Farsh Abu Mahshour · Mahshour West Face · trad
Pearson's Deviation
5ba good pitch, but not well protected in the first half. Belay 10m before the end of the normal pitch 5) 18 21) 50m. Make a balancy step up onto a gradually ascending line of weakness. Follow the line rightwards, dropping down slightly to cross small groove, and a little later climbing up a meter or two before traversing to blocks below the righthand end of the overhang. 22) 50m. Scramble easily up over blocks, then walk left along a ledge to a big boulder. 23) 10m. Easily up to the dyke a few meters right of the chimney
- Grade
- 5b
- First ascent grade
- HVS 4c
- Style
- trad
- Length
- 100 m
- Pitches
- 3
- Bolts
- 0
- First ascent
- D. Peterson, D&E Wilson, 4 Mar 2009
Topo
a good pitch, but not well protected in the first half. Belay 10m before the end of the normal pitch 5) 18 21) 50m. Make a balancy step up onto a gradually ascending line of weakness. Follow the line rightwards, dropping down slightly to cross small groove, and a little later climbing up a meter or two before traversing to blocks below the righthand end of the overhang. 22) 50m. Scramble easily up…
An entertaining meandering line. It is worth looking at the face straight on in the morning light to identify key features before stating up. 1) 5m. Gain the ledge at the foot of the groove. 2) 50m, 4b. A lovely pitch up the groove. 3) 90m, 4. Follow the terrace easily leftwards, past a large boulder and across the foot of the huge chimney line to blocks below the end of the arching fault in th…
Route pageJebel Abu Mahshour West Face
Mapa good pitch, but not well protected in the first half. Belay 10m before the end of the normal pitch 5) 18 21) 50m. Make a balancy step up onto a gradually ascending line of weakness. Follow the line rightwards, dropping down slightly to cross small groove, and a little later climbing up a meter or two before traversing to blocks below the righthand end of the overhang. 22) 50m. Scramble easily up…
An entertaining meandering line. It is worth looking at the face straight on in the morning light to identify key features before stating up. 1) 5m. Gain the ledge at the foot of the groove. 2) 50m, 4b. A lovely pitch up the groove. 3) 90m, 4. Follow the terrace easily leftwards, past a large boulder and across the foot of the huge chimney line to blocks below the end of the arching fault in th…
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