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Jebel Safsafa

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Right above the beginning of the village, this mountain is impressive. It's sheer walls drew countless mountaineers to St Catherine over the last decades.

Access

There are 2 main routes of access, for the West part of Safsafa approach through Wadi Shrej, starting out from Fox Camp. For the east part of Safsafa approach through Wadi al Dir which hosts the monastery and is currently restricted for climbing by the authorities.

In this Sector:

In the Topos below you can find the route numbers and in the Table at the end the corresponding Routes. To submit your report, click on the description of the Route or on it's Name

Name
No in Topo
Pitches
Grade
Length
Bolts
Anchor
Description
Setters
year
vincent mille spits dans les dalles
SNEA
trad
11
Warsaw - Tel Aviv Direct
N11
10
7b A0
trad
Krysztof Pankiewicz, Doron Erel, 1987
10
Shity end of the rope
E27
trad
Yoav Weiss, Gil Dugon
Hatchala Meshuleshet
E11
6
5b
trad
Rani Calvo, Yoni Pantenovitz, 1985
4
Friday Rush
E12
8
5c
trad
Rani Calvo, Andrea Anati, 1985
4
Savir, Mitporer Bekhalut
E32
7
6a+
trad
Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein, 1989
Diamond Depression
E5
3-4
5b
100
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
9
Swamige has no watch
E8
4
5c
105
trad
Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz
10
The Route of Tamar
E13
7
6a+
trad
Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes
5
Nordostwand
E31
9
6a
300-400
trad
Peter Frei, Gadi Yutty, 1978
10
Why not?
N10
4
6c
trad
Krysztof Pankiewicz, Doron Erel
11
Chapa Wapa
E20
4
6b A0
trad
Andrea Anati, Alon Newton
4
Non-Stop (Warsaw’s variation)
N12
10
7b
trad
Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali
9
Monday Rush or Haritz Sheli
E18
4
6a
135
trad
Gil Alexandrovitch, Daniel Peikes
10
HaSroch
E21
6
6b A1
trad
Amnon Shiloni, Daniel Peikes
10
The Zigzag Route
E29
7
6c
trad
Yoav Nir, Daniel Peikes, 1987
10
Hamim VeKarir
E9
7
6c+
trad
Daniel (Danny) Peikes, Danny Wolfstein
Idylle Glacee
SNEB
trad
11
Miguel’s Beautiful Sister
E15
5
6b
135
trad
Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz
10
Black Dyke
N5
18
5b
700
trad
Victor Kaftal, Bruce Devens, 1977
4
Max
E23
2
7a
60
trad
Hanina Kali, Yoav Nir
5
May Day
E6
7
6c+
trad
Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein
5
The Peg
E1
8
6a
trad
Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky
10
Geissenpeter
N8
9-10
6c
310
trad
Ruedi Homberger, Armin Rempfler, F. Roth, Alex Clapasson
10
Rosa Marzipan
E22
2
6b
90
trad
Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali
5
Via del Papa Oct'87 variation
N16
10
6a
trad
Daniel Peikes, Benjamin Sharabi
10
Darkness at/and Noon
N17
5
5c
200
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Yaron Bashen
10
vipere au point
SNEC
trad
11
The Dark corner
E33
4
4b
trad
Andrea Anati, Malka Machlus (probably)
Scala del Cielo
N19
13-18
5a
trad
Daniele Chiappa, Andrea Anati, 1978
9
In Memory of Benny Agur
E3
13
6c
trad
Dima Kharitonsky, Bella Finkel, 1992
10
Geissenpeter (variation)
N9
6c
trad
Yoav Nir, Amnon Shiloni
10
Com kal
N7
14
6a
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
voie Anne
SNED
trad
11
Fistuk Halabi
E19
5
5b
trad
Amnon Shiloni, Beni Sarabi
10
Elio’s Route
N18
6-7
5c A1
300
trad
Elio Scarabelly, Victor Kaftal, 1977
10
Direct Start
E4
8
6a
trad
Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky
10
Wrong Direction
E2
10
5c
trad
Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky
10
Job's Tribulations (Yisurei Eyov)
E28
8
7a
360
trad
Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali
4
Via Praga updated
S3
6
trad
Shahar Kadmiel, Joel Ettinger 2005
6
Kham Midai
E10
7
6c+
trad
Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes
4
NE Ridge of Safsafa
N1
7
5c
trad
Terry Taylor, Steve Gault, 1976
6
The Skull
N2
14
5b
trad
Victor Kaftal, Steve Gault, 1976
3
fissures hautes
SNEE
trad
11
The Zag (zig-zag variation)
E30
7
6a+
trad
Johan Lange, Gaby Manobla, 1989
11
Monastery Chimney
E24
5
6b
190
trad
J. Mothersele, S. Amley
11
Monday Rush repeat
E16
4
6a
135
trad
Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz
10
Yes (Ken) Route
E25
4
5b+
80
trad
Ken Rosebery, Alon Parnes
10
Two late
E26
3
5b
100
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Alon Parnes, 1984
10
Bonch
N13
8
6c+
300
trad
Hanina Kali, Yoav Nir
5
Beleit Brera
E17
4
5c
trad
Yoav Nir, Amnon Shiloni
10
Saturday Night Fever
N20
10
5a
trad
Giuseppe Gallizia, Nitzan Kimchi, 1984
5
Better late than Never
E7
2
5a
80
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Nir Yarkoni,1985
4
Via del Papa Giovanni Paolo 1
N14
10
5c+
trad
Daniele Chiappa, Carlo Duchini, 1978
Grand Hand Traverse (Papa's Variation)
N15
10
6c+
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss, 1988
9
Klostersporn
N4
11
5c
300-400
trad
Peter Frei, Gadi Yutty, 1978
10
Arba VaKhetzi
N3
10
6a
trad
Yoav Weiss, Gil „Doggy“ Dugon, 1992
3-5
Wounded Rock
E14
3
5b
120
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
9
The Mask
N6
13
5b
600-700
trad
Tony Zamir, Edna Goury, 1977
4
Easy fast The Mask variation
NX
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
9
Helenina cesta (Helen's road)
S2
14
5b
trad
T.Shantavy, M.Novotna, 1981
9
Via Praga
S3
12
6a
trad
J.Kotrei, Z.Lukes
9
The silk way (Derekh HaMeshi)
W2
10
6a
350
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Alon Newton
4
HaArokh im HaMeara
W1
9
6a+
250
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Alon Parnes, Arik Oppenheim, Ken Roseberg, Yaron Bashan
10
Left Pillar of central depression
S4
8
5c
trad
K. Jerhot, K. Kashpar, 1981
9
Forsaken Sinai
S1
6
6b A1
240
trad
Hanina Kali, Ilan Shdema
9
Kamikaze Muezin
Sx
7c
trad
hungarian Team
3
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