MOUNTAIN LOG NEWS 28 Next up was a second ascent of the route Axe Blade MXS 5b, on Tor Glas, just south of An Port. This route was climbed in 2012 by Mick and Nikki Fowler and climbs the arête that lies above Stac an Bhig. A swift visit to An Buidéal saw the second and third ascents of each of this stack’s twin summits. Just before the weather returned to normal, they also climbed the first ascent of Spuaic Bhailt Thoir, an E4 6b struggle through a contortion roof on the seaward face of the stack – not a bad trip at all! For more information about the sea stacks of Donegal, please visit: https://uniqueascent.ie/sea-stack-guide ABOUT THE AUTHOR Iain Miller is a rock climber and guidebook author, living, working and playing on the sea cliffs, sea stacks, mountain ranges and uninhabited islands of County Donegal. Amongst many first ascents, Iain has found and climbed at least 50 sea stacks to date, and he is always on the quest for adventure! ➠ If you have any Crag News or articles for the next issue of the Log, please send your content to Michael Duffy at [email protected]. REPORTING INCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has created an online system for reporting incidents and near misses in hiking, climbing and mountaineering. The purpose of this is to encourage reflection and share learnings, with the aim of reducing the potential for future incidents. Mountaineering Ireland and Mountaineering Scotland members are also encouraged to use this facility. To find out more about this, or to add an incident to the database, go to www.mountaineering.ie/content/IncidentAndNearMissReporting/258. You can search the database yourself for the full range of incidents reported. Most of the reports submitted have been for climbing and mountaineering. It would be beneficial to have more hillwalking reports.
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