Farsh Abu Mahshour · Ras el Qalb · trad
Call to Prayer
6aThe route takes a left to right system of ledges and cracks on the SW face of Gulp. 1) 20m, 4a. Chimney up through scalloped block and follow ledge rightwards. The belay just before the obvious crack. 2) 25m, 5a. Climb the crack. Follow ledge right to corner and belay. 3) 30m, 4b. Follow chimney/crack behind belay to ledge. Climb lovely hand crack above. 4) 15m, 5a. Climb into narrow pod. Struggle up this to ledge. Climb short finger crack above to summit
Approach
Start at the top of the high col between two tier crag and gulp itself. At the bottom of the easy ramp of the descent.
- Grade
- 6a
- First ascent grade
- VS 4a, 5a, 4b, 5a
- Style
- trad
- Length
- 90 m
- Pitches
- 4
- Bolts
- 0
- First ascent
- Nic Fleming, Maggie Bass, 4 Mar 2009
Topo
The route takes a left to right system of ledges and cracks on the SW face of Gulp. 1) 20m, 4a. Chimney up through scalloped block and follow ledge rightwards. The belay just before the obvious crack. 2) 25m, 5a. Climb the crack. Follow ledge right to corner and belay. 3) 30m, 4b. Follow chimney/crack behind belay to ledge. Climb lovely hand crack above. 4) 15m, 5a. Climb into narrow pod. Strug…
Ras El Qalb
MapA pinnacle NE from the Abu Mahshour Massif, straight E from Abbas Basha Palace
The route takes a left to right system of ledges and cracks on the SW face of Gulp. 1) 20m, 4a. Chimney up through scalloped block and follow ledge rightwards. The belay just before the obvious crack. 2) 25m, 5a. Climb the crack. Follow ledge right to corner and belay. 3) 30m, 4b. Follow chimney/crack behind belay to ledge. Climb lovely hand crack above. 4) 15m, 5a. Climb into narrow pod. Strug…
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