Nodes in Jordan

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

start on the top of the boulder

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

6c 20m traverse left pitch, to a 20m 7c? up to the same anchor of Wadirumela

Same start as #2 but you go right

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Trad/Bolts Refer to https://www.remi-thivel.com/wa_files/um%20razza%20ca%20damne%201.pdf

Mixed Trad

Refer to:

http://compagniedesguidesdechamonix.over-blog.com/article-trente-six-soleils-95890877.html

Gear:

8 Quickdraws, one set of Cams small and middle sizes, 2x 60m Ropes.

Descend:

3 abseils same route, (5th to 4th) - (4th to 1st) - (1st to the Ground).

Overall: Very nice route, with distant but solid bolts and easy-to-place intermediate protections. The difficult moves are well-protected. The wall is South Face exposed, therefore can be done only in winter times/cold days.

Pitch 1 (5b):

- 3 Bolts - Climb vertical on easy terrain (5b) but distanced bolts to a ledge and then left to the anchor (Bolted with maillon).

Pitch 2 (6a+):

- 5 Bolts - Climb above the anchor on a vertical wall, well-protected, possible to integrate, with one tricky move to stand up on a small ledge (6a+), then a traverse to the right, protected with a bolt but exposed move (6a) to the anchor (Two Bolts).

Pitch 3 (6a):

- 4 Bolts - Go up the corner, 6a, (high bolt, can integrate) then traverse on a slab to the left, 6a (easy to place protections) to a belay station (bolted with chain).

Pitch 4 (6b):

- 3 Bolts - Vertical difficult climb (6b) with a bolt very low placed and slippery feet. Then straight up with no bolts but ok protections until another bolt. Then another physical move out on a slab (6a) to the right (anchor with bolts and maillon).

Pitch 5 (6a+/b):

- 3 Bolts - Exposed traverse right with a bolt in the middle and tiny feed and holds (6a+/b), then easier terrain with a bolt and easy to protect. Reach almost the top of the wall going right. Here you can make an intermediate anchor on huge sandclocks or traverse left onto a ledge (huge rope drag) to the last anchor (one bolt and sandclocks with old ropes connecting).

Abseils

1st abseil 40m to the start of the 4th pitch. 2nd abseil, with a bit of drag to the left, to the end of the 1st pitch. 3rd abseil to the ground

Thanks To for the Details {Emanuele Gallone}

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

refer to: https://www.remi-thivel.com/wa_files/um%20razza%20garbure%201.pdf

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

No fixed anchors. The climb follows the corner crack all the way, either staying in it or out on the face in places. Risk of loose rock.

Descent: After the final climbing pitch, head right through the narrow passage. After this head right and scramble down the dry gully (there are plants). Follow the cairns along the ridge line and after a short down climb head right then back left down another gully to a 30m repel from 2 threads. (30 - 60 mins)

Alternatively, rappel down the main face along the route "Garbure et Cornichons", on 4 anchors. The top anchor is a thread with slings, that can be reached with a slightly hairy downclimbing move of 3. From there rappel trending left, to find another thread with slings. Rap from this continuing slightly left, to find a bolt and a piton (twin 60s will reach the floor from here). 4th station on top of the block (unverified) Risk of loose rock during rappel.

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

Some "sport" climbing here

The Climber's Restaurant

1 sling

5 bolts ? 1 sling

Sandstone becomes brittle when wet because it absorbs water, this effects its internal structure. Once the rock surface is totally dry, you need to wait another 24 hours before climbing, this gives time for the absorbed water to also evaporate and the rock to regain its strength.

5 slings in situ

7 slings

5 slings

4 slings

east-facing side of the mountain, which lies eastwards, next and parallel to Al Maghrar 1232 Dome and immediately north of Al Maghrar 1260 Dome; the east side of this mountain displays in the centre a huge smooth black wall, which has a big diedre on the left (south) end with a crack-line running to the top, and further left to this a wide chimney also running to the top

“Caught in the Desert” or “The Flat Tyre” follows the finger-crack in the obvious north-facing diedre.

steep crack-climbing on good rock (except for the 2nd pitch) with solid protection in an extremely beautiful part of the desert.

