Jebel Naja · Naja West Face · trad
The main event
6c+Up fine chimney III culminating with easy overhang IV. Proceed on easy rock then climb the dyke to flared chimney (IV+), then slabs to top. Four pitches, can be done in three. See right loop on Topo on opposite page(in logbook)
Descent
back down through gully right
- Grade
- 6c+
- First ascent grade
- E3 5c, 5c
- Style
- trad
- Length
- 90 m
- Pitches
- 2
- Bolts
- 0
- First ascent
- Dave Lucas, Ben Heason, Alex Jakubowski, 15 Apr 2013
Topo

Continuation of "main event", (The first two pitches of this climb were originally done by Dave Lucas and he encouraged us to try to finish the route. We spent one afternoon climbing the first two pitches and sussing out the route. Micah and Kyle Elmquist worked P3 for two more days, hoping it would go free, but decided bolts would be necessary. They pendulumed left and free-climbed a 5.12 finger…
Route pageUp fine chimney III culminating with easy overhang IV. Proceed on easy rock then climb the dyke to flared chimney (IV+), then slabs to top. Four pitches, can be done in three. See right loop on Topo on opposite page(in logbook)
Naja West Face
MapContinuation of "main event", (The first two pitches of this climb were originally done by Dave Lucas and he encouraged us to try to finish the route. We spent one afternoon climbing the first two pitches and sussing out the route. Micah and Kyle Elmquist worked P3 for two more days, hoping it would go free, but decided bolts would be necessary. They pendulumed left and free-climbed a 5.12 finger…
Route pageUp fine chimney III culminating with easy overhang IV. Proceed on easy rock then climb the dyke to flared chimney (IV+), then slabs to top. Four pitches, can be done in three. See right loop on Topo on opposite page(in logbook)
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