Climbing area · Sinai
Climbing in St Catherine
The epic trad climbing destination with hundreds of routes dating back as far as 1937
trad climbing
1.5h by car from Dahab
360 routes documented
Topos & routes in the guideSt. Catherine is surrounded by the climbable peaks of Jebel Safsafa, Rabba, Fara in the south-east and opening up towards the north into Wadi Raha with Jebel Batta on it's left hand. At the end of it there is the little Abu Seila village with a pass leading through Bustan el Birka, Wadi Freah towards Jebel Banat. In the south-west you will find the "abu jeefa" pass leading into the valleys of Zawateen and Wadi Jebal, both gateways to the higher mountain crags of Farsh Abu Mahshur and the area of Jebel Dahab.
Climb here with us
from 85€/daySt Catherine Trad Climbing
Climb in the mountains around St. Catherine village, in a mind-blowing scenery of towering granite domes.
min 2 daysSt Catherine
from 100€/dayAbu Mahshour Camp
Set up your base in a remote mountain valley for 2-4 days of trad climbing, hiking, bouldering and relaxing in a remote mountain valley at 1900m above sea level.
2-4 daysSt Catherine
Sectors
Topos, routes and grades for every sector are in the free online guide.
Farsh Abu Mahshour
73 routesHigh mountain valley with an abundance of routes
Jebel Safsafa
73 routesThe iconic mountain of St. Catherine
Wadi Abu Tuweita
50 routesMartin Kocsis, Dave Lucas and others will be able to tell you the stories, find here the data
Jebel Rabba
40 routesThe mighty Rabba
Jebel El Deir
22 routesNear the monastery, currently off-limits
Jebel Banat
21 routesA towering sheer North face with plenty of unclimbed lines
Jebel Fara
20 routesBeautiful routes and a rappel from the top
Jebel Batta
17 routesA great intro to trad climbing in the area
Jebel Naja
12 routesThe Face they told you about
Mulawen
9 routes
Jebel Musa
6 routesMt. Sinai, or Jebel Musa is the holy mountain - off-limits for climbing these days.
Wadi Matr
6 routes
Jebel Nsela
5 routesInside a Wadi a bit away from town, this mountain is a real challenge, mostly unclimbed
Wadi Jibal
4 routesA high valley with only few records of routes
Farsh Rummana
1 routeThe beautiful mountain Valley, with bouldering potential and much more
Jebel Katerina
1 routeMt. Catherine or Jebel Katerina, the highest mountain in Egypt.