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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
-	4	Wicklow	Glendasan	Zeifs Boulder	Zeifs 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 Flanagan	Jan 2008
The Wave	5A	Kerry	Black Valley	Bone Yard Boulder	Sit start on the left. Finish at the right side.	Damien O Sullivan	March 08
Coup d\'Etat	6c	Wicklow	Mall Hill	Forest	Arete to the right of \"Living the dream\".	Pierre Fuentes	April 08
Piece de resistance	6b	Wicklow	Mall Hill	Hill Left side	RHS round arete to the right of Dublin-Beauvais. Left hand done by Michael Duffy Grade to confirm.	Pierre Fuentes	April 08
Homeward Bound	7c?	Antrim	Fairhead	Murlough Bay	Sit start to \'Eat it left\' Starting on an undercut with big reach to crimp rail on eat it left. (As seen in Underdeveloped.)	James Pearson	2006
Fliddy the Postoffice cat	6c?	Antrim	Fairhead	Murlough Bay	On 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+	Wicklow	Glendasan	Zeif\'s Boulder	The very slopey right arete. Climbs best if the obvious starting foothold is used with the right foot.	Dave Flanagan	Jan 2008
Living the Dream	6b	Wicklow	Mall Hill	Forest	Up the steep face.	Diarmuid Smyth	2005
Crack Cradle	6a+	Wicklow	Wicklow Gap	Glanakia boulder	Up to juggy break then long dynamic move to below lip and over the bulge.	Diarmuid Smyth	2005
Pea Brain	6b	Donegal	Polldoo Glen	Butterbean	Lay back the obvious/easiest arete.	Diarmuid Smyth	2007
Bone Yard Arete	6A	Kerry	Black Valley	Bone Yard Boulder	Start with crimps for the left and side pull for the right.	Damien O Sullivan	March 08
Bone Yard Arete - Sit Start	6C	Kerry	Black Valley	Bone Yard Boulder	Sit start, two hands on the large flat hold.	Eoin Kennedy	April 08
Kev's Nose	5B	Kerry	Black Valley	Kev's Nose	Sit start below the steep arete	Kevin O' Leary	March 08
Flash Dance Slab - Right	6A	Kerry	Black Valley	Flash Dance Slab	Follow the vertical crimps to the top.	-	Feb 07
Sé's Crack	5	Wicklow	Glenmalure	Sé's Boulder	Climb the crack in the middle of the face.	Dave Flanagan	Feb 2008
Cavalier Attitude	5+	Wicklow	Glenmalure	Fraughan Boulder	Tackles the arete on the left hand side.	Ped McMahon	Feb 2008
Big Boots	5+	Wicklow	Glenmalure	Waterfall Boulder	Mantle onto the left hand side of the slab.	Ped McMahon	Feb 2008
Silent Valley	6a	Wicklow	Mall Hill	-	Opposite side of the road to the rest of the bouldering, SV goes up the front face of the solitary boulder.	Dave Flanagan	Dec 2006
Under the wire	5+	Wicklow	Wicklow Gap	Beside Lough Nahanagan	The left arete from a SS of the boulder beside the lake across from Electric Mountain.	Dave Flanagan	June 2007
Luminous Orange	6a	Wicklow	Wicklow Gap	Above Lough Nahanagan	On the hillside above Lough Nahanagan is a boulder with a distinctive diagonal crack climb this using a very nice pinch.	Ped McMahon	June 2007
Fat Belly	6a+	Dublin	Bullock	West Side	The overhanging wall in the narrow gully, nice moves on rounded edges.	Dave Flanagan	Mar 2007
A little saucy	5	Wicklow	Glendalough	-	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'Rourke	7 3 2008
The Sharp Arete	7a	Wicklow	Lough 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 Kawiorski	May 08
Mickey’s traverse	7a	Wicklow	Stonecutter’s Glen	Split boulder	Low traverse left on the very slopey edge	Damian Kawiorski	5 May 2008