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	Description	Setters	year
Diamond Depression	E5	3-4	5b	100	trad	click for details	Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss	1988
In Memory of Benny Agur	E3	13	6c		trad	click for details	Dima Kharitonsky, Bella Finkel, 1992	1992
Wrong Direction	E2	10	5c		trad	click for details	Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky	1987
Nordostwand	E31	9	6a	300-400	trad	click for details	Peter Frei, Gadi Yutty, 1978	1978
Friday Rush	E12	8	5c		trad	click for details	Rani Calvo, Andrea Anati, 1985	1985
The Peg	E1	8	6a		trad	click for details	Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky	1987
Direct Start	E4	8	6a		trad	click for details	Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky	1987
Job's Tribulations (Yisurei Eyov)	E28	8	7a	360	trad	click for details	Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali	1989
The Route of Tamar	E13	7	6a+		trad	click for details	Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes	1989
Hamim VeKarir	E9	7	6c+		trad	click for details	Daniel (Danny) Peikes, Danny Wolfstein	1989
Kham Midai	E10	7	6c+		trad	click for details	Sigal Bergman, Daniel Peikes	1989
May Day	E6	7	6c+		trad	click for details	Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein	1989
The Zigzag Route	E29	7	6c		trad	click for details	Yoav Nir, Daniel Peikes, 1987	1987
The Zag (zig-zag variation)	E30	7	6a+		trad	click for details	Johan Lange, Gaby Manobla, 1989	1989
Savir, Mitporer Bekhalut	E32	7	6a+		trad	click for details	Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein, 1989	1989
Hatchala Meshuleshet	E11	6	5b		trad	click for details	Rani Calvo, Yoni Pantenovitz, 1985	1985
HaSroch	E21	6	6b A1		trad	click for details	Amnon Shiloni, Daniel Peikes	1987
Via Praga updated	S3	6			trad	click for details	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	click for details	Amnon Shiloni, Beni Sarabi	1987
Monastery Chimney	E24	5	6b	190	trad	click for details	J. Mothersele, S. Amley	1987
Monday Rush or Haritz Sheli	E18	4	6a	135	trad	click for details	Gil Alexandrovitch, Daniel Peikes	1987
Beleit Brera	E17	4	5c		trad	click for details	Yoav Nir, Amnon Shiloni	1987
Monday Rush repeat	E16	4	6a	135	trad	click for details	Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz	1987
The Dark corner	E33	4	4b		trad	click for details	Andrea Anati, Malka Machlus (probably)	1980s
Swamige has no watch	E8	4	5c	105	trad	See topo	Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz	1987
Yes (Ken) Route	E25	4	5b+	80	trad	click for details	Ken Rosebery, Alon Parnes	1984
Chapa Wapa	E20	4	6b A0		trad	click for details	Andrea Anati, Alon Newton	1988
Wounded Rock	E14	3	5b	120	trad	click for details	Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss	1988
Two late	E26	3	5b	100	trad	click for details	Danny Wolfstein, Alon Parnes, 1984	1984
Better late than Never	E7	2	5a	80	trad	click for details	Danny Wolfstein, Nir Yarkoni,1985	1985
Rosa Marzipan	E22	2	6b	90	trad	click for details	Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali	1989
Max	E23	2	7a	60	trad	click for details	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	click for details	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