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The Zigzag Route

Area
Sector
Pitches
FAGrade
Grade
Length
Bolts
Top
Setters
year
St Catherine
Safsafa NE Face
7
VII-
6c
trad
Yoav Nir, Daniel Peikes, 1987
1987

Pitch1: start left of tree and up the big block. Straight up slab 40m to belay in cracks in middle of slab. Reasonable protect.

Pitch 2: straight up to base of belt wall then left traverse under cling (IV+, 30m) to belay. Pitch 3: continue to corner, past crack system after 30m, then up and left to stance at base of overhanging open book (IV+), 40m the whole pitch.

Pitch 4: up open book (VII-) to crack at upper slab, then traverse up and right to stance at grove.

Pitch 5: up the grove 5m to obvious crack system leaning to right. Continue up and right to base of wall (IV+).

Pitch 6: traverse right on slab along horizontal line between brown and yellow granite (3) 50m.

Pitch 7: up corner (V+) then right to the ridge (3)

Pitches
FAGrade
est. grade
Length
Bolts
Top
Setters
year
7
VII-
6c
trad
Yoav Nir, Daniel Peikes, 1987
1987

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