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Elevation: 7,422 ft 2,262 m
GPS: 21.04502, 40.35229
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Olympic Crag in Al Shafa is the first professionally-developed sport climbing crag in the Kingdom. Olympic is a homage to the future generations of climbers in Saudi Arabia. At 2,300m altitude and morning shade, Olympic Crag is a crag for all seasons. Weather changes fast in these mountains so it is advised to pack warm and for rain.

The bullet golden granite rivals that of Chamonix, and with 38 routes from 4 to the 8th grade in both sport and trad styles at just 2.5 hours from Jeddah and 45 minutes from Taif Airport.

The development of the work was undertaken by the Saudi Climbing Federation during the first phase of the Saudi Bolting Project. The trail, routes and base of the crag were created between November 1st and 12th, 2018.

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Coordinates: 21.045279, 40.352585

Drive to the parking lot of the obvious big face. Follow the cairns for 10 minutes up to the base of the cliff.

32 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Al Shafa

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
● Lo Bagi Laila
Sport
Olympic Crag
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 6
● Lail
Sport
Olympic Crag
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
● E3tamid
Trad
Olympic Crag
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 4
● Anqithooni
Sport
Olympic Crag
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 5
● Matar
Sport 2 pitches
Olympic Crag
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 4
● Bahr Al Khayal
Sport
Olympic Crag
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 5
● Madrasat Al Kung Fu
Sport
Olympic Crag
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 5
● Flow
Sport 2 pitches
Olympic Crag
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Lo Bagi Laila Olympic Crag
 4
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Lail Olympic Crag
 6
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● E3tamid Olympic Crag
 4
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Anqithooni Olympic Crag
 4
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Matar Olympic Crag
 5
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 2 pitches
● Bahr Al Khayal Olympic Crag
 4
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Madrasat Al Kung Fu Olympic Crag
 5
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Flow Olympic Crag
 5
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
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