60m, 3 pitches. Omerta VIII,9

Start at bottom of Belhaven at short wall. Go about 10 metres further up Fiachail couloir to left end of a ledge which up climb up to and traverse back right to the foot of a tapering pillar.

Pitch 1.10m climb right slanting crack with small niche/roof at bottom left and pull onto ledge below steep wall.

Pitch 2 25m. Step left onto block and then pull right onto wall and climb right slanting crack. Very strenuous and difficult to protect due to turf filled crack. Climb up ramp to below upper wall.

Pitch 3 25m Go further up ramp over block to below steep crack. Climb crack (well protected) to right end of horizontal break. move left along break to turf. Pull over on turf and up groove to top.

Pete Macpherson and Martin Moran 13/Nov/2010.

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