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From the car park follow the loop walk until it breaks left, head along this until you meet a bay on the left. Keeping the bay to your left walk and scramble to the furthest point of the head land. | From the car park follow the loop walk until it breaks left, head along this until you meet a bay on the left. Keeping the bay to your left walk and scramble to the furthest point of the head land. | ||
| − | + | '''1. The break''' HVS 5a 10 meters | |
| − | '''THE BEST WAVE IN MAYO''' E4 6a 15 meters<br />''Mick Walsh, unseconded, 27/08/2011 (Practiced on toprope)''<br />Climb the line of the crack also using positive holds on the face. A bit runout, a class route. | + | The first crack encountered when entering the wave. Easy climbing to where the wall kicks out then jug pulling to the top. |
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| + | H. Hennessy, J. Hennessy 19/6/2021 | ||
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| + | '''2.Wipe out''' E1 5b 12 meters | ||
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| + | Start directly below the second crack, move right at half height to a huge jug then continue direct up a short groove to top. | ||
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| + | H. Hennessy (unseconded) 19/6/2021 | ||
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| + | '''3.Cutback''' E2 5c 14meters | ||
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| + | Start just left of a small right facing corner, join wipe out until the crack runs right follow this with increasing difficulty. | ||
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| + | H.Hennessy (unseconded) 19/6/2021 | ||
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| + | '''4.THE BEST WAVE IN MAYO''' E4 6a 15 meters<br />''Mick Walsh, unseconded, 27/08/2011 (Practiced on toprope)'' | ||
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| + | This route follows the continous crack at the left end of this incredible cliff.<br />Climb the line of the crack also using positive holds on the face. A bit runout, a class route. | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 27 October 2021
THE PETRIFIED WAVE CLIFF
From the car park follow the loop walk until it breaks left, head along this until you meet a bay on the left. Keeping the bay to your left walk and scramble to the furthest point of the head land.
1. The break HVS 5a 10 meters
The first crack encountered when entering the wave. Easy climbing to where the wall kicks out then jug pulling to the top.
H. Hennessy, J. Hennessy 19/6/2021
2.Wipe out E1 5b 12 meters
Start directly below the second crack, move right at half height to a huge jug then continue direct up a short groove to top.
H. Hennessy (unseconded) 19/6/2021
3.Cutback E2 5c 14meters
Start just left of a small right facing corner, join wipe out until the crack runs right follow this with increasing difficulty.
H.Hennessy (unseconded) 19/6/2021
4.THE BEST WAVE IN MAYO E4 6a 15 meters
Mick Walsh, unseconded, 27/08/2011 (Practiced on toprope)
This route follows the continous crack at the left end of this incredible cliff.
Climb the line of the crack also using positive holds on the face. A bit runout, a class route.
