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Climbing Mt Sinai?

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wojtekd Premium account Joined: Oct 02 Points: 78795 Posts: 411 Posted: 2007-10-26 10:26:00    Hi Globies Did anybody of you climb Mt Sinai? Any tips? Starting point? Any accommodation there? How many hours takes the walk to the top? Best time to start? Climbing alone - is it possible? Any fees? Shoes recommendation? Thanks Wojtek --- You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced... W.D. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact wojtekd   barcelona Joined: Jul 06 Points: 288 Posts: 4 Posted: 2007-10-26 10:35:00    Mister Wojciech, with respect for a great traveler like you, I want to give you advise about a place where I have been and you not. I am now over 80 years old, but I am alpinist, and 10 years ago I climbed to Mount Sinai from the monastery of St. Catherine. It took me about 3 hours, quietly, enjoying the nature. There are two ways, one using the steps and another one following a path. I advise you to climb through the path way and going down through the steps. I slept there, besides a little chapel. I advise you very much to spend the night there, although it uses to be cold, so bring a good sleeping bag. The sun rising in the morning is spectacular!!! There is a hostel close to the monastery, and also you can spend the night inside the monastery, in a dormitory, for not much money. The monks are from Greece. There are buses from Cairo direct to Sinai. Enjoy that lovely part of the world! --- Amador Garcia Reply    Reply with quote    Contact barcelona