb this to a belay at the top.<br>
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 '''Lá le Bhríde'''.  HVS 5a<br>
-''G. Moss, S.McMahon 1/2/1998''<br>
+''G. Moss, S.McMahon, 1/2/1998.''<br>
 Start near the right-hand end of the buttress, immediately right of a recessed, mossy slab, on a block at the foot of the steep A-shaped face. Thin moves lead up to the arete on the left, which is followed to an overhang. Surmount this and continue more easily to the top.

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 '''4. First Faltering Steps'''. 		HS<br>
-''B. Rowe, G. Moss, 23/5/1997''<br>
+''B. Rowe, G. Moss, 23/5/1997.''<br>
 Start 5m. left of May Moon, at a point where two diagonal cracks converge. Climb straight up, following the line of a thin, intermittent crack.
 '''5. Moonshine''' 		S<br>
-''S. McMahon, G. Moss, 31/1/98''<br>
+''S. McMahon, G. Moss, 31/1/98.''<br>
 Start about 3m L of F.F.S., and just right of some blocks. A high step and a long reach overcomes the undercut. Continue more easily up the ledges and cracks.
 '''6. Two Crocks and a Looker'''   VD<br>
-''G. Moss, J. Byrne, J. Reville, 25/7/2011''<br>
+''G. Moss, J. Byrne, J. Reville, 25/7/2011.''<br>
 Start about 4m left of Moonshine, and just right of a cluster of large boulders, at the foot of a short ramp sloping up right. Gain the ramp from the right and climb on good holds, trening slightly left to belay in a short corner just below the top.
 '''7. Two Props and a Hooker'''  S<br>
-''J. Reville, J. Byrne, G. Moss, 27/7/2011''<br>
+''J. Reville, J. Byrne, G. Moss, 27/7/2011.''<br>
 Start as for T.C.L. From halfway up the ramp pull across left on good hols and continue straight up to belay in the short corner just below the top.
 '''8. Ivy Wall''' 		HS<br>
-''G. Moss, B. Rowe, 23/5/1997''<br>
+''G. Moss, B. Rowe, 23/5/1997.''<br>
 Start 3m left of T.P.H. and just left of the cluster of large boulders, below a prominent niche near some ivy at the top of the crag. Climb directly to niche and finish up crack in the short wall on the left.

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 '''1. May Moon''' 		VD<br>
-''B. Rowe, G. Moss 23/5/1997.''<br>
+''B. Rowe, G. Moss, 23/5/1997.''<br>
 Start at a slab, at the right-hand end of the crag, where a large flake lies against the face. Climb the cracks and face above the flake.
 '''2. Harvest Moon''' 		D<br>
-''P. O Leary, B. Hannon 28/9/1997.''<br>
+''P. O Leary, B. Hannon, 28/9/1997.''<br>
 Start 3m's left of the flake. Climb a series of ledges to the top.
 '''3. Beg, In for More'''   	VD<br>
-''S. Reid, H. Lamare 10/10/2014.''<br>
+''S. Reid, H. Lamare, 10/10/2014.''<br>
 Start on the small triangular slab 2m left of Harvest Moon.  Climb up past a grassy section to the white spotted rock to the left of the bulge at the top.
 '''4. First Faltering Steps'''. 		HS<br>
-''B. Rowe, G. Moss 23/5/1997''<br>
+''B. Rowe, G. Moss, 23/5/1997''<br>
 Start 5m. left of May Moon, at a point where two diagonal cracks converge. Climb straight up, following the line of a thin, intermittent crack.
 '''5. Moonshine''' 		S<br>
-''S. McMahon, G. Moss 31/1/98''<br>
+''S. McMahon, G. Moss, 31/1/98''<br>
 Start about 3m L of F.F.S., and just right of some blocks. A high step and a long reach overcomes the undercut. Continue more easily up the ledges and cracks.
 '''6. Two Crocks and a Looker'''   VD<br>
-''G. Moss, J. Byrne, J. Reville 25/7/2011''<br>
+''G. Moss, J. Byrne, J. Reville, 25/7/2011''<br>
 Start about 4m left of Moonshine, and just right of a cluster of large boulders, at the foot of a short ramp sloping up right. Gain the ramp from the right and climb on good holds, trening slightly left to belay in a short corner just below the top.
 '''7. Two Props and a Hooker'''  S<br>
-''J. Reville, J. Byrne, G. Moss. 27/7/2011''<br>
+''J. Reville, J. Byrne, G. Moss, 27/7/2011''<br>
 Start as for T.C.L. From halfway up the ramp pull across left on good hols and continue straight up to belay in the short corner just below the top.
 '''8. Ivy Wall''' 		HS<br>
-''G. Moss, B. Rowe 23/5/1997''<br>
+''G. Moss, B. Rowe, 23/5/1997''<br>
 Start 3m left of T.P.H. and just left of the cluster of large boulders, below a prominent niche near some ivy at the top of the crag. Climb directly to niche and finish up crack in the short wall on the left.
 '''9. Chang''' 		HS<br>
-''P. O Leary, B. Hannon 28/9/1997.''<br>
+''P. O Leary, B. Hannon, 28/9/1997.''<br>
 Start 6m left of 5, below a blunt rib. Gain the rib by some steep moves. Continue on better holds, moving right near the top.
 '''10. Reservoir Dogs''' 		HVS 5a<br>
-''G. Moss, S.McMahon 31/1/1998''<br>
+''G. Moss, S.McMahon, 31/1/1998.''<br>
 Start 4m left of T.C.L at the foot of a rib running to an overhang which has a slab above left. The slab is split by a diagonal crack running up from right to left. Climb the rib and the corner crack corner above.
 '''11. Rowe's Rowan''' 		VS 4c<br>
-''B. Rowe, G. Moss 23/5/1997.''<br>
+''B. Rowe, G. Moss, 23/5/1997.''<br>
 Start 4 m. left of T.C.L, beneath a thin crack which runs up through two overhangs and a slab. There is (or was) a tiny rowan tree growing above the first overhang. The crack is followed to the top.
 '''12. Who fears to speak?''' 		HS 4b<br>
-''G. Moss, S.McMahon 31/1/1998''<br>
+''G. Moss, S.McMahon, 31/1/1998.''<br>
 Start About 6m left of Rowe's Rowan below a huge boulder lying against the crag. Climb to a stance on top of the boulder. Step up onto the left edge of the face above and follow it to the top.

