Farsh Abu Mahshour · Mahshour East face · trad

Not so Nigel

5c

1) 4b (56m) Start under shart chimney, climb this and into crack and slab. Climb this, crack turns into offwidth. Leave this and then up groove climb then on short slab. Walk right to under crack (10m) 2) 4c (49m) Climb corner and then leave corner by stepping right into crack. Climb this then a few meters on slab to the start of a new crack. Continue to a hanging belay. 3) 4c+ (55m) Continue on line with minimal gear on small brass offset nuts. Step right as line steepens to under flake. Climb flake and corner belay on ledge. 4) Walk along and up groove past open groove to 5 boulders below crack. 5) 55m (4a) climb crack then rock over on slab to left. Go left and join off-width and chimney climb this to its end. 6)

Descent

Scramble off left and up then over into gully

Grade
5c
First ascent grade
HVS 4b, 4c, 4c+, 4a
Style
trad
Length
215 m
Pitches
6
Bolts
0
First ascent
Dave Lucas, Melissa Nesbitt, Lianne Harburn

Topo

Topo: Jebel Abu Mahshour East Face main part
9Not so Nigeltrad · 215 m5c

1) 4b (56m) Start under shart chimney, climb this and into crack and slab. Climb this, crack turns into offwidth. Leave this and then up groove climb then on short slab. Walk right to under crack (10m) 2) 4c (49m) Climb corner and then leave corner by stepping right into crack. Climb this then a few meters on slab to the start of a new crack. Continue to a hanging belay. 3) 4c+ (55m) Continue on…

Jebel Abu Mahshour East Face main part

Map
  1. 1) 4b (56m) Start under shart chimney, climb this and into crack and slab. Climb this, crack turns into offwidth. Leave this and then up groove climb then on short slab. Walk right to under crack (10m) 2) 4c (49m) Climb corner and then leave corner by stepping right into crack. Climb this then a few meters on slab to the start of a new crack. Continue to a hanging belay. 3) 4c+ (55m) Continue on…

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