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.

Sector info

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.

Routes

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Name	No in Topo	Pitches	Grade	Length	Bolts	Setters	year
Chapa Wapa	20	4	6b A0		trad	Andrea Anati, Alon Newton	1988
HaSroch	21	6	6b A1		trad	Amnon Shiloni, Daniel Peikes	1987
Rosa Marzipan	22	2	6b	90	trad	Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali	1989
Max	23	2	7a	60	trad	Hanina Kali, Yoav Nir	1989
Monastery Chimney	24	5	6b	190	trad	J. Mothersele, S. Amley	1987
Yes (Ken) Route	25	4	5b+	80	trad	Ken Rosebery, Alon Parnes	1984
Two late	26	3	5b	100	trad	Danny Wolfstein, Alon Parnes	1984
Job's Tribulations (Yisurei Eyov)	28	8	7a	360	trad	Yoav Nir, Hanina Kali	1989
The Zigzag Route	29	7	6c		trad	Yoav Nir, Daniel Peikes	1987
In Memory of Benny Agur	3	13	6c		trad	Dima Kharitonsky, Bella Finkel	1992
The Zag (zig-zag variation)	30	7	6a+		trad	Johan Lange, Gaby Manobla	1989
Nordostwand	31	9	6a	300-400	trad	Peter Frei, Gadi Yutty	1978