Jebel Safsafa · Safsafa NW Face · trad
Klostersporn
5cGood rock. Start at base of conspicuous spur at left limit of central buttress. 2pitches of IV, then 3 pitches II on slabs. Turn right to wall (4 pitches IV-V), up to stance at edge of first summit, circumvented left (III). From here 2 pitches of II to the Safsafa cross
- Grade
- 5c
- First ascent grade
- V
- Style
- trad
- Length
- 400 m
- Pitches
- 11
- Bolts
- 0
- First ascent
- Peter Frei, Gadi Yutty, Oct 1978
Topo
Good rock. Start at base of conspicuous spur at left limit of central buttress. 2pitches of IV, then 3 pitches II on slabs. Turn right to wall (4 pitches IV-V), up to stance at edge of first summit, circumvented left (III). From here 2 pitches of II to the Safsafa cross
NW Face
MapGood rock. Start at base of conspicuous spur at left limit of central buttress. 2pitches of IV, then 3 pitches II on slabs. Turn right to wall (4 pitches IV-V), up to stance at edge of first summit, circumvented left (III). From here 2 pitches of II to the Safsafa cross
P1. 60m. II, III, IV. Up the inner corner with short keys IV. In the upper half, you can exit the couloir to the left onto simpler talus slabs. R2. 60m. II, III, IV. Up the couloir - in some places the inner corner with short keys IV. The station is in a couloir extension on a ledge. P3. 60m. 20m IV, 40m II. From the station up, a little to the right, then along a large inclined ledge, taking it…
Route pageGood rock. Start at base of conspicuous spur at left limit of central buttress. 2pitches of IV, then 3 pitches II on slabs. Turn right to wall (4 pitches IV-V), up to stance at edge of first summit, circumvented left (III). From here 2 pitches of II to the Safsafa cross
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)
P1. 60m. II, III, IV. Up the inner corner with short keys IV. In the upper half, you can exit the couloir to the left onto simpler talus slabs. R2. 60m. II, III, IV. Up the couloir - in some places the inner corner with short keys IV. The station is in a couloir extension on a ledge. P3. 60m. 20m IV, 40m II. From the station up, a little to the right, then along a large inclined ledge, taking it…
Route pageGood rock. Start at base of conspicuous spur at left limit of central buttress. 2pitches of IV, then 3 pitches II on slabs. Turn right to wall (4 pitches IV-V), up to stance at edge of first summit, circumvented left (III). From here 2 pitches of II to the Safsafa cross
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