Slieve Rua - Revision history

Barry watts at 18:04, 14 September 2026

2026-09-14T18:04:51Z

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2025-07-24T12:43:52Z

2025-07-24T12:30:00Z

Added Block Off and Let's Crumble route descriptions.

2025-06-21T21:33:04Z

Added Table For One

2025-06-10T08:55:47Z

Lower Buttress

2025-06-10T00:40:29Z

2025-06-09T20:00:44Z

Lower Buttress

2025-06-09T19:47:54Z

Lower Buttress

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	[[File:Squeezier Slieve Rua.png\|alt=Topo of Squuezier. Slieve Rua, Upper Buttress\|frameless]]		[[File:Squeezier Slieve Rua.png\|alt=Topo of Squuezier. Slieve Rua, Upper Buttress\|frameless]]

−	'''SQUEEZIER''' 10m S<br />''Cormac Flynn, 23/5/2025.''<br />Follow up broken rock and cracks to a clean slab at half-height. ~~Follow this~~ to the top.	+	'''SQUEEZIER''' 10m S<br />''Cormac Flynn, 23/5/2025.''<br />Follow up broken rock and cracks to a clean slab at half-height. Tackle the slab by thoughful and commiting but delightful moves to the top.

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 A few metres to the right of '''The Great Floor Food Adventure''', there is a wonderfully cracked slab with a large boulder barely hanging on at the bottom. Climb up to the slab by avoiding the precarious boulder. It is diff climbing beyond the boulder height.
-'''PATRICK''' 10m S
+'''PATRICK''' 10m VD
 ''Paddy O'Brien, David Walsh, 4/8/2022.''
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 Climb the rib immediately right of '''CS'''.
-'''HAMLET''' 10m D<br />''Cormac Flynn, 21/6/2023.''<br />Follow up broken rock and cracks to the right of '''PATRICK'''.
+'''HAMLET''' 10m VD<br />''Cormac Flynn, 21/6/2023.''<br />Follow up broken rock and cracks to the right of '''PATRICK'''.
 On the very right end of the Upper Buttress the rock offers some scrambles and easy climbs.

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 This hill North East of Mullach Mor is straddled by many rocky buttresses, the largest buttress (Upper Buttress) is on the South side just below the summit Lower Buttress is 150m further South West. Approach by the red path from Cooloorta trail head, maps for the walking paths and trail head are available to download from the Burren National Park website https://www.burrennationalpark.ie/. Walk along the red path for about 20 minutes following way marks traversing the hillside and gaining height gradually, the path goes through a gate in a stone wall and strikes left or South West for Mullach Mor, leave the path here, walk straight ahead uphill and North West for 7 more minutes. Upon reaching the crest of the hill the Lower Buttress should be visible on your right, Upper Buttress is 150m further above and behind. In the picture below the Lower Buttress is the cliff at the bottom of the marked rectangle while the Upper Buttress is in the marked rectangle.
-Summer 2025 Update.
+Summer 2026 Update.
 There is now a free shuttle bus running from Corofin to Gortalecka Cross Roads (9-5) to facilitate visitors to the National Park, this is a longer route (1 hour plus change) than the one described above but it may suit the car less or car reticent. Just google Burren and Cliffs of Moher Explorer | Cliffs of Moher Shuttle Bus for this and information on this service and others in the area.

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 Climb the corner right of '''SAMBA BY THE  GORT RIVER''' to the large ledge and finish up the slabby wall beyond.
-'''LET'S CRUMBLE''' VS 4c<br />''Cormac Flynn, Andy Wonnacott,  24th July 2025.''
+[[File:Lets crumble.svg.png|alt=Let's crumble topo|frameless]]
-About 20 metres to the right there is a hand crack with a dead bush about two-thirds height. Climb the crack treating the rock either side of it with care.
+'''LET'S CRUMBLE''' 8m VS 4c<br />''Cormac Flynn, Andy Wonnacott,  24th July 2025.''
 [[File:Clean slab.jpg|center|thumb|500x500px|l]]

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 Right of '''DIVIDE AND CONQUER''' there is an alcove, climb the left hand crack of this alcove, the right hand crack can be useful for footholds and swallows big gear but take care with some suspect blocks at mid height there.
 '''BOFEY QUINN'S ARETE''' 10m S
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 Climb the corner right of '''SAMBA BY THE  GORT RIVER''' to the large ledge and finish up the slabby wall beyond.
 [[File:Clean slab.jpg|center|thumb|500x500px]]
 '''CLEAN SLAB''' 10m D<br />''First ascent'' ''David Walsh, Paddy O'Brien, 4/8/2022.''

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 ===Lower Buttress===
-The first two climbs are on a west facing section of the lower buttress. The wall is vertical and about 8m high. Nice shade on a hot morning.
+The first three climbs are on a west facing section of the lower buttress. The wall is vertical and about 8m high. Nice shade on a hot morning.
 [[File:Lower buttress Slieve Rua.png|alt=Location of Tile Style|frameless|500x500px]]
 [[File:West facing cliff on lower buttress Slieve Rua.png|alt=West facing cliff on lower buttress Slieve Rua|frameless|800x800px]]
 '''TILE STYLE''' S<br />''Cormac Flynn, Megan Flynn, 16th May 2025.<br />''The corner at the left end of the wall with the large flake. Tri-cams might be useful in the horizontal cracks.

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 '''EVENING LIGHT''' D<br />''Conor Warner, 18th June 2020.''<br />Cracked wall 2m left of '''THE LOWLANDS'''.
-'''MIDDAY IN THE MIDLANDS''' VS 4b<br />''Ingolf Kühn, Barry Watts, 8th June 2025.''<br />Flaky slab in the middle between '''EVENING LIGHT''' and '''THE LOWLANDS'''. Start up the crack right of '''EVENING LIGHT''', after 3m swing right and up, thread runners in places will boost confidence.
+'''MIDDAY IN THE MIDLANDS''' VS 4b<br />''Ingolf Kühn, Barry Watts, 8th June 2025.''<br />Flaky slab just right of  '''EVENING LIGHT''', thread runners in places will boost confidence.
 '''THE LOWLANDS''' S<br />''Conor Warner, Barry Watts, 21st June 2020.''<br />Pleasant left facing corner on the far right.

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 [[File:Broken cuckoo.png|alt=Broken Cuckoo|frameless|500x500px]]
-'''BROKEN BUM''' S
+'''BROKEN BUM''' S <br />
+''Barry Watts, Ingolf Kühn, 8th June 2025''. <br />Climb the crack left of '''BROKEN CUCKOO'''.
 '''BROKEN CUCKOO''' VD<br />''Cormac Flynn, Megan Flynn, 16th May 2025.''<br />About 50m right of Flapper. Follow the wide crack.

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		+	'''BROKEN BUM''' S
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		+	''Barry Watts, Ingolf Kühn, 8th June 2025''.
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		+	Climb the crack left of '''BROKEN CUCKOO'''.

	'''BROKEN CUCKOO''' VD<br />''Cormac Flynn, Megan Flynn, 16th May 2025.''<br />About 50m right of Flapper. Follow the wide crack.		'''BROKEN CUCKOO''' VD<br />''Cormac Flynn, Megan Flynn, 16th May 2025.''<br />About 50m right of Flapper. Follow the wide crack.