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Up the backside of the Nun

Area
Sector
Pitches
FAGrade
Grade
Length
Bolts
Top
Setters
year
St Catherine
Mahshour East face
2
VS 4c, 4c
5b
80
trad
David Barlow, Dave Lucas
2007

1) VS 4c. 55m. Step up into easy crack to widening chimney. Climb past this up the seam to its right to the top of the Pillar. Climb up and right across the slab to crack. Climb up and exit over bulge to a shallow gully that leads to slanting ledge.
2) VS 4c, 25m. Climb up corner to top of the Nun. Nb. The descent of the top is one 60m abseil down right to gully.

Pitches
FAGrade
est. grade
Length
Bolts
Top
Setters
year
2
VS 4c, 4c
5b
80
trad
David Barlow, Dave Lucas
2007

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