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The Irish Solution to The Ben Lomond Problem 12-Sep-2017 At 2:43:57 PM Tastrad

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Way to go guys. Seems people are already using the Irish Solution. Smart move just to leave the static up there for the duration of the trip as you only have to carry it up once..its only 40 minutes and mostly flat with a couple of small hills if you go via the track and the plateau.

Having a static from the top means you have to top out on the routes...eliminating the need for tat half way down. Besides, if you rap from the half way tat, you haven't finished the climb.
It stops any environmental damage to both gullies...the access gully to the base, and the descent gully.
It negates the need for any bolted abseil stations.
And is also a smart way to access other buttresses such as Cuchulain/Hickory Wind and 35mm Dream, which involve nasty scrambles up steep vegetated gullies.

Good on you Rhythmsection, spread the word that this is the way to go on the Flutes.