Doan
South Bluff
There is a small South facing bluff just below the summit of Doan that was developed by Ian Rea and Kieran O’Hara in the Autumn of 2016 and contains the following eight short routes.
‘Small beer in the Mournes, but that’s mainly because they are just under an hour from the car. Stick them on the edge of Burbage in the English Peak and people would be climbing all over them, so don’t scoff!’ Ian Rea
1. El Scorcio HVS 5a 8m
K. O’Hara & I. Rea October 2016
Span slightly right at crux bulge.
2. La Doble VS 4c 8m
K. O’Hara & I. Rea October 2016
3. Mr Wolf VS 4c 8m
I. Rea & K. O’Hara October 2016
4. Smokey S 4a 10m
I. Rea & K. O’Hara September 2016
5. This is Not Nam VS 4c 10m
I. Rea & K. O’Hara September 2016
6. This is Bowling VS 4c 10m
I. Rea & K. O’Hara September 2016
7. There are Rules VS 4c 10m
I. Rea & K. O’Hara September 2016
8. Mark it Zero E2 5c 13m
I. Rea & K. O’Hara October 2016
Crux is at 2/3 height, reaching up left for a good hidden pocket, then cranking up on a jam which you better get right or your off. Very tasty!
