November 2011
Beating the heat on Jebel Fafataq
Cooler temperatures had finally tipped the balance so that hiking had gone from being foolish to feasible.
That’s not to say the midday temperatures in the high-30s were actually favourable, just that you could hike without expiring. That was good enough for Graeme, whose alpine club excursions in the last few months had been restricted to night hikes to beat the heat, to announce an intended daylight ascent of Jebel Hatta.
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….or check out our previous adventures:
6000m above (dead) sea level
19 August 2011: Snake Gorge Night (Oman)
August 2011: Caving in the Alps (Austria)
8 July 2011: Hatta Pools 2011 (Oman)
16-18 June 2011: Dibba Outdoor Weekend (Mussandam)
21-23 April 2011: Fossil Rocks to Hanging Gardens (UAE & Oman)
24-26 March 2011: Snake Gorge Double Feature (Oman)
February 2011: Looking for Caves in the Hajar Mountains (UAE)
6-8 January 2011: On & in the Mountains of RAK and Fujairah (UAE)
2-4 December 2010: Jebel Khawr & Wadi Damm (Oman)
20 November 2010: ADAC meets in New Zealand (NZ)
16-18 November 2010: Mussandam Dhow Trip (Oman)
29/30 October 2010: Exploring NE Emirates (UAE)
2H 2010 Climbing Season (UAE)
25 September 2010: -50C Temperature Shock?! (Dubai)
3 September 2010: Hatta Pools Canyoning (Hatta)
July 2010: A month in the Austrian Alps (Austria)
18 June 2010: Canyoning & Climbing Weekend (Dubai)
May 2010: 6000m above Dead Sea Level (Jordan & Iran)
27 March 2010: Snake Gorge & Jebel Shams (Oman)
13 March 2010: Stairways to Heaven Roundtrip (RAK)
13 February 2010: Stairways to Heaven (RAK)
6 February 2010: Sandstorm vs.Thunderstorm (Al Gharbia)
9 January 2010: Snake Canyon Via Ferrata (Oman)
July 2009: A Survival Guide to an Arabian Midsummer (Hatta)
January 2009: UAE’s Highest Peak (RAK)
24 January 2009: Snow in the UAE
