Jebel Banat · Banat NW Face · trad
Jebel Banat Nordsporn
5aRemarkable sections: Crack in 3rd pitch (3 pitons), dihedral in 8th pitch (3) followed by 1 more pitch (R and up) then L to summit slabs
Approach
The route leads up the Spur ascending to the right of the main North Face.
- Grade
- 5a
- First ascent grade
- IV
- Style
- trad
- Pitches
- 9
- Bolts
- 0
- First ascent
- Peter Frei, Gadi, Yutty, Oct 1978
Topo
Remarkable sections: Crack in 3rd pitch (3 pitons), dihedral in 8th pitch (3) followed by 1 more pitch (R and up) then L to summit slabs
Abseil waterfall to base of waterfall and Scramble along up the black dyke 1) Up to the L slanting overhang follow it to the end and belay 45m (4b) 2) Follow the obvious corner 60m (5a) 3) The offwidth to a big ledge 40m (5b) 4) A scrambly pitch following the line of least resistance up left then back right 50m (4c) 5) From ledge up R to surmount huge block continue to L slanting wide flake crack…
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MapRemarkable sections: Crack in 3rd pitch (3 pitons), dihedral in 8th pitch (3) followed by 1 more pitch (R and up) then L to summit slabs
Abseil waterfall to base of waterfall and Scramble along up the black dyke 1) Up to the L slanting overhang follow it to the end and belay 45m (4b) 2) Follow the obvious corner 60m (5a) 3) The offwidth to a big ledge 40m (5b) 4) A scrambly pitch following the line of least resistance up left then back right 50m (4c) 5) From ledge up R to surmount huge block continue to L slanting wide flake crack…
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