BHGL #09 – Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top Traditional Geocache
BHGL #09 – Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top
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Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top with his 926m is the 12th highest summit in Ireland. The summit can be reached from Cnoc na Toinne (over Chuilllin proper) or Maolán Buí. It is safer to come here and return via Cnoc an Toinne and zig zags, see the loop description..
The Chuillins can be safely reached from Cnoc na Toinne (#7). Unless you are very experienced scramblers do return via Cnoc na Toinne and zig zags, see the #7 listing.
The cache is within 3 meters WWS from the summit reference point (no cairn), see spoiler.
The cache is a slim dark green yet transparent PET tube closed with a green lid. The tube is stuck in a crack in the middle of a boulder about waist high. Be sure to rehide exactly as you find, so that the spoilers remain useful.
General advice to the whole loop
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Print the spoilers in advance to speed up your search. All caches either small or micro are masked with smaller loose stones, usually under a larger boulder or slab.
Safety warning regarding the whole loop.
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The loop contains extremely dangerous portions that require scrambling (levels 2 to 3) and should not be taken at all by inexperienced parties.
Numbers #01, #02, #03, or even #04 can be collected by sturdy Reeks rookies, but they should definitely back up before #05 to remain unscathed, unless led by someone very experienced.
Moderately experienced parties can make #1 through #10 or even #11 BUT then they should get back to #7 and get down to the valley via zig zags, which is the safest way down in this part of Reeks.
I myself though that the way down from #10 via the ridge called The Bone is safe, yet very nearly killed myself on The Bone after placing #10 of this series..
Beware, there is no direct safe way down to Hag's Glen except from #1 #7 and #13. If you have crossed the arete between #11 and #12, you should continue to #13 for safe descent.
Descent through O'Sheas' Gully, Heavenly Gates or Devil's Ladder is not advised. Descent from #10 via the Bone is valid although not as safe as the advised descent routes from #1, #7, and #13. Please remember that descent is always more dangerous than ascent and that 90% of injuries happen on descent.
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The Big Hag's Glen Loop
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BHGL #01 – Break Fast on Knockbrinnea North Plateau (visit link)
BHGL #02 – Knockbrinnea East Summit (visit link)
BHGL #03 – Knockbrinnea West Summit (visit link)
[BHGL #04] – Coomloughra Horseshoe #4 – Beenkeragh (visit link)
[BHGL #05] – Coomloughra Horseshoe #5 – The Bones (visit link)
[BHGL #06] – [Coomloughra Horseshoe #6 – Honorary Member] Corran Tuathail (Ireland's Highest Cache) (visit link)
BHGL #07 – Cnoc na Toinne (visit link)
BHGL #08 – Cnoc an Chuillinn (visit link)
BHGL #09 – Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top (visit link)
BHGL #10 – Maolán Buí (visit link)
[BHGL #11] – [Honorary Member] Serpent Hill (visit link)
[BHGL #12] – [Honorary Member] An Gunna Mór (visit link)
BHGL#13 – Cruach Mhór (visit link)
Additional Hints
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