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To reach Lamb's Head you should take the Ring of Kerry road from either Sneem or Waterville to Caherdaniel. About 1km south of Caherdaniel turn west onto L7542
 
To reach Lamb's Head you should take the Ring of Kerry road from either Sneem or Waterville to Caherdaniel. About 1km south of Caherdaniel turn west onto L7542
  
==== Cuas Teampal ====
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'''Pippin''' 30m V.Diff
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'''Pippin''' '''27m V.Diff'''<br> ''S. & M. Harris, June 1971''<br>
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10m right of the Boundary Wall of the roof over the face opposite the black volcanic cracks. Follow the left hand cracks up three tiers of wall
  
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'''Merry 30m Diff''' <br> ''G. Moyces, S. Harris, June 1972''<br>
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2m left of Pippin. A short semicircular crack is climbed, then scramble until an easy traverse is reached on left and then finish up the centre of the slab
  
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Tim's refusal 45m S
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''S. & M. Harris, June 1971''
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From the bottom of the black volcanic slabs at the first point it is possible to cross without wet feet follow a prominent crack leftwards to a ledge (stance in the triangle). Traverse right 3m and ascend the slab split by small horizontal crack (delicate). From the small ledge at the corner escape around the overhang to the top..
  
 
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Revision as of 19:32, 17 April 2024

To reach Lamb's Head you should take the Ring of Kerry road from either Sneem or Waterville to Caherdaniel. About 1km south of Caherdaniel turn west onto L7542

Cuas Teampal

Pippin 27m V.Diff
S. & M. Harris, June 1971
10m right of the Boundary Wall of the roof over the face opposite the black volcanic cracks. Follow the left hand cracks up three tiers of wall

Merry 30m Diff
G. Moyces, S. Harris, June 1972
2m left of Pippin. A short semicircular crack is climbed, then scramble until an easy traverse is reached on left and then finish up the centre of the slab

Tim's refusal 45m S

S. & M. Harris, June 1971

From the bottom of the black volcanic slabs at the first point it is possible to cross without wet feet follow a prominent crack leftwards to a ledge (stance in the triangle). Traverse right 3m and ascend the slab split by small horizontal crack (delicate). From the small ledge at the corner escape around the overhang to the top..