Routes in Burda Area

At the top, there is a piton is connected to a maillon by a rope. - For more info ask Marwan Maayata

For more info ask Marwan Maayata

First bolt is a bit high, shares the same anchor with the other route

Kinda bouldery route, where you do one strong move to a good rest ... etc Shares the same anchor with the other route

A pleasant scramble to the summit, with optional climbing.

On the west face, the route is easily spotted by the giant ramp. The TH guidebook topo seems a touch off on the location of some of the features.

Weave your way up the easiest path of the lower formation to reach a short problem of f4 just below the main ramp, (a bit reachy). After the ramp, head in the same direction into the bushy gully and find your way up the easiest part of the left wall to gain the domes to the summit. There is also a hidden rock bridge on the right.

Alternatively after the ramp, cross the plateau and head left along the wall to find 2 pitches of 5- and 4+ (possibly the big black corner, unchecked).

Descent: from the summit find the abseil back down to the plateau / ramp top, from there reverse route either abseil or scramble. Alternatively descend via Bedouin routes north or south unchecked.

North east face, identified by the rightward curving crack line, left of the big black slab.

On the east face about 200 m south from the arch. The climb starts at a set of leftwards leading fingers.

It is possible to climb slightly different variations all over this slab. Online and guide book topos all show slightly different ways especially around the large roof. Take care with route finding at the large roof as you could end up on soft rock or harder difficulty. The number of pitches will also be variable up to 9? There is also an extension to the true summit (not described here).

Time: Between 4-8 hours to reach the boulder field.

Gear: Cams up to big blue (camelot 3), no hexes.

Easy variant

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• Climb the fingers to a good ledge, f4.
• Up a crack in the middle of the slab, then over a more vertical section f4.
• (easy variant) walk up and to the right heading under a small wall f3.
• (easy variant) up a left wall to reach the right side of the big roof, find a white thread around a hollow sounding flake, f4.
• traverse left to a gap in the roof, slightly over hanging. Can be protected with a middle sized nut and a tiny thread (using a stiff aramid sling) gain the roof, go straight and belay in a corner crack, f5c.
• exposed domes and slabs to a ledge with a piton and a cairn, f5.
• slabs to the top, boulder field f4.

Direct variant

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• Climb the fingers to a good ledge, f4.
• Up a crack in the middle of the slab, then over a more vertical section f4.
• (Direct variant) Head direct to reach the right side of the big roof, find a white thread around a hollow sounding flake, f5.
• traverse left to a gap in the roof, slightly over hanging. Can be protected with a middle sized nut and a tiny thread (using a stiff aramid sling) gain the roof, go straight and belay in a corner crack, f5c.
• exposed domes and slabs to a ledge with a piton and a cairn, f5.
• slabs to the top, boulder field f4.

Descent:

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Via the burdah bridge route (1-2 hours), there are cairns, trending towards the left of the bridge. Just before the bridge there is an exposed traverse (f3). Apparently there is also an abseil down onto the bridge, to avoid the traverse (un verified).