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Our Friday Night Video this week takes us to Inis Mór, the biggest of Ireland's Aran Islands. Steve McClure teams up with Irish legend Ricky Bell for a mission to the wild island. The sheer cliffs are famous for their unrelenting sport routes, but can they succeed in their trad mission? A new film by Ben Pritchard for BMC TV in collaboration Marmot.

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In reply to UKC News:

Cat is out the bag - incredible place!

Absolutely brilliant, I hope it gets developed now, it's about time.

In reply to UKC News:

Great video, such a lovely vibe. 

In reply to UKC News:

Wow! Looks an amazing place for folks to think about. 

Ah, go on, go, on, go on, go on...

In reply to The Fox:

Tedfest 21-24 February.

But you won't find the shipwreck on that particular Aran Island.

In reply to UKC News:

I’ve always found it strange that Inis Mor has never been acknowledged as one of the finest crags in the world. It is a truly mind blowing place.

Can a crag be a world class climbing venue even if various ethical and practical constraints prevent it from being developed?

Also the islands are culturally unique and very precious.

In reply to UKC News:

Due to epic guidebook reading fail by the team, the amazing new trad route at the end is actually the likely second ascent of "Frame By Frame" - a route Nick Wheeler and I put up 25 years ago. Steve has been notified so hopefully the next guidebook clears that up. Great to see the route again as a movie though.

In reply to UKC News:

Just don't tell Garry else there be nowt left for the rest of us.

In reply to Tigger:

Isle of Lewis,similar amounts of rock.Plenty of trad pro.On sightable projects,from v diff up to E9.Mebbe E9 will  not be on sighted...

In reply to Andy Donson:

Looks like some place. How much existing trad is there then? From the video I get the impression the cliffs are just too steep and compact for easier stuff, though nothing wrong with one route every 500m or so...

In reply to pasbury:

Climbers who go with family should be sure to include a visit to the fort at Dun Aengus:  be aware, though, that the cliff edge formed part of the defence and has not been spoiled by  fences, barriers and the like.......

In reply to UKC News:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/destinations/lewis_and_harris-7634

In reply to paul mitchell:

I'm not sure, but I think this thread is about Inis Mor...

In reply to GDes:

Indeed.I thought the point the video made was that  opportunity for trad was limited,but that there is a vast amount of unclimbed rock.Lewis has clean,solid rock,in vast amounts.Classic trad  lines.Just  a point of information.I did think UKC  functioned as a facility for information.

In reply to Michael Gordon:

There’s a website that’s pretty easy to find which will give you an idea of what to expect - it’s not all gearless caves but it’s no Pembroke either. If you make the effort to get there you’ll find stuff to do. 

In reply to paul mitchell:

But much less of it is unclimbed!

In reply to Andy Donson:

I found your route plus 77 others in the Burren and Aran Islands guide. It's already 11 years old so there must be dozens more routes now. Congrats, by the way, for beating such a distinguished team to the route! By 25 years too!

In reply to UKC News:

Looks great. 

 

 

In reply to Dominic Green:

I hope the developers have the foresight to put titanium bolts in the sport routes...