Routes as trad in Peretele Mariei

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy6lRqa3wn4

Approach: from the main road take the yellow triangle hiking trail until you get to "Saua Tifrea". From there go further another 100 meters to the "back" of "Piatra Mariei" into the forest until you see the wall on the left with its over-hanged roofs.

A well protected route (bolted/natural features belays, occasional bolts on the route itself, the original aid pitons still in place) following a highly aesthetic crack system.

P1: After an initial overhang, traverse to the left until reaching a ledge, then follow a dihedral to the belay (a comfortable ledge with 2 trees)

P2: Head up on a dihedral then traverse left on a small arete, continuing until the base of a 20m long hand-sized crack. At the metal pipe, traverse right, horizontally, until reaching easier ground. Bolted belay.

P3: Traverse/downclimb slightly to the right and follow a slightly overhanging, and then vertical crack on more sustained terrain than P2. Bolted belay.

In the upper part a rock fall probably damaged the original line.

Starts 20 m to the left of Traseul cu Surplomba following a somewhat sexy, clean offwidth. No other information available.