Ascensioni in Abu Maileh Tower

Pitch 1 is a long scramble, with two Boulder problems at the start and end. Pitch 2 has a very awkward move up into the cave before the crux which I found to be trickier than the crux. The crux is 2 moves on good handholds before a high foot takes you to a safe ledge. Watch the rope in the crack if you clip the thread above this move. Pitch 3 is two very awkward squeezes with below average feet. With a bag on it’s something of a fight to wriggle through both these problems. Recommend hauling a bag. This pitch seems tough for 5- would probably grade at 5. Final pitch is 4 or 5 easy moves, made more tricky by how sandy the slab is, and then a monster of a move into a cave. I found this to be the trickiest move of the day. Due to how Sandy the holds are I would grade 5+.

In the second pitch, there is a peg bolt in the chimney where you have to lean out.