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TEATIME CRAG
Virtually opposite Cascade Circus, is a low cliff of generally clean rock, 3 - 400
metres long and up to 50m high, rising directly from the gravel of the wadi floor. In
shade all afternoon, it gives some good single pitch routes, and offers fine low level
traversing possibilities.
Descents generally involve a long scramble rightwards or leftwards along vague and
unstable goat paths, exposed ledges, and sloping shelves to gain easy gullies at
either end of the cliff. There is a fixed abseil point (2 pegs) at the belay ledge at the
top of Think Floyd., and another at the top of the obvious water-wash ( Karaoke
Night ) in the centre of the crag.
A steep slab near the extreme left hand end would seem to offer a line for a fixed
abseil point. Just to the left of this a water-washed gully offers a descent route, which
involves some short steep and exposed sections of down-climbing at about Difficult
standard. Near the left hand end of the crag, is a deep chimney, containing a
chockstone (Tea For One). 20m to the left of the chimney, is a steep inset slab of
rock, with a corner crack at its left hand side.
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