Jebel Batta · Batta NE face · trad
Battered
7b1) 5b, 35m. Climb the offwidth to a sloping ledge belay before it steepens. 2) 4a, 30m. Continue up the corner crack and belay next to a big chimney to your left. 3) 4b, 40m. Climb the chimney on your left and then follow the ramp and cracks to a dome shaped boulder. Pass this on the left hand side and then belay on the ledge. 4) 6a, 40m. Continue up crack climbing underneath an arch passing a bolt and a peg (placed before first recorded ascent) as it trends left. As the arch runs out climb through the roof on crimps and 5 thin cracks up and left. To belay on a small ledge and crack. 5) 4c, 60m. Continue up chimney to the top ledge. The route is shown in the image below as the left hand of the three routes marked [Dave]
Descent
main descent
- Grade
- 7b
- First ascent grade
- E4 5b, 4a, 4b, 6a, 4c
- Style
- trad
- Length
- 205 m
- Pitches
- 5
- Bolts
- 0
- First ascent
- Max Dutson, Sam Harvie, Dave Lucas, 1 Mar 2014
Topo
The names of the pioneers are not known. However, 3 hammered bolts and two hooks were found on the route, one of which fell out during the installation of the station. Dave Lucas climbed the route in front of us , he determined the difficulty of the key climbing section, since we used an aid. The description of the route could not be found anywhere. We suggest a name: Motorhead. Dave Lucas reporte…
Route pageP1. 30m. VI+. Up the crack, widening in one place to the width of the fireplace. The station is flattening above the fissure. P2. 30m. IV. Climb up the beautiful easy hand-jam crack in the stove to the right of the fireplace. Station on a convenient shelf. Battered description: 1) 5b, 35m. Climb the offwidth to a sloping ledge belay before it steepens. 2) 4a, 30m. Continue up the corner crac…
Route page1) 5b, 35m. Climb the offwidth to a sloping ledge belay before it steepens. 2) 4a, 30m. Continue up the corner crack and belay next to a big chimney to your left. 3) 4b, 40m. Climb the chimney on your left and then follow the ramp and cracks to a dome shaped boulder. Pass this on the left hand side and then belay on the ledge. 4) 6a, 40m. Continue up crack climbing underneath an arch passing a…
NE Face
MapThe names of the pioneers are not known. However, 3 hammered bolts and two hooks were found on the route, one of which fell out during the installation of the station. Dave Lucas climbed the route in front of us , he determined the difficulty of the key climbing section, since we used an aid. The description of the route could not be found anywhere. We suggest a name: Motorhead. Dave Lucas reporte…
Route pageP1. 30m. VI+. Up the crack, widening in one place to the width of the fireplace. The station is flattening above the fissure. P2. 30m. IV. Climb up the beautiful easy hand-jam crack in the stove to the right of the fireplace. Station on a convenient shelf. Battered description: 1) 5b, 35m. Climb the offwidth to a sloping ledge belay before it steepens. 2) 4a, 30m. Continue up the corner crac…
Route page1) 5b, 35m. Climb the offwidth to a sloping ledge belay before it steepens. 2) 4a, 30m. Continue up the corner crack and belay next to a big chimney to your left. 3) 4b, 40m. Climb the chimney on your left and then follow the ramp and cracks to a dome shaped boulder. Pass this on the left hand side and then belay on the ledge. 4) 6a, 40m. Continue up crack climbing underneath an arch passing a…
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