Mount Catherine 2629 meters
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February 2
In 2012, we visited the monastery and climbed the mountain.
Amazing view! There are only sand, clay, and stone mountains around, and nothing more, some kind of Martian landscape!
Starting at 12 a.m., we climbed, first a gentle path, then a narrow and steeper one, the whole path is filled with people from the bottom to the top.
It was a full moon, and it was light without the lanterns we were given. We stopped for a rest several times.
It's very cool at night, mind you. This is definitely not a walking trip, then my legs were buzzing for three days, the descent is no easier.
It turns out that from 12 a.m. there is a few hours of climbing, after we have met the sunrise, the descent.
As a result, at 9 o'clock we returned to the monastery.
I do not recommend riding a camel, unless you are an extreme person!
One lady sat down, then we met her sobbing with shock when our group caught up with her.
She said that the Bedouin was leading the camel, not responding to her screams, and the camel was walking along the edge of the abyss!!!
Bedouin and camel are familiar with this, but the lady is half-fainting hysterics.
And you can't lose consciousness, then you'll definitely fly off the camel to Tartary!
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March 4, 2024
You can visit once, a difficult climb at night for 3 hours, intrusive Bedouins with camels, but along the way there are rest places where you can buy tea and chocolate, toilets. The dawn is amazing. The descent is easier, but if your knees are sore, they will definitely say hello to you)))
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March 1
Beautiful views open up when you walk all night. You look at the mountains and the stars, and the sunrise is magnificent.
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December 9, 2023
It's impressive, a beautiful sunrise in the mountains, but you need to walk 7km uphill to the top, in the dark, with a flashlight, a lot of groups, camels with drovers offering to ride a camel- but this is still that extreme, swing on a hump along narrow trails for $ 20))) so citizens of 60+ should think very carefully before going to the mountain.
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December 12, 2024
I've never been there, but it looks very beautiful!
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April 28, 2024
High spirituality!!!
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May 30, 2019
Very impressive! It's definitely worth a visit.
According to the Bible, God appeared to Moses on this mountain and gave the Ten Commandments.
At the top of Mount Moses there is an Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity and a small mosque. To the north of the church, there is a small cave under a rock, where, according to the Bible, Moses hid for forty days and nights (Exodus 24:18, Exodus 33:20-23). On the northern slope of the mountain there is the Orthodox cave temple of the Prophet Elijah and his well, as well as the Orthodox chapel of the Virgin Mary[3]. From the north, at the foot of the mountain stands the monastery of St. Catherine.
Christians have been making pilgrimages to Mount Sinai since ancient times. In recent decades, from several dozen to several hundred people, pilgrims and, mainly, just tourists, who come mainly from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, have been climbing the mountain every day. There are two trails from the monastery of St. Catherine to the top: a short and a long one, they connect near the top. The short path is much steeper and more difficult, it is a traditional monastic and pilgrimage path. It has approximately 3,100 steps, and you can only walk along it during the daytime, and it leads directly past the church of the Prophet Elijah and the chapel of the Virgin.
The long trail is more gentle and allows you to ride almost to the top on a camel, which are offered to those who wish by local Bedouins. There are rest tents along the long trail, where hot drinks and sweets are sold and blankets are offered.
The current practice of climbing the mountain at night to meet the sunrise, of recent origin, is a product of the tourism industry. In this case, it is preferable for a pilgrim to climb a long path at night, and descend a short path in the daytime. But here you need to calculate your strength correctly, because descending a short one, like climbing, is more difficult than a long one. All temples and chapels located on the mountain are usually closed. You can visit them only after receiving an escort or keys at the monastery by special arrangement.
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September 26, 2023
I recommend
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