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Jethro Tull

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Jethro Tull — Jethro Tull.

Another short cab ride the following day back to Jebel Batta where this time we headed up for a route named Jethro Thull, a nice old school 5.9+ established back in the day by some Israeli climbers. The first pitch was the crux – a slick and reportedly unprotected chimney; though with a couple of hybrid Aliens the pro was sufficient. The remaining 3 pitches were pretty good as well and went quickly. Misha once again met us at the top and we were back in St. Catherine in the early afternoon. That night we supplemented the rice and chicken fare with some beef.

Photos

Jethro Tull — Packing in for another short cab ride out to Jebel Batta (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Back at Jebel Batta; this time we’re bound of a line called Jethro Tull (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Misha and Shirley on the hike up (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — The route starts deep in the obvious cleft (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — A bit of scrambling (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — And even bouldering. Photo by Misha (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Starting up the first pitch of Jethro Tull (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Out of the chimney on pitch 1 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Higher on pitch 1 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley on pitch 1 of Jethro Tull. Photo by Misha (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley high on pitch 1 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Views from Jethro Tull (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley arriving at the first belay (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Grovelly start of pitch 2 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley on pitch 2 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Views from high on Jethro Tull (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley on pitch 2 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Arriving at the second belay (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Starting pitch 3 of Jethro Tull (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Higher on pitch 3 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Looking back at Shirley from the lead of pitch 3 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — More pitch 3 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley on pitch 3 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley arriving at the third belay (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Leading the nice pitch 4 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — A closer look by Misha (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Pitch 4 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Almost done with pitch 4 with Misha taking photos from the top (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Like this one. Photo by Misha (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley on pitch 4 (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Belaying Shirley from the top. Photo by Misha (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley near the top (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Photo by Misha (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Views from the top of the route (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley and I atop Jethro Tull. Photo by Misha (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Jebel Safsafa from Jebel Batta (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Starting the hike down from Jebel Batta. This time aiming for a return to the front side and a cab ride back to Fox Camp (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Scrambling down (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — On the way down (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — A rider in the valley below. Click for a short video (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Getting there (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Some nice looking faces (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — In the desert (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Misha, Shirley, and Jebel Batta (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — The cab and the welcoming committee (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Shirley, Misha, and some kids from the village (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Early trad indoctrination (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Short cab ride back to camp (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Driving back (Dec. 2020).

Jethro Tull — Fox Camp (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Is it any or all? With a high altitude desert air, there might’ve been a symptom or two (but never all 3!). Fortunately, the room had no phone and the hotel had no doctor (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Misha surprised us by getting dressed-up for our last dinner in St. Catherine (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Complete with a dyneema securing his keffiyeh (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Heading out for a night on the town…well, dinner in the village anyway (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Last dinner in St. Catherine (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — At The Panorama. Photo by Misha (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Some company for dinner (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Strolling through the village in the evening (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Popping into a village minisuper for some stuff (Dec. 2020).

St. Catherine — Misha and Shirley in St. Catherine (Dec. 2020).

Go to St. Catherine Monastery And Dahab.
Go back to Egypt.