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I'm going to go ahead with this update. Will probably add in a few tiny areas (Achill, Wicklow Head) and add the problems that have been submitted to the new problem database. So if anyone wants to suggest any changes or updates or highlight mistakes or improvements now is the time to do it.

Would be great to hear some opinions about how I should go about producing the second edition of "Bouldering in Ireland", straight reprint, minor updates, major updates etc?

cirus minor always looked a bit tricky so haven't tried it yet, Solitary Confinement! haven't made much progress on that. must get there again with a couple pads.

You would have no problems on Cirus Minor Theo...

Pilaster, Crash Landing are both boulder problems really. Cirus Minor crux isn't that high and there isn't any decent gear. Solitary Confinement is supposed to be amazing.
Gnasher doesn't look that tall. Erewhen is an obvious one.

TheShortSpan has been neglected by me in the last few years and my focus is elsewhere (climbing routes, writing guidebooks) at the moment.

I plan to move the site to wordpress soon. This would make it a lot easier for others to contribute either blogs posts, news items, photos, videos or long features.

It feels to me that there isn't much stuff going on in the bouldering scene at the moment but that just could be because I'm out of the loop. So if anyone has any interested in contributing let me know.

Chris Rooney repeats Any Given Sunday (5+), Scalp.

You should post them up, if they've been done before, someone will let you know - Colm?

Might be soft, haven't bouldered there much.  Hard to compare to the slopers of glendo though; to a degree, grades can be area-specific.  Generally, grades settle in an area over time with a few ascents and opinions.  Most areas have some 'classic' problems that act as benchmarks fro grading new ones.

Nice Vid,

Very nice vid. Definitely post them up.

Not as far as I'm aware. There are lots of tiny crimps but most of them are very fragile, I'm remember some shots of Barry trying a problem there from years ago. Barry?