Editing Glendalough (section)

===Rock climbing===
[[File:Glendalough Main Face Rock Routes.png|thumb|Marked climbs on the ''Main Face'']]
Glendalough's south-facing [[granite]] cliffs, situated on slopes of [[Camaderry]] above the north-western end of the valley (just above the Miner's Village), have been a [[rock climbing]] location since 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peter Kenny |date=14 June 2005 |title=Glendalough: First ascent of Spillikin Ridge |url=https://www.irishmountaineeringclub.org/blog/2006/06/14/spillikin-ridge/ |access-date=9 March 2019 |publisher=IMC Journal}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="1993 guide" />  The north-facing cliffs on the other side of the upper lake are not considered suitable for rock-climbing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climbing & Bouldering |url=https://www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie/recreation/climbing-bouldering/ |access-date=8 March 2019 |publisher=[[Wicklow Mountains National Park]]}}</ref>

The 2009 [[Mountaineering Ireland]] [[climbing guidebook]] for Wicklow,<ref>{{Cite book |title=Wicklow Rockclimbing Guide |date=2009 |publisher=Mountaineering Ireland |isbn=9780902940239 |pages=334}}</ref> as well as the online guidebooks for Glendalough,<ref name="wiki" /> list about 144 routes at all [[grade (climbing)|grades]] up to E5 6b (''Bathsheba'' and ''The Wake''); the cliffs are particularly noted for their long, and multi-pitch, VS/HVS routes.<ref name="ukc">{{Cite web |title=Glendalough (Ireland) |url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=1309#overview |access-date=8 March 2019 |publisher=UKClimbing |quote=Superb climbing on clean rock in a fantastic scenic location. Some absolute classic routes especially in the VS/HVS range.}}</ref><ref name="1993 guide">{{Cite book |last1=Lyons, Joe |url=http://www.climbing.ie/isbn.html#wicklow |title=Rock Climbing Guide to Wicklow |last2=Fenlon, Robbie |publisher=[[Mountaineering Council of Ireland]] |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-902940-11-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011003638/http://www.climbing.ie/isbn.html#wicklow |archive-date=11 October 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The climbs vary between one and four [[pitch (vertical space)|pitches]], and up to over 100 metres in length. There are several sectors:<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web |title=Glendalough Rock Climbs |url=http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Glendalough |access-date=8 March 2019 |publisher=Irish OnlineClimbingWiki}}</ref><ref name="ukc" />
* ''Twin Buttress'', lying at the far western end of the cliffs overlooking the Miner's Village, is a large buttress divided by a seasonal waterfall (which itself is often split into two streams), with the most popular climbs split over ''West Buttress'', ''Expectancy Slab'' and ''Main Face''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twin Buttress Area |url=http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Glendalough_West_Wing_%26_Main_Face |access-date=9 March 2019 |publisher=IrishClimbingWiki}}</ref>
* The ''Upper Cliffs'', a band of cliffs high up on the hillside east of Twin Buttress.
* ''Acorn Buttress,'' a small buttress just below Twin Buttress, which is a popular base-camp location.
* ''Hobnail Buttress'', a small buttress with some easy climbing, on the hillside one kilometre to the east.

The [[Irish Mountaineering Club]] has operated a [[Mountain hut|climbing hut]] since the 1950s.

Below the crag is an extensive [[boulder]] field which is also used for [[bouldering]] activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bouldering in Ireland |url=http://www.theshortspan.com/features/boulderinginglendalough.htm |website=www.theshortspan.com |access-date=2 April 2007 |archive-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519215531/http://theshortspan.com/features/boulderinginglendalough.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>