Recently I went to Dubai to visit my brother who
is currently living there and obviously I could not miss the chance to dedicate
at least one of my days to a full day of Rock Climbing.
Even though the Emirates might be popular for the amazing Dubai’s skyline
and the visionary developments of its costline, it was amazing to discover that within just 1h driving from the
city, and immerse in the desert, stands an amazing crag with loads of very nice
and diverse routes called Hatta.
Hatta is small destination in the UAE but the Hatta Crag is
actually located in Oman a few kilometers after an
easy-going border check-point.
Thanks to Facebook group Real UAE rock Climbers I managed to get in contact with some very friendly local
climbers, Dana and Ludmil with whom we had a brilliant day of climbing and
offered us to drive us up to the crag.
Since I had limited time unfortunately I could not stay
longer than I did, however I count to come back again to discover new areas
such as RAK, or Wonderwall, Wadi Bih
Dibba...they look amazing!
The climbing community in UAE and Oman is growing fast as
well as the developments of new climbing areas. A new Climbing Guide Book has been recently released and it can be purchased in the
major climbing shops of Dubai as well as online.
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| Hiking up |
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| Studying the line |
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| Riccardo on Boy Wonder 6c+ |
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| Dana, Ludmil, Ric, Matteo |
More pictures are available on my Facebook Page