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	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