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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.

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.

Jebel Safsafa

Routes

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Name
No in Topo
Pitches
Grade
Length
Bolts
Anchor
Description
Setters
year
Savir, Mitporer Bekhalut
32
7
6a+
trad
Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein
1989
The Dark corner
33
4
4b
trad
Andrea Anati, Malka Machlus (probably)
1980s
Direct Start
4
8
6a
trad
Benny Agur, Dima Kharitonsky
1987
Diamond Depression
5
3-4
5b
100
trad
Hanina Kali, Airan Ziss
1988
May Day
6
7
6c+
trad
Daniel Peikes, Danny Wolfstein
1989
Better late than Never
7
2
5a
80
trad
Danny Wolfstein, Nir Yarkoni
1985
Swamige has no watch
8
4
5c
105
trad
Doron Erel, Krysztof Pankiewicz
1987
Hamim VeKarir
9
7
6c+
trad
Daniel (Danny) Peikes, Danny Wolfstein
1989
Forsaken Sinai
1
6
6b A1
240
trad
Hanina Kali, Ilan Shdema
1996
Helenina cesta
2
14
5b
trad
T. Shantavy, M. Novotna
1981
Kombination Mishanya
2.5
7
5a
trad
Mikhail Khomenyuk, Anna Pushkina
2016
Via Praga updated
3
6
trad
Shahar Kadmiel, Joel Ettinger
2004/2005

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