Daychounieh

__DAYCHOUNIEH__ is the closest crag to Beirut city, established by the late John redwine and Marcin Pius. The crag is a winter crag since the heat becomes unbearable as of spring. __CLIMBING__ Vertical, slab and slightly overhanging rock. __GEAR__ 70 meters rope, 15 quickdraws. __CONDITIONS__ Sunny sector at 126 meters above sea level, good for winter and spring climbing. Hot conditions as of April. __DAYCHOUNIEH HISTORY__ The Naher Beirut cliff, also referred to as Daychouniyeh cliff, was discovered in around 2009 by the late John Redwine. John had lived in Beirut for a number of years by then and, as a super keen climber, was looking for opportunities to establish a climbing area near the city. “Naher Beirut was a perfect spot and offered a great climbing option during winter months. John showed the cliff to his mate, Marcin Pius, and so commenced the project to bolt the first crag close to Beirut. John was the driving force for this work. The duo started cleaning and bolting the first routes in February-March 2010 and continued throughout the year. By early 2011 they had bolted seven routes including two multi-pitches. They were joined by Cedric Hofstetter, who helped establish a couple of routes, and by Marcin’s friend from Poland - Patryk Dudek - who added one route in 2011 as well.”_ - Marcin Pius_ In 2014, four new routes were set up by Julien Pierson, Edgard Kazzi, Elie Diab, Georges Al Murr and Jean Kreiker.”