Jebel Banat · Banat East Face · trad

Call of the Wild

6a

1) 25m, HVS 5a. Climb the arête of the Palestine corner. 2) 25m, Severe. Climb steps above to a good belay in the rake. 3) 35m, VS 4c. Climb the middle groove left of Jerusalem to belay on the big ledge. 4) 35m, HVS 5a. Climb the off-width crack above, move left with difficulty at the top. 5) Easy ground. 6) 40m, V.Diff. Climb the right slanting black dyke, then move up and left to belay. 7) Climb easier slabs to easy ground.

Grade
6a
First ascent grade
HVS 5a
Style
trad
Length
240 m
Pitches
7
Bolts
0
First ascent
Geoff Hornby, Susie Sammut, Adam Ghani, Apr 2004

Topo

Topo: East Face1234
10Call of the Wildtrad · 240 m6a

1) 25m, HVS 5a. Climb the arête of the Palestine corner. 2) 25m, Severe. Climb steps above to a good belay in the rake. 3) 35m, VS 4c. Climb the middle groove left of Jerusalem to belay on the big ledge. 4) 35m, HVS 5a. Climb the off-width crack above, move left with difficulty at the top. 5) Easy ground. 6) 40m, V.Diff. Climb the right slanting black dyke, then move up and left to belay. 7) Climb…

10Jerusalemtrad · 430 m6b+

1) 30m, V.Diff. Climb the awkward step and then the ledge to belay below a hand crack. 2) 20m, VS 4c, Traverse into the crack from the right, then climb it with difficulty to belay below and left of the obvious Pillar. 3) 30m, E2 5b. Place good friends in the top of the Pillar then step down and left onto the slab, follow the obvious shallow scoop to a handrail and then the overlap above (good fri…

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  1. 1) 25m, HVS 5a. Climb the arête of the Palestine corner. 2) 25m, Severe. Climb steps above to a good belay in the rake. 3) 35m, VS 4c. Climb the middle groove left of Jerusalem to belay on the big ledge. 4) 35m, HVS 5a. Climb the off-width crack above, move left with difficulty at the top. 5) Easy ground. 6) 40m, V.Diff. Climb the right slanting black dyke, then move up and left to belay. 7) Climb…

  2. 1) 30m, V.Diff. Climb the awkward step and then the ledge to belay below a hand crack. 2) 20m, VS 4c, Traverse into the crack from the right, then climb it with difficulty to belay below and left of the obvious Pillar. 3) 30m, E2 5b. Place good friends in the top of the Pillar then step down and left onto the slab, follow the obvious shallow scoop to a handrail and then the overlap above (good fri…

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