Old Head of Kinsale Crag guide

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1. Old Head of Kinsale 50 in Crag
- 1.1. Lighthouse Slabs 25 in Area
- 1.2. The Cave 9 in Area
- 1.3. Muscle Cliff 6 in Area
- 1.4. Beginners Crag 7 in Area
- 1.5. The Layback 3 in Area
2. Index by grade

1. Old Head of Kinsale 50 routes in Crag

seasonality

Summary:: All Unknown

1.1. Lighthouse Slabs 25 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	The Chimney	VD	Unknown 12m
2	Thin Crack	HS 4b	Unknown 13m
3	Overhang Crack	VD	Unknown 14m
4	Yellow Crack	S	Unknown 17m
5	Razors Edge	HS 4a	Unknown 17m
6	Southern Cross	HS	Unknown 17m
7	Ar eagla na h-eagla	VD	Unknown 18m
8	Arrowhead No. 1	MS	Unknown 20m
9	Meridian	S	Unknown 20m
10	Levitation	HS	Unknown 20m
11	Arrowhead No. 2	MS	Unknown 20m
12	Song of the Sea	VS 4c	Unknown 20m
13	Flanker	VS 4c	Unknown 21m
14	Tain Bo Cuailgne Crack	S	Unknown 21m	Robin Hogger 10 years ago Best climb on the slab
15	The Nut Must Go On	VS 4c	Unknown 20m
16	Pussy-foot	VS 4b	Unknown 20m
17	Gastronomical	MS	Unknown 20m
18	Wide Crack	D	Unknown 16m
19	Over the Waves	D	Unknown 7m
20	The Niche	VS 4c	Unknown 7m
21	Discovery	D	Unknown 7m
22	Twin Cracks	VD	Unknown 12m
23	Fawlty Towers	VD	Unknown 25m
24	Ski-jump	HS	Unknown 33m
25	Confrontation	S	Unknown 30m

1.2. The Cave 9 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Bonus	D	Unknown 14m
2	Black Cleft	D	Unknown 14m
3	Groovy	MS	Unknown 13m
4	Squib	HS	Unknown 12m
5	Playground	D	Unknown 13m
6	The Arete	VD	Unknown 15m
7	Cataclsm	D	Unknown 14m
8	Stargazer	S	Unknown 14m
9	One step into the sea	HS 4b	Unknown 16m

1.3. Muscle Cliff 6 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	West Corner	D	Unknown
2	Hot Fingers	HS 4a	Unknown
3	Big Foot	VS 4b	Unknown
4	Slot	HS 4a	Unknown
5	Vulgarian	HVS 5b	Unknown
6	Bludgeon	VS 4c	Unknown

1.4. Beginners Crag 7 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	The Bulge	D	Unknown 9m
2	The Beak	D	Unknown 10m
3	Beak Crack	VD	Unknown 10m
4	Problem	MS	Unknown 4m
5	Black Crack	D	Unknown 10m
6	Overhanging Corner	D	Unknown 8m
7	Permanent Wave	D	Unknown 8m

1.5. The Layback 3 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	The Lay-back	MS	Unknown 7m
2	Happy Days	VD	Unknown 8m
3	Sunshine Corner	VD	Unknown 4m

2. Index by grade

Grade	Name	Style	Area
D	Discovery	Unknown 7m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Over the Waves	Unknown 7m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Wide Crack	Unknown 16m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Black Cleft	Unknown 14m	1.2. The Cave
	Bonus	Unknown 14m	1.2. The Cave
	Cataclsm	Unknown 14m	1.2. The Cave
	Playground	Unknown 13m	1.2. The Cave
	West Corner	Unknown	1.3. Muscle Cliff
	Black Crack	Unknown 10m	1.4. Beginners Crag
	Overhanging Corner	Unknown 8m	1.4. Beginners Crag
	Permanent Wave	Unknown 8m	1.4. Beginners Crag
	The Beak	Unknown 10m	1.4. Beginners Crag
	The Bulge	Unknown 9m	1.4. Beginners Crag
VD	Ar eagla na h-eagla	Unknown 18m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Fawlty Towers	Unknown 25m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Overhang Crack	Unknown 14m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	The Chimney	Unknown 12m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Twin Cracks	Unknown 12m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	The Arete	Unknown 15m	1.2. The Cave
	Beak Crack	Unknown 10m	1.4. Beginners Crag
	Happy Days	Unknown 8m	1.5. The Layback
	Sunshine Corner	Unknown 4m	1.5. The Layback
MS	Arrowhead No. 1	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Arrowhead No. 2	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Gastronomical	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Groovy	Unknown 13m	1.2. The Cave
	Problem	Unknown 4m	1.4. Beginners Crag
	The Lay-back	Unknown 7m	1.5. The Layback
S	Confrontation	Unknown 30m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Meridian	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Tain Bo Cuailgne Crack	Unknown 21m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Yellow Crack	Unknown 17m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Stargazer	Unknown 14m	1.2. The Cave
HS	Levitation	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Ski-jump	Unknown 33m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Southern Cross	Unknown 17m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Squib	Unknown 12m	1.2. The Cave
HS 4a	Razors Edge	Unknown 17m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Hot Fingers	Unknown	1.3. Muscle Cliff
	Slot	Unknown	1.3. Muscle Cliff
HS 4b	Thin Crack	Unknown 13m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	One step into the sea	Unknown 16m	1.2. The Cave
VS 4b	Pussy-foot	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Big Foot	Unknown	1.3. Muscle Cliff
VS 4c	Flanker	Unknown 21m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Song of the Sea	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	The Niche	Unknown 7m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	The Nut Must Go On	Unknown 20m	1.1. Lighthouse Slabs
	Bludgeon	Unknown	1.3. Muscle Cliff
HVS 5b	Vulgarian	Unknown	1.3. Muscle Cliff

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