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Table of contents
- 1.
Killary Crags
49 in Area
- 1.1. Killary Upper Crags / Pats Crag 13 routes in Crag
- 1.2. Harbour Crag 36 routes in Crag
- 2. Index by grade
1. Killary Crags
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All Trad climbing
1.1. Killary Upper Crags
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description
A small crag of generally clean, fast drying, volcanic tuff, routes on the upper crag range from 6-16 meters. The climbs once cleaned are generally solid, though the occasional hold can be brittle on less popular routes. Protection varies but majority of routes are well protected. A range of cams and off-set wires are handy, some of the harder walls follow pockets where tri-cams may prove useful
A few harder routes have been included which are either projects or climbed with protection already in place. These offer good potential for training, or onsight ascents for stronger climbers. Any route not led ground up has been given a technical grade only.
Climbs described left to right
Two sections of slabby rock/ walls mark the far left end of the upper crag, the first route takes the faint left trending crack line in the right slabby wall
approach
This crag is situated approx. 2km West of Bundorragha Pier on the northern shore of Killary harbor, Co. Mayo. Parking at Pier, or in lay-by at the end of small road 0.5 km beyond Bundurragha Grid Ref: L822632 Walk In 25 mins
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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13. Jungle Train
Plenty of variation on the slabby grooves to right of muddy gully. | D | 14m | |||
| 2 |
14. Pick Pocket
Follow quartz vein/ groove to rock spike, from top of spike, step right onto sloping ledge and water worn cracks. Follow cracks to top, looking for the high finger pocket | 13m | ||||
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15. Fingerlicker
Start 1-2 meter right of Pick Pocket, move easily to base of steep finger crack, make powerful moves up crack line and finish either directly from top recess or step left onto finish of pick pocket. | VS 4c | 12m | |||
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16. Wonder Wall
2-3meters right of fingerlicker, a hard direct start leads to faint cracks leading to overhang, a big reach through to good holds to finish. | E2 5b | 12m | |||
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17. Teenage Wasteland
Start in center of wall below left-right overhang. Straight up to overhang, making a tricky then delicate move trending up and rightwards to upper slab. | VS 4c | 12m | |||
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18. Jelly Legs
1-2 meters left of groovy baby, straight up pocketed wall, passing shallow grooves to top. FA: Barry Smith, Carl Maddox 1999 & Carl Maddox | E2 5c | 11m | |||
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19. Groovy Baby
Climb into the groove (the right side of the wall, has a deceptive looking blocky groove), using a double layback, follow groove to top, a small wire and boggy landing protect the start | VS 4b | 10m | |||
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20. HNC Arete
Start 1.5, meters right of Groovy baby, follow faint arete and cleaned groove to top, spaced but good protection when found. | HS 4b | 10m | |||
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21. Strangely Aroused
Start 1-2 meters right of HNC Arete. Climb to blocky ledge below steep thin crack, climb crack making an awkward layback to gain sloping ledge, continue straight up to finish. | HS 4b | 14m | |||
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22. Sin E
Start a few meters right of Slightly aroused, at a large boulder. Climb onto boulder using large off-width crack (boulder start) to gain slabby cracks running L/R. Follow cracks easily to finish. | VD | 16m | |||
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23. Sasta
Another bouldering start 2-3 meters right of Sin E. Bouldering start to easier finish. | VD | 15m | |||
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★ 11. Donegal Redneck
Follow the cleaned corner, 3 meters left of 'Naked Lady'. Climb the corner direct, short crux at mid-height | S 4a | 10m | |||
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★ 12. Naked lady
The obvious corner left of the overhanging bouldering area. A steep bouldering style start leads to a cracked corner with slabs to the left. Go straight up corner, using helpful hold on the slabs | S 4b | 10m | |||
1.2. Harbour Crag
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summary
This crag is approx ten minutes walk beyond Killary Upper Crag, follow the natural grass ramp which leads from the base of the upper wall routes and descends steadily on approach to the harbour crag. The crag offers a good mix of climbing, including good quality crack climbs, slab routes, steep grooves, aretes and walls. Protection on the majority of routes is good. There are also some slightly bold line's, this should be indicated in the route descriptions. The crag so far has around thirty five developed routes, with plenty of scope for further development.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Silent Forty
Start steeply on arete to base of slab, a delicate move gains top of slab, easier ground to top. FA: Carl Maddox, Keith Nevin & August 2012., 2012 | S 4a | 12m | |||||
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Failure After School
3m right of silent forty. bouldery start on overhang to a crack line. keep left to avoid hollow sounding blocks near the top. Two good and obvious lines between Silent Forty and Honey suckle have been explored, in need of a final clean. First line direct through overhangs to blocks thin crack finish is around 5c with a hard start. Rain stopped play so ones to return to. FA: Ciaran Lennon | VS 5a | 15m | |||||
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1a. Mr Keith
Start as for Honey Suckle Crack, going straight up to overhanging Arch, move left out of arch, traversing delicately following a left trending overlap (crux) easier cracks finish straight up. Nice, technical climbing. | HS 4b | 15m | |||||
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1.Honey Suckle Crack
Left hand crack/ direct start (4c) | HS 4a/b | 14m | |||||
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2.Stredel
Led on pre placed protection and top rope practice, not yet onsighted (Bold!) | HVS 4c/5a | 18m | |||||
| 6 | 3. Wonderly Wagon | VD | 14m | |||||
| 7 | ★ 4.Clares Route | S 4a | 14m | |||||
| 8 | ★ 5.The Fly | S 4a | 16m | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 9 | 6.Midnight Cruiser | VD | 10m | |||||
| 10 | 7.The Night Crawler | D | 10m | |||||
| 11 | 8.Nashanator | D | 9m | |||||
| 12 | 9.Difference of Opinion | VD | 10m | |||||
| 13 | 10.Hughes Route | S 4a | 10m | |||||
| 14 | 11.Henrys Route | HS 4b | 10m | |||||
| 15 | 12.Spider Pig | HS 4b | 12m | |||||
| 16 | 13.Shane's Route | VD | 9m | |||||
| 17 | 14.Noisy Neighbors | D | 9m | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 18 | ★ 15.The Panther | VD | 8m | |||||
| 19 | 16.Jammie Dodger | D | 8m | |||||
| 20 | 17. Towering Inferno | VS 4a/b | 10m | |||||
| 21 | 18.Jessica Rabbit | S 3c | 10m | |||||
| 22 | 19.Mad-dog's Whacky Warehouse | D | 8m | |||||
| 23 | 20.The Sloth Returns | HS 4b | 9m | |||||
| 24 | 21.Laurel and Hardy | S 4a | 8m | |||||
| 25 | 22.Paddy Wagon | VD | 9m | |||||
| 26 | 23.Jumanji | S 4a | 12m | |||||
| 27 | 24.Walk the Line | VS | 18m | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 28 | 25.San Quentin | E2 6a | 18m | |||||
| 29 | ★ 26.Vanilla Ice | S 4a | 20m | |||||
| 30 | ★ 27.Great Central | VD | 20m | |||||
| 31 | 28.Lyons | S 4a | 10m | |||||
| 32 | 29.Speckled Hen | E3 6a | 18m | |||||
| 33 | 30.Burn Out | VS 4c | 20m | |||||
| 34 | 30 a.Ring of Fire | E1 5a | 20m | |||||
| 35 | 31. Black Baron | VS 4c | 20m | |||||
| 36 | ★ 32.Hairline Crack | S 4a | 14m | |||||
