At 10.30am, after a typical local breakfast, we begin to make our way up Jabel Katherina. After a difficult slog, we eventually reach our goal in a little under three hours. The Egyptian flag with the number of unknown cases of HIV and AIDS (13,000) now waves in the wind, 2629m above sea level. It flutters over a vast panorama: a seemingly endless world of peaks and canyons shimmering in the crimson sunlight. The Mose mountain belongs to this stunning view. In the distance the silver surface of the Gulf of Suez glistens.
