Route description 1st pitch (50m, 5): we start the route across the river Hășdate, a small rock ledge. We continue on a long crack which goes diagonally left. While advancing, the crack becomes a grassy chimney, before arriving in a comfortable belay station. This pitch intersects Ilegal, which has a very clear line, protected only with bolts.
2nd pitch (45m, 6+): starts traversing diagonally right. The beginning has a delicate step, with friction holds for legs, after which the terrain becomes easier. We traverse a lot right, on a crack, after which the protections lead us upwards over easy ground (more like rock steps). The belay station is right under the ridge Peretele Uriaș, the ridge that makes the split between it and the wall to the left.
3rd pitch (30m, 3): the route continues on the easy ridge. At the end of the ridge Vigh Tibor meets Madona Neagră route. Madona Neagră continues to the right and starts traversing. Vigh Tibor continues upwards. At the end of the ridge you need to follow an easy chimney with some loose rock. You will find one or two pegs on it. At the end of the chimney, on the wall in front of you, there is a bolted belay station.
4th pitch (30m, 6+): we start traversing diagonally left around 10-15 meters over small cracks, under an overhang, until we rich a dihedral. We continue upwards on the dihedral until we reach a belay station.
5th pitch (38m, 7-/7): we head up towards a crack that looks like an arch and we traverse left under it, continuing on a large crack that opens a chimney further up. At the end of the chimney you will find an intermediate belay station on pegs. We continued, traversing right over a small face with a delicate step, and catching another chimney at the end of witch we set the belay station on bolts.
6th pitch (28m, 6, A1): here you will find the crux, 8-/6c. It has to variants: traversing diagonally right and then going up on old pegs, A1; taking the variant above, bolted, with a crux of 8- n between bolts.
We took the classical option, on old pegs, as we started traversing diagonally right on very old pegs, A1. They don't look trustworthy at all, but at least there is a lot of them and the belay station is bolted. So we ascend on a blank rock face until we reach a clear ridge, over which we find the bolted belay station. Not a great belay station, as the ropes suffer a lot of friction.
7th pitch (35m, 4): goes through the right of the ridge, on some slabs and cracks which leads us to the ridge. We climb it to the end, where we find the belay station (2 bolts). Common belay station with Quo Vadis.
8th pitch (60m, 6): Common pitch with Quo Vadis. Goes vertically on a ridge, goes over a face with good holds, then on the ridge. Difficulties end and also the fixed gear. Belay station after 60 meters, at 2 bolts.
Information source Cristian Popescu - http://totpedrum.blogspot.ro/2015/04/traseul-vigh-tibor-8lc-7-7-varianta-8-8.html
Ioana Acsinia - http://flutureledepiatra.ro/2014/06/12/traseul-vigh-tibor-cheile-turzii/
Mihai Dăiţoiu - http://via-aventura.blogspot.ro/
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