Treks & Climbs in Wadi Rum Jordan

Wadi Rum is the world’s leading desert climbing and trekking area. Guide has thorough visiting information, plus an extensive selection of explorations, treks and climbs both trad and sport at all grades. Includes all massifs in Rum plus outlying areas.

Treks & Climbs in Wadi Rum Jordan

Author

Tony Howard

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Fourth

ISBN_13

9781852842543

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£17.00

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Seasons

Spring and autumn are the norm, with pleasant weather. Summer is for masochists who don’t need water; winter can be very cold and sometimes wet.

Centres

Aqaba is closest. Amman is far to the north. No hotels in Rum; these are outside in the Aqaba and Petra areas. Campsite, plus villages of Rum, Rashdiya and Quweirah.

Difficulty

Treks, camel and 4WD journeys, plus trad and sports climbs throughout the grade range.

Must See

Rum is stunning with its enormous red cliffs and canyons - 'vast, echoing and godlike' said TE Lawrence. Petra makes a rather brilliant rest day.

June 2007

The caption missing under the top photograph opposite page 145 reads:

'Climbs on Jebel um Ishrin Massif
Above: Jolly Joker, N. Nassrani.The big traverse, first ascent - photo Haupolter'

January 2006

A huge number of new climbs have been done. Details will be found in the New Routes Book at Wadi Rum rest House. These include the discovery of more classic Bedouin Climbs, many by our friends, Gilles Rappeneau and local Bedoiun Guide Talat Awad. Gilles has done a pocket guide to these routes, details on his website. Talal has a copy and knows the rotes if you need a guide. In Nov 2005, Gilles also found the long-forgotten Bedouin Route to the top of Rum's second highest summit, Jebel um Ishrin, giving it three stars.

information and updates will also be found on the authors' website: www.nomadstravel.co.uk