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Climbing Areas in Sinai

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The Sinai Climbing Guidebook

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St Catherine

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

trad climbing

1.5h by car

337

The epic trad climbing destination with hundreds of routes dating back as far as 1937

Wadi Hamam

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

sports climbing

40min by 4x4

44

This crag has seen development both by us and others since 2019 and offers enough climbs for multi-day camping.

Jebel Milehis

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

sports climbing, bolted multi pitch, trad climbing

45min by car, then 20min by 4x4

33

Sandstone adventures, an epic rappel, insane scenery and all this accessible by day trip from Dahab!

Umm Sid

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

sports, trad, bouldering

20 mins by pickup, 5 mins walk

12

A few routes only, but something special and probably the hardest route of Egypt bolted by Timo and Ilya and sent and proposed at 8a by Tobi.

Mulawen

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

trad, exploration

1.5h asphalt, then 30min 4x4

8

The blue mountains

Abu Khsheib

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

rappelling

50 mins to roadhead, 2hrs hike

1

The deep canyon

Wadi Gnai

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

sports climbing

20-30min by 4x4

120

The classic crag in Dahab - you have to climb here at some point when visiting the area!

Wadi Shellal

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

sports climbing, bolted multi pitch, trad climbing

3h by car, then 30min by 4x4

34

A secluded canyon, deep in the wilderness, half way between Cairo and Dahab

Wishwashy

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

sports

1h asphalt, then 20min by 4x4 and possibly walking

16

The Canyon and the crag

Wadi Kid

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

sports climbing, Exploration

45min by car, then 1hr by 4x4

9

Explore and find routes not many people have seen before, just a short ride from Dahab.

SW Sinai

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

exploration, trad climbing

3hr by car

6

Little is known about this area when it comes to rock climbing. A few ascents dating far back on Umm Shomer and Jebel Serbal make the exception.

Shayib El Banat

Styles

Getting there

No of Routes

Exploratory, canyoning

This is near Hurghada

1

A peak in a sea of granite

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