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Crack of Thunder

Area
Sector
Pitches
FAGrade
Grade
Length
Bolts
Top
Setters
year
St Catherine
Jebel Dahab
3
HVS 4b, 5a, 4b
6a
125
trad
Dave & Jake Nelson
2007

1) 38m, 4b. Climb pitch 1 of fools gold and belay at the base of the clean corner
(described in Silver Swerve) and under second pitch of FIG JAM.
2) 52m, 5a. Climb clean finger/hand crack up to join Silver Swerve and climb
past imbetween 2 detached flakes and up short wall to ledge. Walk along and
up crack of fools gold to large ledge and Ab Point.
3) 35m, 4b. Climb into the cave and bridge to its back. Bridge up between walls
and large block at the back. The crack on the right widens from offwidth to a
chimney. As soon as you can belly launch across. Back and foot up and
rightwards and up to a ledge. Walk up and right to two back and foot short
chimneys. Belay at the top of the second. (Easy climbing but little pro)

Pitches
FAGrade
est. grade
Length
Bolts
Top
Setters
year
3
HVS 4b, 5a, 4b
6a
125
trad
Dave & Jake Nelson
2007

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