Watch a 5.13 Send at Nezer Cave in Israel

A decade ago, Ofer Blutrich and friends began developing the Nezer Cave in Israel. “I knew right away that it may be the future of climbing in Israel and I wasn’t wrong,” said Blutrich. “We started to put up some routes all were incredibly hard for the time but beautiful and forced us to push our limits beyond what we thought was possible.

“One of the early routes was Tour de Force one of Israel’s early 5.13 and was named by Elad Omer.” The route has become a must-climb in the area for 5.13 climbers.