Up the backside of the Nun

Farsh Abu Mahshour

# on Topo:

Up the backside of the Nun

2

First ascensionists' grade:

VS 4c, 4c

Max estimated grade:

5b

Length:

80

Pitches:

First Ascent:

2

David Barlow, Dave Lucas

Year of FA:

2007

# of bolts en route:

trad

Approach

Route description

Jebel Abu Mahshour East Face (Nun's Flake)

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.

Descent

The tat of the top will need replacing and is not perfect and consider leaving gear

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