 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.The north-facing cliffs on the other side of the upper lake are not considered suitable for rock-climbing.The 2009 Mountaineering Ireland climbing guidebook for Wicklow, as well as the online guidebooks for Glendalough, list about 144 routes at all grades up to E5 6b ("Bathsheba" and "The Wake"); the cliffs are particularly noted for their long, and multi-pitch, VS/HVS routes.