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Classic Rock , Scottish Classic Rock , Through Routes! , Scottish 3 and 4 star multi-pitch routes , Unusual and Interesting Routes You Must Do VS- E2 , Mountaineering in Scotland: in the footsteps of WH Murray , Type 2 Fun , The Great Gumclub Ticklist , The Original 'Classic Rock' List , Lochaber Esoterica , EUMC - Must do climbs , Mountain Rock , Garry Latter, Scottish Ticklist up to VS , Hard Very Silly - wet troglodytes , STAUMC Ticklist , Must climb at crags , Dad's Scottish Rock Underliners , Wishlist 2021/22 , Tunnels, holes and chimneys , Best Squirm's in Scotland , Carrotte's summer sends (multi pitch edition) , A.P's summer , Lairig hitlist , Banfords Road Trip Ticklist , Gary Latter's Scottish Rock Ticklist , Scotland climbing

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Bartosz 11 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Very long walk in but worth it;)
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βeta: Very long walk in but worth it;)
arkitrekker 3 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: A great adventure, and dry after a week of sun. The guidebook descriptions are a bit confusing, but if you follow the tat and crampon scratches, you can't go wrong. There is even a permanent 'point of aid' in the form of a jammed ice axe.
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βeta: A great adventure, and dry after a week of sun. The guidebook descriptions are a bit confusing, but if you follow the tat and crampon scratches, you can't go wrong. There is even a permanent 'point of aid' in the form of a jammed ice axe.
noskki 1 Jul, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: So I would describe it as follows: The obvious chimney pointing to the right (in)side of the arch. Basically the (through) route follows this chimney with the slight exception of these incredible detours through the church (crypt). Enter the chimney, after a few awkward moves (approx 20m above the start) a corridor opens quite narrowly on the left. Follow this in a spiralling way to find yourself on a platform about half way up the chimney. Now follow the original chimney again into the depth (choke stones above) to climb/wiggle and crawl higher through a tiny opening. The space opens up again, this time deeper in the chimney and there is a bigger choke stone directly above. Now move out the chimney on ledges and good holds (also on the choke stone) to gain the right edge of the arch and through it to a comfortable ledge on the face behind it. Intersection with Flake route. Across the arch up another chimney and increasingly easier to the top.
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βeta: So I would describe it as follows: The obvious chimney pointing to the right (in)side of the arch. Basically the (through) route follows this chimney with the slight exception of these incredible detours through the church (crypt). Enter the chimney, after a few awkward moves (approx 20m above the start) a corridor opens quite narrowly on the left. Follow this in a spiralling way to find yourself on a platform about half way up the chimney. Now follow the original chimney again into the depth (choke stones above) to climb/wiggle and crawl higher through a tiny opening. The space opens up again, this time deeper in the chimney and there is a bigger choke stone directly above. Now move out the chimney on ledges and good holds (also on the choke stone) to gain the right edge of the arch and through it to a comfortable ledge on the face behind it. Intersection with Flake route. Across the arch up another chimney and increasingly easier to the top.

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Grade: VD ***
(Opinan East)

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