Five Easy Pitchefkes

Jebel Nsela

# on Topo:

Five Easy Pitchefkes

NS3

First ascensionists' grade:

III+

Max estimated grade:

4c

Length:

Pitches:

First Ascent:

5

Terry Taylor, Andrea Anati

Year of FA:

1977

# of bolts en route:

trad

Approach

Route description

Nsela East Face

Five easy pitches. Start south face, along traverse, below overhangs(omitted by alternative route) then along little gully R and L on slabs, then awkward chimney(III+), easy slabs then ramp R, continue diagonally R steep pitch on black wall. Continue R on friable slab (3) then easily to summit (alternatively through L chimney (4). Renamed pichevkes by Mario + Steve Gault, April 1983

Descent

Descent on L through gully.

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