In reply to ToraToda:
It's important to look at the FCO advice, but it's equally important to look at the situation in the context of what's actually going on in the region and the realities of the Sinai itself. The article that Dave has linked to is a great summary of what life in the Sinai is actually like.
I can also recommend reading this one from the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/egyptian-streets/a-message-from-the-people_b_...
The FCO suggests that it's fine to be within what they interesting term the "Sharm el Sheik perimeter barrier". That sounds great, but guess what? There's no barrier & there is no security cordon around Sharm. The security consists of a small manned police checkpoint on each of the handful of roads going into town. Between each sleepy checkpoint there are miles and miles of arid scrubland that could be breached by a day-glo elephant. If any jihadist wanted to launch an attack in the Sinai, Sharm is where the most casualties and the greatest carnage would be created...and yet the FCO give it a "green" rating. Go figure that one.
Currently, both France and Egypt share the exact same warning about terrorism, however no one would even consider suggesting that a climbing trip to France was ballsy.
I've climbed in the Sinai every year for the last 6 years. I'm going back in March and I can't wait. Before then I'm going to Sudan and then later in the year Afghanistan. There are risks involved in going to places that are not European/American climbing resorts, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't apprehnsive about Sudan and Afghanistan, but that's natural. It means that before going I'll have done my research, and spoken to lots of people who have direct experience of the areas in question.
The reality is that the greatest risks you will face on the trip are on UK roads getting to the airport and back, the flight itself, Egyptian driving and bad tempered camels. Context and perspective are massively important!
The Sinai is beautiful, the Bedouin are incredibly hospitable and this will be a brilliant trip...and you'll want to go back, and I can guarantee that.
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