Avaatara - David Lama’s First Ascent of a Magical Sinkhole - Story Clip

Avaatara – Free Climbing the Magical Sinkhole David Lama achieves first ascent of the Baatara gorge in Lebanon It was a photo taken from behind a waterfall, showing the gorge with its bizarre arches and overhangs, that inspired the 25-year-old Austrian, whose focus had been directed exclusively towards mountaineering for several years, to go back to his sport climbing roots and try to put up the first ever climb out of the Baatara gorge sinkhole, also known as the ‘Cave of the Three Bridges’, a landmark of Jurassic limestone in the Tannourine 75 kilometres outside the Lebanese capital city, Beirut. Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: See more videos on our website: © Red Bull Media House