La véritable histoire depuis ses origines… Ce projet de formation de guides jordaniens au tourisme d’aventure remontent à la fin des années 1980. Il n’existait alors aucun corps constitué de guides, que ce soit au niveau touristique, culturel ou sportif. Le premier véritable “statut” de guide professionnel a émergé à Wadi Rum, lors de la […]
Climbing in Palestine – You’re joking? No my friend, it’s true. There are limestone cliffs in different places, and indoor climbing is possible as well. Thanks to the authors, all this happen! Their names: Tim, Ben and Albert. “Thank you for everything you’ve done, guys. It’s such a surprise – climbing in Palestine? It still […]
The heart of the Wadi Rum massif offers the best of traditional rock climbing and “Bedouin Routes” of all calibers. UM RASHID NORTH Mohammed Bouazizi our Brother (NE) 200m – 5 pitches + scrambling – 5c – D. Afternoon shade. W.Colonna & party – 11/2012 Nice climb for a long afternoon, not too difficult, with […]
This outlying part of the massif covers the entire south, to the Saudi border, beyond Wadi Sweibit and Jordan’s highest point – Jebel Um Adami (1830 m). It is delimited to the West by the Aqaba tracks, to the East by the foothills of Jebel Amran and Jebel Hash which provide excellent hikes and full […]
JEBEL UM ISHRIN NORTH PEAKS, WEST SIDE – FROM JEBEL MAKHRAS TO JEBEL UM HAJAJ En route to Rum village, you pass the Visitor Center and suddenly the view opens over the entire Rum valley. To the left, as the first proud sentinel of Um Ishrin’s range, is Jebel Makhras. This peak bears the gaze […]
Here is Tony Howard’s latest book – Quest into the Unknown – whose life has undeniably been marked by all these years spent in Jordan. He has been returning regularly since 1984, the year of his first explorations in Wadi Rum mountains. His last adventures in the country, with his wife Diana and friends, consisted […]
