Kham Midai
Area | Sector | Pitches | FAGrade | Grade | Length | Bolts | Top | Setters | year |
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St Catherine | Safsafa NE Face | 7 | VII, 5.10+ | 6c+ | trad | Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes | 1989 |
This is a fine route, good protection.
Start between the triangular granite (leaning on the main wall) and the wall.
Pitch1: 30m, easy chimney at right side of triangular, can be climbed unroped.
Pitch2: 50m, 5.8 exit chimney and climb the face of the triangular with several slots for protection, stance at top of triangular.
Pitch3: 45m, 5.9. Follow the crack which is the continuation of the chimney of pitch1. Good protection points, stance at end of crack.
Pitch4: 50m, 5.10+. Head for wide crack (up and right) which climbs 45 degree (up and right), then straight up in a fissures system. After about 25m traverse (up and right) for 15-20m to wide ledge (1/2m wide), walk about 3m to slab, heading for arched roof with fissure at the roof's joint to the slab, some 4m above ledge. Climb slab (5.10+ cru10) to "hanging belay" at fissure. Attention! no protection at all for the last 10m before stance. Stance is about 20m from the left and lower edge of roof.
Pitch5: 50m, 5.9+. Traverse left along fissure. At end of fissure continue straight up, then about 200m easy(5.6) up and right to shoulder of Crag.
Pitches | FAGrade | est. grade | Length | Bolts | Top | Setters | year |
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7 | VII, 5.10+ | 6c+ | trad | Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes | 1989 |
The route begins about 150m SE of the end the parking lot of the monastery.