Jebel Safsafa · Safsafa NW Face · trad
Com kal
6anone
- Grade
- 6a
- First ascent grade
- V+, 5.9
- Style
- trad
- Pitches
- 14
- Bolts
- 0
- First ascent
- Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss, 1988
Topo
none
NW Face
Mapnone
A long and moderately difficult line to the main wall of the district. Estimated difficulty 4B. P1. 150m. II. On the inclined slabs of the right part of the blotch straight up (zigzags along the relief) towards the visible system of cracks in the upper right part of the "Mask". Station on rich terrain before the start of a steeper section. P2. 60m. IV, III. Up, through large caverns to the begin…
Route pageNote: 1. The original Topo is correct, but: 2: The 1/6/2004 repetition was done in 6 pitches rather than 12p in 1981. 3: The route marked on the original photo is erroneus, correct line is now marked as a dashed instead of dotted line (see picture) 4: The difficulty is underestimated in comparison to the standard Sinai grading; thus the flared bridging move (about 25m above the base of the route…
Route pageP1(4) Up chimney and through overhang (4) and afterwards easier to first Belay P2 leave the chimney here and head onto easier terrain to it's right onto the Pillar. P3,4,5 follow along the Pillar for 3 pitches (II-3) until prominent grassy ledge under the jagged wall. Simul-walking across this ledge to belay below the wall at its top. and 5th belay P6 Through ledgy and pocketed wall climb towar…
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Older Topo of NW Face
MapFrom israeli wiki: N19:Scala del Cielo; N8:Geissenpeter; N18:Elio’s Route; N5:Black Dyke; N2:The Skull; N7:Com kal; N6:The Mask; N4:Klostersporn; N14:Via del Papa Giovanni Paolo 1; N20:Saturday Night Fever; N11:Warsaw - Tel Aviv Direct; N16:Via del Papa Oct'87 variation; N12:Non-Stop (Warsaw’s variation); N15:Grand Hand Traverse (Papa's Variation); N3:Arba VaKhetzi; N13:Bonch; N1:NE Ridge of Safsafa; N17:Darkness at Noon; N10:Why not?; N9:Geissenpeter (variation)
A long and moderately difficult line to the main wall of the district. Estimated difficulty 4B. P1. 150m. II. On the inclined slabs of the right part of the blotch straight up (zigzags along the relief) towards the visible system of cracks in the upper right part of the "Mask". Station on rich terrain before the start of a steeper section. P2. 60m. IV, III. Up, through large caverns to the begin…
Route pageNote: 1. The original Topo is correct, but: 2: The 1/6/2004 repetition was done in 6 pitches rather than 12p in 1981. 3: The route marked on the original photo is erroneus, correct line is now marked as a dashed instead of dotted line (see picture) 4: The difficulty is underestimated in comparison to the standard Sinai grading; thus the flared bridging move (about 25m above the base of the route…
Route pageP1(4) Up chimney and through overhang (4) and afterwards easier to first Belay P2 leave the chimney here and head onto easier terrain to it's right onto the Pillar. P3,4,5 follow along the Pillar for 3 pitches (II-3) until prominent grassy ledge under the jagged wall. Simul-walking across this ledge to belay below the wall at its top. and 5th belay P6 Through ledgy and pocketed wall climb towar…
Route pagenone
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