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New problem database

Please submit any new problems to the database. When the describing new problems in relation to existing problem mention the version of the guide used.

Name
Grade
County
Area
Boulder/Sector
Description
First Ascentist
FA Date

Name Grade County Area Boulder/Sector Description First Ascentist FA date
-4WicklowGlendasanZeifs BoulderZeifs Boulder is 50m down the road from the IMC Hut in the forest on the left hand side. This problem goes up the face using the good ledge.Dave FlanaganJan 2008
The Wave5AKerryBlack ValleyBone Yard BoulderSit start on the left. Finish at the right side.Damien O SullivanMarch 08
Coup d\'Etat6cWicklowMall HillForestArete to the right of \"Living the dream\".Pierre FuentesApril 08
Piece de resistance6bWicklowMall HillHill Left sideRHS round arete to the right of Dublin-Beauvais. Left hand done by Michael Duffy Grade to confirm.Pierre FuentesApril 08
Homeward Bound7c?AntrimFairhead Murlough BaySit start to \'Eat it left\' Starting on an undercut with big reach to crimp rail on eat it left. (As seen in Underdeveloped.)James Pearson2006
Fliddy the Postoffice cat6c?AntrimFairhead Murlough BayOn the \'When Molesy Met Melkor\' boulder. Start on the jugs of Molesy then throw out to the crimp up and left. (Molesy Met Melkor goes straight up the middle of the boulder using a crux undercut for the right hand.)??
-6a+WicklowGlendasanZeif\'s BoulderThe very slopey right arete. Climbs best if the obvious starting foothold is used with the right foot.Dave FlanaganJan 2008
Living the Dream6bWicklowMall HillForestUp the steep face.Diarmuid Smyth2005
Crack Cradle6a+WicklowWicklow GapGlanakia boulderUp to juggy break then long dynamic move to below lip and over the bulge. Diarmuid Smyth2005
Pea Brain6bDonegalPolldoo GlenButterbeanLay back the obvious/easiest arete.Diarmuid Smyth2007
Bone Yard Arete 6AKerryBlack ValleyBone Yard BoulderStart with crimps for the left and side pull for the right.Damien O SullivanMarch 08
Bone Yard Arete - Sit Start6CKerryBlack ValleyBone Yard BoulderSit start, two hands on the large flat hold.Eoin KennedyApril 08
Kev's Nose5BKerryBlack ValleyKev's NoseSit start below the steep areteKevin O' LearyMarch 08
Flash Dance Slab - Right6AKerryBlack ValleyFlash Dance SlabFollow the vertical crimps to the top.-Feb 07
Sé's Crack5WicklowGlenmalureSé's BoulderClimb the crack in the middle of the face.Dave FlanaganFeb 2008
Cavalier Attitude5+WicklowGlenmalureFraughan BoulderTackles the arete on the left hand side.Ped McMahonFeb 2008
Big Boots5+WicklowGlenmalureWaterfall BoulderMantle onto the left hand side of the slab.Ped McMahonFeb 2008
Silent Valley6aWicklowMall Hill-Opposite side of the road to the rest of the bouldering, SV goes up the front face of the solitary boulder.Dave FlanaganDec 2006
Under the wire5+WicklowWicklow GapBeside Lough NahanaganThe left arete from a SS of the boulder beside the lake across from Electric Mountain.Dave FlanaganJune 2007
Luminous Orange6aWicklowWicklow GapAbove Lough NahanaganOn the hillside above Lough Nahanagan is a boulder with a distinctive diagonal crack climb this using a very nice pinch.Ped McMahonJune 2007
Fat Belly6a+DublinBullockWest SideThe overhanging wall in the narrow gully, nice moves on rounded edges.Dave FlanaganMar 2007
A little saucy5WicklowGlendalough-Starting from the good holds left of 'the rails' climb the arete moving around to the left to finish. Not the best landing and the direct/right hand version would be much better.Tom O'Rourke7 3 2008
The Sharp Arete7aWicklowLough Bray-Sit start to boulder (no name 7a) very near Big Ron. Use the sharp arete (very low) for the right and the very small edge for the left.Damian KawiorskiMay 08
Mickey’s traverse7aWicklowStonecutter’s GlenSplit boulderLow traverse left on the very slopey edgeDamian Kawiorski5 May 2008