Dragon's Horns — South Tower
Naga
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6b+ 270 m · 8 pitches
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Pitches
- P8 5b–5c — Technical scramble into the upper jungle, then the trail
- P7 6a —
- P6 6b+ — Crux — committing mantle, long runout to the anchor
- P5 6a+ — Bushy ground with a big tree
- P4 6a — Loose rock
- P3 6a+ — Bolt line right of a dirty crack; loose rock
- P2 5c — Easy climbing rightwards, then straight up
- P1 6a — Small crack; first bolt 5 m up, then the overhang
Approach
Simukut Hillview / Hillview Lodge → the Nenek Semukut trail to CP7, then left and steeply up. The line starts at a tree marked “BC”. The full route is also visible from CP9 on the far side of the peak.
Character
“The Dragon”. Possibly the first locally bolted multipitch on the island with a Chinese climber on the team. A straight line, mostly bolted face climbing with cracks and trees left natural. Visible from CP9.
Gear
1 set of cams, 10 alpine draws, 1 × 70 m or 2 × 50 m ropes, 2 L water each.
Loose rock on pitches 3 and 4. Flagged by both the first and second ascent parties.
Remote and committing. Emergency contact Tam Haja +60 12-919 0785 — rescue info.