Visit Iain's sea stack guide on his website. Iain Miller, Paulina Kaniszewska 28/08/16 Climb grooves and ledge systems above to finish up a superb layback corner and awful chimney above. Run it out forever (8mish) to a small crack in suspect rock above. Patrick who tried to convert him to Christianity. According to one legend, a pagan chieftain, named Crom Dubh, lived there. Climb up and over the steps above and crawl through the birded gap above.Ģ: 24m 5a/b At the far left of the huge ledge climb the well-protected groove with a hard move onto the ledge system above. Duncansby Stacks, Caithness, Scotland Dunnicaer, Aberdeenshire (stack with remains of Pictish hill fort) The Needles, Isle of Wight, England Old Harry Rocks, Dorset, England Old Man of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland Old Man of Stoer, Scotland Rockall, North Atlantic (isolated volcanic stack, not a coastal stack) Stac an Armin and Stac Lee, St Kilda. The sea stack known as 'Dn Briste' was part of the mainland until 1393 when heavy seas severed it from the mainland and the people were taken from it by means of ship's ropes. After a couple of ups and downs, hand traverse left above the void to the sanctuary of a large non-tidal ledge. There is a huge non tidal ledge system at the base (approx 10m above the sea) of the west face.ġ: 18m 4b From the seaward end of the walkable ledge make a couple of moves up to the grim-looking overhang. A short wall leads to a good ledge and easier (but loose) ground leading to the top. 24m 5a/b Climb onto a projecting ledge above the stance and gain a much smaller projecting ledge above. Climb this to an excellent ledge on the arete.Ģ/. Downpatrick Head is where the Atlantic has gouged a huge. Dun Briste, a spectacular sea-stack, estimated to be approximately 50 metres (165ft) in height, stands 80 metres (260ft) off Downpatrick Head, in the town-land of Knockaun, east of Ballycastle, Ireland. 18m 5a/b Climb up right-wards over an interesting overhang (on good holds) to gain a shallow groove in a band of lighter coloured rock. Here are 10 famous sea stack formations from around the World. The route follows the seaward arete of the stack, mainly on the left-hand side.ġ/. Start at the landward side of the ledge system at 15m on the west face. Below are the details of Mick's original route and the new route climbed by Iain: 'We intended to climb Mick's route but strayed into the unknown!'
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