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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
Diamond Depression
E5
3-4
5b
100
trad
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Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
1988
In Memory of Benny Agur
E3
13
6c
trad
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Dima Kharitonsky, Bella Finkel, 1992
1992
Wrong Direction
E2
10
5c
trad
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Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky
1987
Nordostwand
E31
9
6a
300-400
trad
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Peter Frei, Gadi Yutty, 1978
1978
Friday Rush
E12
8
5c
trad
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Rani Calvo, Andrea Anati, 1985
1985
The Peg
E1
8
6a
trad
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Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky
1987
Direct Start
E4
8
6a
trad
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Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky
1987
Job's Tribulations (Yisurei Eyov)
E28
8
7a
360
trad
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Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali
1989
The Route of Tamar
E13
7
6a+
trad
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Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes
1989
Hamim VeKarir
E9
7
6c+
trad
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Daniel (Danny) Peikes, Danny Wolfstein
1989
Kham Midai
E10
7
6c+
trad
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Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes
1989
May Day
E6
7
6c+
trad
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Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein
1989
The Zigzag Route
E29
7
6c
trad
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Yoav Nir, Daniel Peikes, 1987
1987
The Zag (zig-zag variation)
E30
7
6a+
trad
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Johan Lange, Gaby Manobla, 1989
1989
Savir, Mitporer Bekhalut
E32
7
6a+
trad
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Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein, 1989
1989
Hatchala Meshuleshet
E11
6
5b
trad
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Rani Calvo, Yoni Pantenovitz, 1985
1985
HaSroch
E21
6
6b A1
trad
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Amnon Shiloni, Daniel Peikes
1987
Via Praga updated
S3
6
trad
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Shahar Kadmiel, Joel Ettinger 2005
2004
Miguel’s Beautiful Sister
E15
5
6b
135
trad
See topo
Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz
1987
Fistuk Halabi
E19
5
5b
trad
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Amnon Shiloni, Beni Sarabi
1987
Monastery Chimney
E24
5
6b
190
trad
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J. Mothersele, S. Amley
1987
Monday Rush or Haritz Sheli
E18
4
6a
135
trad
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Gil Alexandrovitch, Daniel Peikes
1987
Beleit Brera
E17
4
5c
trad
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Yoav Nir, Amnon Shiloni
1987
Monday Rush repeat
E16
4
6a
135
trad
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Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz
1987
The Dark corner
E33
4
4b
trad
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Andrea Anati, Malka Machlus (probably)
1980s
Swamige has no watch
E8
4
5c
105
trad
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Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz
1987
Yes (Ken) Route
E25
4
5b+
80
trad
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Ken Rosebery, Alon Parnes
1984
Chapa Wapa
E20
4
6b A0
trad
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Andrea Anati, Alon Newton
1988
Wounded Rock
E14
3
5b
120
trad
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Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
1988
Two late
E26
3
5b
100
trad
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Danny Wolfstein, Alon Parnes, 1984
1984
Better late than Never
E7
2
5a
80
trad
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Danny Wolfstein, Nir Yarkoni,1985
1985
Rosa Marzipan
E22
2
6b
90
trad
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Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali
1989
Max
E23
2
7a
60
trad
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Hanina Kali, Yoav Nir
1989
vincent mille spits dans les dalles
SNEA
trad
translation french needed
1989
Idylle Glacee
SNEB
trad
translation french needed
1989
vipere au point
SNEC
trad
translation french needed
1989
voie Anne
SNED
trad
translation french needed
1989
fissures hautes
SNEE
trad
translation french needed
1989
Shity end of the rope
E27
trad
missing
Yoav Weiss, Gil Dugon
Scala del Cielo
N19
13-18
5a
trad
Daniele Chiappa, Andrea Anati, 1978
1978
Geissenpeter
N8
9-10
6c
310
trad
Ruedi Homberger, Armin Rempfler, F. Roth, Alex Clapasson
1983
Elio’s Route
N18
6-7
5c A1
300
trad
Elio Scarabelly, Victor Kaftal, 1977
1977
Black Dyke
N5
18
5b
700
trad
Victor Kaftal, Bruce Devens, 1977
1977
The Skull
N2
14
5b
trad
Victor Kaftal, Steve Gault, 1976
1976
Com kal
N7
14
6a
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
1988
The Mask
N6
13
5b
600-700
trad
Tony Zamir, Edna Goury, 1977
1977
Klostersporn
N4
11
5c
300-400
trad
Peter Frei, Gadi Yutty, 1978
1978
Via del Papa Giovanni Paolo 1
N14
10
5c+
trad
Daniele Chiappa, Carlo Duchini, 1978
1978
Saturday Night Fever
N20
10
5a
trad
Giuseppe Gallizia, Nitzan Kimchi, 1984
1984
Warsaw - Tel Aviv Direct
N11
10
7b A0
trad
Krysztof Pankiewicz, Doron Erel, 1987
1987
Via del Papa Oct'87 variation
N16
10
6a
trad
Daniel Peikes, Benjamin Sharabi
1987
Non-Stop (Warsaw’s variation)
N12
10
7b
trad
Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali
1988
Grand Hand Traverse (Papa's Variation)
N15
10
6c+
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss, 1988
1988
Arba VaKhetzi
N3
10
6a
trad
Yoav Weiss, Gil „Doggy“ Dugon, 1992
1992
Bonch
N13
8
6c+
300
trad
Hanina Kali, Yoav Nir
1989
NE Ridge of Safsafa
N1
7
5c
trad
Terry Taylor, Steve Gault, 1976
1976
Darkness at/and Noon
N17
5
5c
200
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Yaron Bashen
1984
Why not?
N10
4
6c
trad
Krysztof Pankiewicz, Doron Erel
1987
Geissenpeter (variation)
N9
6c
trad
Yoav Nir, Amnon Shiloni
1987
Easy fast The Mask variation
NX
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
1988
Helenina cesta (Helen's road)
S2
14
5b
trad
T.Shantavy, M.Novotna, 1981
1981
Via Praga
S3
12
6a
trad
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J.Kotrei, Z.Lukes
1981
The silk way (Derekh HaMeshi)
W2
10
6a
350
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Alon Newton
1985
HaArokh im HaMeara
W1
9
6a+
250
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Alon Parnes, Arik Oppenheim, Ken Roseberg, Yaron Bashan
1984
Left Pillar of central depression
S4
8
5c
trad
K. Jerhot, K. Kashpar, 1981
1981
Forsaken Sinai
S1
6
6b A1
240
trad
Hanina Kali, Ilan Shdema
1996
Kamikaze Muezin
Sx
7c
trad
hungarian Team
1990
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