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135m, 5 pitches. A recommended route with some fine climbing. Start about 8m below the white blaze (to reach this point is a difficult scramble or easy climb and many will be more comfortable witha rope!)
1. 30m 4b Climb diagonally left up a slab to a corner left of the chimney on The Slant. Layback up the corner until it is possible to move right to a cracked slab which leads to a belay at the foot of a steep impressive wall.
2. 30m 5b Gain entry to a slim corner (left one of two possible features) then cracks to gain the left side of a large sloping ledge about halfway up the steep wall. Gain the indistinct crack-line above from a perched block on the left, then follow this and the wider crack above through an overhang to a large ledge on Sunset Slab.
3. 20m 4a Climb the groove above the the rotting remnants of an old piton until an easy left traverse leads to a ledge at the foot of an obvious groove with a yellow left wall.
4. 30m 4c Move left around an edge into an exposed position and climb up left past an overhang to a basalt recess. Climb to a small well positioned ledge, then up a short wall to belay.
5. 25m Move right and finish up the painfully rough arete.
Variation: Yellow Walls Finish 60m HVS 5a ** (2005)
Instead of moving left on pitch 4 take the obvious groove with a yellow left wall, breaking left at the top to reach a second yellow wall (30m 5a). Follow the yellow groove beneath this wall to a large ledge and easier ground (30m 4c). This pitch includes at least part of the Yellow Groove Continuation to Sunset Slab.

Andy Tibbs and Derek Bearhop 03/May/1988.

Ticklists

Scottish 3 and 4 star multi-pitch routes , Skye Rock , UK Sandbags , Ultimate Scottish Trad Ticklist E1 to E5 , Gary's Ticklist HVS-E2 , North West to do , 3* sa Chuilthionn as t-Samhradh , Rope Solo , Gary Latter's Ticklist (Extremes) , Gary Latter's Scottish Rock Ticklist , Dan's Scottish Summer Hopefuls

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atibbs 18 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: The Scottish Rock Climbs wired guide describes an additional two pitches at the bottom to reach the start. Although this can be "scrambled" many people will prefer the the use of a rope expecially on the second of these pitches.
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βeta: The Scottish Rock Climbs wired guide describes an additional two pitches at the bottom to reach the start. Although this can be "scrambled" many people will prefer the the use of a rope expecially on the second of these pitches.
Rick Graham 14 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: I concur with other commentators that the crux pitch is E2 and dangerous if starting on the left as the description on here and smc wired guide suggest. The 2005 smc scottish rock description is to climb a small corner. I would rewrite it , climb a short corner then up thin cracks to the left end of a ledge system. Wider cracks lead leftwards . Climbed with crest jewel on May 31. The route is possibly hvs + this way.
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βeta: I concur with other commentators that the crux pitch is E2 and dangerous if starting on the left as the description on here and smc wired guide suggest. The 2005 smc scottish rock description is to climb a small corner. I would rewrite it , climb a short corner then up thin cracks to the left end of a ledge system. Wider cracks lead leftwards . Climbed with crest jewel on May 31. The route is possibly hvs + this way.
planetmarshall 31 May, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: The topo in the SMC Cuillin guide indicates the start of P2. P1 follows approximately the line of the slant but left of the chimney (as described)
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βeta: The topo in the SMC Cuillin guide indicates the start of P2. P1 follows approximately the line of the slant but left of the chimney (as described)
jon1001 11 Sep, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: The crux pitch has a few suspect holds and some Hollow blocks at the half way ledge, might loose a star, go easy.
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βeta: The crux pitch has a few suspect holds and some Hollow blocks at the half way ledge, might loose a star, go easy.
atibbs 31 Aug, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: A descent to the starting point can be made by Lochan Traverse: From the top scramble up then rightwards til you can reach The Sgumain stone chute. Descend this until yo see a line of weakness with vague path crossing back across the buttress towards Coire Lagan. Follow this making more of a descending line at the point where it turns into a more intimidating basalt dyke. The hardest bit is the final step to Coire Lagan which can be wet.
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βeta: A descent to the starting point can be made by Lochan Traverse: From the top scramble up then rightwards til you can reach The Sgumain stone chute. Descend this until yo see a line of weakness with vague path crossing back across the buttress towards Coire Lagan. Follow this making more of a descending line at the point where it turns into a more intimidating basalt dyke. The hardest bit is the final step to Coire Lagan which can be wet.

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