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There are two islands situated off the Belmullet peninsula, Co.Mayo. The climbs on the southern InishKea Island are situated in a zawn on the southern tip of the island. | There are two islands situated off the Belmullet peninsula, Co.Mayo. The climbs on the southern InishKea Island are situated in a zawn on the southern tip of the island. | ||
| − | Scramble down from headland to obvious pulpit - good | + | Scramble down from headland to obvious pulpit - good place to gear up. Looking across the zawn with sea on right there are 5 routes recorded in this zawn. |
| − | '''Main Corner''' 40m HVS 5a<br> | + | '''Main Corner''' 40m HVS 5a<br>''Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002<br>''Climb directly up corner avoiding damp rotten rock at top on the right. |
| − | Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002<br> | ||
| − | Climb directly up corner avoiding damp rotten rock at top on the right. | ||
| − | '''Centurian''' 40m VS 4c<br> | + | '''Centurian''' 40m VS 4c<br>''Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002''<br>Wall 6m left of Main Corner. |
| − | Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002<br> | ||
| − | Wall 6m left of Main Corner. | ||
| − | '''Ceol Na Mara''' 45m E1 5b<br> | + | '''Ceol Na Mara''' 45m E1 5b<br>''Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002''<br>Takes the cracked black wall right of Main Corner. |
| − | Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002<br> | ||
| − | Takes the cracked black wall right of Main Corner. | ||
| − | '''Skyros''' 10m HS 4b<br> | + | '''Skyros''' 10m HS 4b<br>''Vera Quinlan, Peter Owens July 2002''<br>Climbs black groove directly below pulpit ledge. |
| − | Vera Quinlan, Peter Owens July 2002<br> | ||
| − | Climbs black groove directly below pulpit ledge. | ||
| − | '''Shoreline''' 10m VS<br> | + | '''Shoreline''' 10m VS<br>''Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002''<br>Climbs diagonal crack and slab to the right of Skyros. |
| − | Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002<br> | ||
| − | Climbs diagonal crack and slab to the right of Skyros. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:36, 27 January 2023
There are two islands situated off the Belmullet peninsula, Co.Mayo. The climbs on the southern InishKea Island are situated in a zawn on the southern tip of the island.
Scramble down from headland to obvious pulpit - good place to gear up. Looking across the zawn with sea on right there are 5 routes recorded in this zawn.
Main Corner 40m HVS 5a
Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002
Climb directly up corner avoiding damp rotten rock at top on the right.
Centurian 40m VS 4c
Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002
Wall 6m left of Main Corner.
Ceol Na Mara 45m E1 5b
Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002
Takes the cracked black wall right of Main Corner.
Skyros 10m HS 4b
Vera Quinlan, Peter Owens July 2002
Climbs black groove directly below pulpit ledge.
Shoreline 10m VS
Peter Owens, Vera Quinlan July 2002
Climbs diagonal crack and slab to the right of Skyros.
