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12-07-2000

The Insider

 

Latest Dalkey addition/Irish Hard Grit 

 

Ronan Browner recently consolidated his position as the most prolific new routing activist in Dalkey in the past five years with his ascent of the direct finish of Chomolungma, graded E6 6b/c.
Already given the cheeky title of 'Without Oxygen' by some, this adds a hard, bouldery finish to an already tough route.

Keeping it hard over in the Peak District Donie O'Sullivan and Niall Grimes have both recently 'headpointed' The End Of The Affair E8 6c at Curbar Edge, riding the wave of recent hard gritstone ascents over there. Are these the first Irish ascents of trad E8?? 

 

 

 

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