christiane amanpour" continues. out of the darkness of slavery, freedom. moses and the israelites crossed into the sinai desert. >> step number one, to the torch of moses' sinai. >> reporter: with flashlights in hand my son darius and i along with our team got up before dawn to join dozens of tourists and pilgrims to climb to the mountaintop and see the place where the bible says god gave moses the ten commandments. mount sinai is no leisurely hike. >> i don't want to talk. i just want to climb. >> reporter: two hours into our climb, we were getting tired. darius thought a camel might be a nice break. >> whoo! >> reporter: but it's not as easy as it looks. >> you feel like you're going to topple over the edge.