MOUNT SINAI

[EACHANN AN DOIRE]

Walked up from St Catherine's monastary with hunners of other people, tourists, pilgrims. Walked during the night, setting off about 11pm as I recall, the aim being to reach the summit in time to see the sunrise over Jordan What a bloody marvelous experience. I would thouroughly recommend it to anyone - yes even with the crowds. In fact, especially with the crowds!

[mountain coward]

I take it there's an easy route up it then? My friend did it a few years back and the route she sent didn't look all that easy. Any photos? Jordan's well worth a visit if you're out that way again - the mountains and walking there are absolutely superb! See my posts below...

[EACHANN AN DOIRE]

At St Catherine's monastery we are already at nearly 1600 metres so the ascent is only about 700 metres. These are the only two decent phots I have left. The first is from the summit. The second is of our guide on the way back down. (Hope this works!)

[mountain coward]

It's very like Jordan's mountains... was there any scrambling/exposure? Or was it all touristy, straightforward stuff?

[AndrewP]

Wow! That's a stunning place.
With all the physical beauty and spiritual heritage, it must have been quite a visit.