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 '''7. Two Props and a Hooker'''  S<br>
 ''J. Reville, J. Byrne, G. Moss. 27/7/2011''<br>
-Satrt as for T.C.L. From halfway up the ramp pull across left on good hols and continue straight up to belay in the short corner just below the top.
+Start as for T.C.L. From halfway up the ramp pull across left on good hols and continue straight up to belay in the short corner just below the top.
 '''8. Ivy Wall''' 		HS<br>
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 ''G. Moss, S.McMahon 31/1/1998''<br>
 Start About 6m left of Rowe's Rowan below a huge boulder lying against the crag. Climb to a stance on top of the boulder. Step up onto the left edge of the face above and follow it to the top.
 ==Skyline Buttress.==

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 '''Holy Moly'''                               HS<br>''C. Murray, P. Browne June 1999.''<br>Start at the foot of the groove near the right-hand side of the face. Climb the groove and continue over a series of short steps to a belay at the top of the buttress.
-'''Holy Moly Slabs'''                      S
+'''Holy Moly Slabs'''   25m            S
 Barry Watts, Brandon O'Tooole, Audrey O'Toole, 29th May 2021.

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 A small buttress about 150m above the wall and halfway between the gate and Boundary Fence Buttress. The right-hand side of the face is paler than the left and there is an obvious groove near the right edge.
-[[File:Errisbeg_009.jpg|alt=|none|thumb|800x800px|Conor's Buttress. A = Wall and Corner. B = Holy Moly.]]
+[[File:Holy Moly Buttress.jpg|none|thumb|530x530px]]
 '''Wall and Corner'''                   HVS<br>
 ''C. Murray, G. Moss, June, 1999.''<br>

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 This low hill is peppered with small, interesting crags. The rock is gabbro, the friction fabulous and protection usually good.
-'''Approach''': Park beside a gated track on the northern side of the R341, on a sharp bend about 5km west of Roundstone.
+'''Approach''': Park beside a gated track on the northern side of the R341, on a sharp bend about 5km west of Roundstone, space for about 3 cars.
 [[File:errisbeg sketch2.png|800px]]
 ==Boundary Fence Buttress==
-This, the first buttress to be developed, lies on a bearing of about 20ø from Dog's Bay. It is about 100m above the boundary fence that separates the commonage from the walled fields below.  Go through the gate mentioned above and follow the boundary fence on the right for about 15 minutes to where there are two sharp bends in the line of the wall. The buttress lies above, to the left of an obvious whitish slab, and it is split in two by a short vertical gully.
+This, the first buttress to be developed, lies on a bearing of about 20ø from Dog's Bay. It is about 100m above the boundary fence that separates the commonage from the walled fields below.  Go through the gate mentioned above and follow the boundary fence on the right for about 30 minutes to where there are two sharp bends in the line of the wall. The buttress lies above, to the left of an obvious whitish slab, and it is split in two by a short vertical gully.
 The routes are in sequence, the first three numbered right from the gully and the second three numbered left from it.
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 A small buttress about 150m above the wall and halfway between the gate and Boundary Fence Buttress. The right-hand side of the face is paler than the left and there is an obvious groove near the right edge.
 [[File:Errisbeg_009.jpg|alt=|none|thumb|800x800px|Conor's Buttress. A = Wall and Corner. B = Holy Moly.]]
-'''Wall and Corner'''                   HS<br>
+'''Wall and Corner'''                   HVS<br>
 ''C. Murray, G. Moss, June, 1999.''<br>
 Start near the L-hand side of the buttress. Climb steeply to the foot of the open-book corner, and finish up this.
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 '''1. May Moon''' 		VD<br>
 ''B. Rowe, G. Moss 23/5/1997.''<br>
-Start at a slab, at the right-hand end of the crag, where a large flake lies against the face. Climb the crack above the flake.
+Start at a slab, at the right-hand end of the crag, where a large flake lies against the face. Climb the cracks and face above the flake.
 '''2. Harvest Moon''' 		D<br>
 ''P. O Leary, B. Hannon 28/9/1997.''<br>
-Start just left of the flake. Climb a series of ledges to the top.
+Start 3m's left of the flake. Climb a series of ledges to the top.
 '''3. Beg, In for More'''   	VD<br>
 ''S. Reid, H. Lamare 10/10/2014.''<br>
-Start on the small triangular slab 4m left of May Moon.  Climb up past a grassy section to the white spotted rock to the left of the bulge at the top.
+Start on the small triangular slab 2m left of Harvest Moon.  Climb up past a grassy section to the white spotted rock to the left of the bulge at the top.
 '''4. First Faltering Steps'''. 		HS<br>