Amshit sector today:

It is really amazing to see the Amchit crag today with 26 sport routes! This diversity of the climbs has made it one of the best crags in the country: from overhanging walls to steep vertical angle and slab climbs. From tufa climbing to crimps, pockets and slopers.

So far there are around 10 routes from 7a to 7c giving the chance for climbers who wants to push them self through the 7th grade to try many styles.

Jad and Steeve 

Jad, Steve, Tony and I started bolting the Dread rock cave crag around 3 years ago. After the climbing season in Harissa tannourine had ended and the snow had fallen, our chances for climbing in the mountainous areas of Lebanon were almost zero, so this was the best solution and the source of motivation to create this new crag. 

Amshit 2010 . Jad and Steeve

Amshit 2012 . Jad,Tony and me.

 Bolting ‘Dead Snake’ the first route in the crag was crazy at that time! We didn’t have any cordless drill, so we decided to carry down a small generator and a normal drill so we can put up the routes. After the success and the fun time we had on the snake, we used the same technique to open 2 more routes (bwesos rodeos and shekko).

    

Bolting bwesos rodeos/Amshit

Snake upper part.

 Time passed and new routes were established and climbed with the support of many friends that helped us to get Amchit as it is today. Two years ago Will Nazarian, Katy Anderson and Jean-Marie Boimond joined us adding more routes with different styles to our beautiful crag.

In this end I would like to thank everyone who has helped us getting Amchit as it is today by donating, bolting and climbing in this superb place. A special thanks goes to Rock Climbing Lebanon who established the crag, R-A-D and other climbers who helped in donating bolts and effort for adding more routes.

Topo of all the routes in amshit sector till today , they will be constantly updated as we add more routes.

Dread rock cave.

Right dread rock.

Left dread rock.