Just to the left of Desert Rats in the Shade.

1. Up the face to a piton at a ledge.

2. Left along the ledge and then up to the corner

Descent, rap via route.

NE diedre of 1232 dome Al Maghrar. Corner crack climbing for 4 pitches then scrambling to the summit.

1. There is a piton near the top but it is off route?

2. run out for the last few moves, to a bolt and piton belay

3. more corner

4. crux pitch, to a single bolt on a ledge, look for rap belay on the right side of the ledge

5. A short pitch to the blocks

6. Weave up the featured face, to a thread

7. weave up the featured face, to a thread.

scramble to the summit.

Descent

abseil via route. P7->P6->P5->right side of ledge at top of P4->P2->Ground. Lower crack liable to eat ropes.

West face of 1260 dome / Jebel Astar, further south down the valley than Desert rats in the shade. The "Obvious" crack line that climbs up through a cave at the top. 3 Pitches to get through the cave. From here you can walk off down the south ridge. Pleasantly soft rock everywhere. Alternatively the TH guide book says the rest is a scramble to the summit descending via relax max? Unverified if this is the actual route in the TH guide book but it seems fairly close.

South east side of 1260m Dome, descent via route.

1232m Dome. Contour round from Desert Rats. In the canyon on the north west side, up the ramp to the breche/saddle then up the ridge to the summit. Descent via Desert rats.

"Having waited too long for his companion, still preparing his pack, Pierre-Jean Lange embarks on the adventure alone, without any equipment... Convinced that he is on an ancestral Bedouin route, he is surprised by some quite exposed passages, and begins to doubt about the descent by this same itinerary. However, he reaches the summit with the vague feeling of being trapped by the mountain... But what does he hear around the summit? Voices, metallic clicking... Luckily he meets the "Desert Rats" team who has just deflowered the East face corner. Harnessed with some makeshift slings, he takes advantage of their rappels to return to the safe ground. What would have happened to him if that meeting had not taken place? Al Maghrar is a real dungeon... And Pierre-Jean was only wearing cheap tennis shoes from Aqaba's souk...!

A nice little alpine route with good rock and varied terrain. 1232m Dome. Contour round from Desert Rats in to the canyon on the north west side. On the right side of the canyon scramble up a few steps and circumnavigate twin cracks to reach the bottom of the gully. Head up the gully either in it or along the wall and at the top of the gully head right to a big plateau. From here snake your way up the melting wax wall to reach the summit. About 4 hours, shade in the morning. Take plenty of slings and extenders for threads.

Descent

via Desert Rats, find the basin on the east side, cairns, 5 rappels.

Very enjoyable vertical climbing on solid rock following two cracks separated by a short traverse. Easy to protect, but will require micro protection in a couple of spots (otherwise runout). Extend the points on the traverse to decrease rope drag. Top anchor consists of 3 independent cords attached to 3 solid rock columns and come together with a maillon (quick-link). Be aware of the rope when lowering, as it may get stuck in the upper crack. It's recommended to rappel off the route in order to decrease wear on your rope.

Jebel Suweibit is a collection of peaks on the southern edge about fifteen miles south of the village.

5 Pitches of varied climbing, cracks, faces, corners and mushrooms, finishing up the black groove.

1. 3+: From a small canyon on the east side of the mountain, start up the crack and move left to a 2nd higher crack.

2. 4+: Gain the ledge, then climb through 2 mushrooms, then walk left to belay from large threads.

3. 4+: Easy walk left then back up right, climb up the slab.

4. 3+: Climb up the corner crack in the black groove. (~40m)

5. 3+: Continue up the corner crack heading right onto the face then left at the end.

