105m, 3 pitches. Climb the right facing corner below the corner of The Dagger. Step right on to the rib bounding the right of The Dagger, over an overlap until a hanging stance from a spike at the top of The Dagger corner. Step down and right and onto a short rib then climb the cracked wall above to the terrace.

M Forbes & M Rennie Sep/1966.

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PappaDaq 10 Jul, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: What a line and what a setting! Great rock quality and exceptional cracks. The anchor at the end of pitch 2 is obvious as it had 2 pieces of tat around the block (at the time of this comment). Pitch 1 & 2 probably deserve 4 stars, pitch 3 probably around 2 stars. It’s at least a 3 star, probably 4 star route. People need to get on this!
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βeta: What a line and what a setting! Great rock quality and exceptional cracks. The anchor at the end of pitch 2 is obvious as it had 2 pieces of tat around the block (at the time of this comment). Pitch 1 & 2 probably deserve 4 stars, pitch 3 probably around 2 stars. It’s at least a 3 star, probably 4 star route. People need to get on this!
Fiona Reid 12 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: We left a carabiner on the abseil from the dagger as the mailion is really a bit small for both tat and ab rope to both pass through without risking abrasion of the tat. Please be kind to other climbers and don't steal it.
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βeta: We left a carabiner on the abseil from the dagger as the mailion is really a bit small for both tat and ab rope to both pass through without risking abrasion of the tat. Please be kind to other climbers and don't steal it.

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The Mousetrap (Summer)

Grade: VS 4c ***
(Creag an Dubh-loch)

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