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The Zigzag Route
Area | Sector | Pitches | FAGrade | Grade | Length | Bolts | Top | Setters | year |
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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 |
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7 | VII- | 6c | trad | Yoav Nir, Daniel Peikes, 1987 | 1987 |
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