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Stirling Bomber 55m V,7**A Cunningham and A Fyffe, 4 January 1990
The obvious right-facing crack and chimney line on the lower buttress give a good but unusual climb finishing on the midway ledge. Start right of the chimney and climb up and left to gain and follow the flake crack into the chimney. Climb the chimney, which gradually widens (difficulty can be height dependent) and curves over to form a roof, above which a ramp is gained and followed to the midway ledge.
Jailbreak 110m VII,7*A Fyffe and A Liddell, 31 January 1986
Takes the obvious ramp leading to the midway ledge, and then has a serious and intricate pitch leading to the more featured upper part of the buttress. Start about 15m left of Fiacaill Couloir and climb the stepped ramp to the ledge. Go left about 10m and climb up and right until moves left lead to short groove-cum-ramps running right (this is fairly direct and shares some of the upper part with Houdini). At their top, move left to the right side of a large block (Houdini also belays here then goes rightwards.) Climb the obvious ramps and corners above to below the vertical top wall. Move right of the obvious chimney (this is the final pitch of Fiacaill Buttress, which can be used to give an easier finish). Climb this diagonally left via a niche to finish by the step in the top wall (as for Houdini).