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Gerry Fogg at 22:15, 16 October 2025

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Barry watts: /* STACK'S CLIFF */

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STACK'S CLIFF

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Gerry Fogg at 06:39, 8 October 2025

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Marzena at 17:21, 26 August 2025

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 #It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere, to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others.  Please do not do this.
 #Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named by location or by obvious identifying feature or by common usage or else, after the first route put up on them.
-#It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs, or indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.
+#It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs - or indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland - to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.
 ==PATHSIDE CRAGS==

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 #It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere, to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others.  Please do not do this.
-#Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named after the first route put up on them.
+#Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named by location or by obvious identifying feature or by common usage or else, after the first route put up on them.
 #It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs, or indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.

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 #It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere, to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others.  Please do not do this.
 #Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named after the first route put up on them.
-#It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs or, indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.
+#It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs, or indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.
 ==PATHSIDE CRAGS==

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 <u>'''And Some Rather Less-Gentle Requests'''</u>
-#It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others.  Please do not do this.
+#It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere, to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others.  Please do not do this.
 #Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named after the first route put up on them.
 #It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs or, indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.

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 <u>'''And Some Rather Less-Gentle Requests'''</u>
-#It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others (not by me).  Please do not do this.
+#It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others.  Please do not do this.
 #Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named after the first route put up on them.
 #It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs or, indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.

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 '''<u>A Gentle Request to All Contributors of New Routes</u>'''
-It has been the practice in the Comeraghs, since 2003, that all route descriptions should include an honest account of the ''style'' of their ascent. This is important information for anyone contemplating a repeat.  And, whilst it is obviously more important for longer routes, consistency requires that it should apply to shorter routes as well.  By following this, you would have my thanks, at least.  Gerry Fogg, October 2025.
+It has been the practice in the Comeraghs, since 2003, that all route descriptions should include an honest account of the ''style'' of their ascent. This is important information for anyone contemplating a repeat.  And, whilst it is obviously more important for longer routes, consistency requires that it should apply to shorter routes as well.  By following this, you would have my thanks, at least.  Gerry Fogg, 8th October 2025.
 <u>'''And Some Rather Less-Gentle Requests'''</u>
-# It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others. Please do not do this.
+#It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others (not by me).  Please do not do this.
-# Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named after the first route put up on them.
+#Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named after the first route put up on them.
-# It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs or, indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F.
+#It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs or, indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area.   G.F. 16th October 2025.
 ==PATHSIDE CRAGS==

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	It has been the practice in the Comeraghs, since 2003, that all route descriptions should include an honest account of the ''style'' of their ascent. This is important information for anyone contemplating a repeat. And, whilst it is obviously more important for longer routes, consistency requires that it should apply to shorter routes as well. By following this, you would have my thanks, at least. Gerry Fogg, October 2025.		It has been the practice in the Comeraghs, since 2003, that all route descriptions should include an honest account of the ''style'' of their ascent. This is important information for anyone contemplating a repeat. And, whilst it is obviously more important for longer routes, consistency requires that it should apply to shorter routes as well. By following this, you would have my thanks, at least. Gerry Fogg, October 2025.
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		+	<u>'''And Some Rather Less-Gentle Requests'''</u>
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		+	# It is considered very bad manners here, as elsewhere to climb and claim routes which have - quite obviously - been cleaned by others. Please do not do this.
		+	# Please do not assign names - plucked apparently from thin air - to any cliff or crag in the Comeraghs. The normal and accepted practice is that otherwise-unnamed crags are named after the first route put up on them.
		+	# It is not acceptable in the Comeraghs or, indeed in any other traditional climbing area in Ireland, to place bolts on routes. While it is true that bolts do exist, these have only been placed for lower-offs, where there was a very good reason for them, and only then by climbers with a very long association with the area. G.F.
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	==PATHSIDE CRAGS==		==PATHSIDE CRAGS==

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	These cliffs have perhaps the easiest access of any of the Comeragh cliffs. Cars may be parked at GR314080 and a good surfaced track may be followed as far as the Mahon falls, if you are headed for the higher cliffs.		These cliffs have perhaps the easiest access of any of the Comeragh cliffs. Cars may be parked at GR314080 and a good surfaced track may be followed as far as the Mahon falls, if you are headed for the higher cliffs.

		+	'''<u>A Gentle Request to All Contributors of New Routes</u>'''

		+	It has been the practice in the Comeraghs, since 2003, that all route descriptions should include an honest account of the ''style'' of their ascent. This is important information for anyone contemplating a repeat. And, whilst it is obviously more important for longer routes, consistency requires that it should apply to shorter routes as well. By following this, you would have my thanks, at least. Gerry Fogg, October 2025.
	==PATHSIDE CRAGS==		==PATHSIDE CRAGS==

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 Visible from the car park, situated just before An Giorra Buttress and a little lower down. The buttress is characterised by its central crack systems and steep walls. The lower section is slightly vegetated, but the upper rock gives enjoyable climbing
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+'''<u>An Giorra Butress</u>'''
 '''This little buttress with the following 2 routes is approximately 100m from the track (to the left) which leads to the Mahon Falls and is approx. 30m above it. It stands out as an obvious vertical and clean piece of rock, about 250m from the car-park, and its south-facing wall is marked on the right hand side by an obvious off-width crack.'''