Description:   (under review)

Olympic Crag in Al Shafa is the first professionally-developed sport climbing area 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 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 funded 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 by a team led by the author, Read Macadam.

More initiatives of the Saudi Climbing Federation can be found at climbing.sa

Guide can be found at the link below.
https://climbing.sa/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Olympic-Crag-Alshafa.pdf

Directions / Travel Info:   (under review)

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