ACTIVITIES  ::  BEDOUIN ROADS

Bedouin roads are usually very exposed. Mountain and desert scenery seen during a bedouin's route are unique in the world. They are local alpine low grades routes, their aim was mainly to get to summits and plateaus to hunt wild animals. Originally, these routes were climbed without ropes, but grades go up to 5c. Nowadays, ropes are needed for abseiling or climbing.

Bedouin routes are a speciality of our mountains. Moving through variety of panoramas in the ever changing rock of Wadi Rum, you will reach white domes, climb pink slabs, traverse mushroomed walls and observe way like formations. You will find yourself in the remote canyons. You will also enjoy jumping over crevasses and admire from the summit the 360° views on the desert of Rum.
Jebel Rum
JEBEL RUM TRAVERSE
(West - East & summit)
Nabetean route up & Hammad's route down

This route is accessible to everybody. No technical climbing skill is required. It can be done either in one day or over 2 days, sleeping in the summit plateau.

It is the easiest and very elegant route to Jebel Rum summit. Rediscoverd thamadic route to the top. Rope is used sparingly for security on some moves.

To go down, we will use the "Hammad's route" - diving to the great siq. My father, Hamad Hamden, discovered this route which has become the classic way down of Jebel Rum. We will need to do 6 abseils. We will admire how the bedouins could do it without ropes!
Jebel Um-Ishrin
JEBEL UM-ISHRIN
(West - East Traverse)
Mohammed Musa to Nabatean step

This route is accessible to everybody. No technical climbing skill is required. It has been named after the late Mohamed Musa who showed it to Tony Howard in the 80's. In the way down you will use steps carved in the rocks made long ago, probably by Nabateans looking for water in.

It will take us one full day to achieve this route. This beautiful traverse will not bring you to any summit but will take you through one of the most amazing land scape, in the heart of the mountain.

The walk is some times exposed, the rope will be used for security and for 2 abseils on the way down .
Jebel Khazali
JEBEL KHAZALI
(Sabbahis route north summit)

This route is accessible to everybody. No technical climbing skill is required. It has probably been climbed thousands years ago, but it has been named since Sabbah Atteq showed it to Tony Howard in the 80's.

We will take a full day for the route: start in the sand at the base of the east face of Khazali, and find cleverly the easiest way to the summit plateau. The summit itself can be reached only by doing one hard move (grade 3 or 4), the rope will insure you here. After a while spent on summit domes we will get down either by the same way (shortest) or by another easy canyon (al siq route).

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