Decent: Head north over the back to find your way down. Perhaps a small down climb to reach the ground. (30 mins)

requires 5mm chord to protect the crux on the upper slab

Not in the guide book. Round the corner from barefoot groove. About UK grade severe.

south face of Suweibit Gharbia, left of the classic line of The Haj

south face of Jebel Suweibit east of the haj

west around from the Haj into the slot canyon, walk as far as you can into the slot canyon, looking out for the splitter crack. Descent 2 x 70m repels

in alcove on SW corner east of very large flake, on east face of alcove is a left facing corner with a crack

wide, look east on the way out to Jebel Sweibet , smooth corner carved out of small stone

Smaller mountain north of barrah canyon. First climbs recorded in 2006.

An awesome cave!

Approach

Climb starts inside Salman Zwaidh camp, please say hello to Musa who owns the camp before starting, he's a very nice man. The hole (Cave) is pretty obvious its on the north face of Jebel Hassani. Its north facing but got the sun form around 9-12 in the summer.

Gear

You'll need at least 10 quick draws for the last pitch along with normal trad. Double 60m ropes.

Time

8 hours.

1. f4+: Climb up through the awesome cave and pop out the top. Some in situ slings which you might not require depending on your path. Some hollow sounding threads. Scrambling up the cave entrance is pretty easy.

2. f4+: Don't head to the left corner. Walk across the plateau and try to eyeball the black streak which goes all the way to the top. This pitch could start anywhere as there are plenty of options.

3. f4: Climb on up cracks and features to another big ledge to reach the black face of the final pitch.

4. f5c+ 50m: Sustained undulating face climbing all the way on black rock, has around 10 very spaced out bolts with limited trad options in between. Top out to a bolt and thread.

Descent

The FAs describe a scramble left and a 30m repel, our version is a bit different.

• Scramble left (East), 40m repel from bolt and piton.
• Head west then short repel from thread.

From here there are 2 options.

• snake your way down the way you came on broken ground to a full 60m repel from a big thread (tie knots) to the plateau next to the start hole.

Or easier

• Head east following cairns to a gully which leads to the Siq um al Tawaqi with another long repel.

An impressive climb with a big feeling. Trad climb with some bolts.

Approach

On the north east corner of Jebel Al Hasani, east from hole to hole.

1. 6a, 45m. Sustained. A line of 3 bolts at the base leading to a shallow corner, finger cracks to a good ledge. Bolted anchor with chain.

2. 5b, 50m. Walk left a few meters to a slab with a bolt. Proceed up broken ledges passing a few more bolts. Ignore giant thread on the right, carry on for another 10m to another tatty thread under big overhang.

3. 5c, 45m. Pull over the lip onto slab with hollow sounding holds with spaced bolts. Bolted chain anchor on the arete. Note this is the descent anchor that takes you down the main east face.

4. 5c+, 30m, 7 bolts. Up the arete to bolted anchor.

5. 5c, 50m, to the right 6 bolts up the crack.

Descent

Rappel back to top of P3 via 2 short repels, then down the main face in 3 longer rappels.

Approach from nearby Obeid's Camp, immediately behind and in close proximity to Obeid's Bedouin Camp. 5 minutes to the East walk from the camp.

From Obeid's Bedouin Camp and facing the rocks behind his camp, this is located on the "Corner Crag" about a mile to the West (far side to the right of the rocks).

On the "Corner" Crag next to Full Moon Waning, west from an Al Hasani from Obeid's Camp.

Approach: You can access the route by car from Disi village (15 min) or Rum village (20 min).

1. First pitch (5b) Nice quality sand stone crack with some face climbing (38m).

2. Second pitch (5b) Sandy chimney with awkward moves and small protection (20m).

3. Third pitch (4-) Easy stretch to the summit plateau (20m).

Descent: Head West to an easy traverse (30-40m) on the same face, Then descend down the back of the mountain following the rock cairns back to valley floor (easy walk 15 min back to base of the route). Option to park you car here (29.617757, 35.482987) then walk to the base of the climb.