Relaxed visa rules for UAE residents, a short three-hour flight and of course, host of myriad experiences on offer have resulted in a rampant spurt in tourist numbers, so much so that Georgia has...
Event Reports
Lost in the Mountains
Wet, cold and desperate - an unplanned overnight stay on Jebel Jais On the 2nd of February 2017, as scheduled, member of the Pathfinders; Benhor, Ken, Rina & Brix climbed Jebel Jais Mountain to...
Carstensz Pyramid, the One of a Kind Climb
Carstensz Pyramid is a mountain that stands 4,884m above sea level. It is located in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia. It is considered one of the 7...
Wadi Bih Run 27th Edition – Dibba 2019
Do you have what it takes to become King of the Mountains? Get fit and enjoy the Oman mountains and canyons for the 27th Anniversary of the Wadi Bih Run The rapid economic growth in the Middle East...
Great Way to See Cappadocia in 21 Hours
Olga and I decided this summer to run Cappadocia Ultra Trail – a 119km ultra in central Turkey, a tourist area famous for the cone-shaped rock formations and Bronze Age homes carved into valley...
Show us your W.A.R Face
Wadi Adventure Race #18 - the mother of all obstacle races in the UAE It was in 2012 when OutdoorUAE visited the first ever Wadi Adventure Race in Al Ain. The inaugural race attracted just a few...
Red Bull Titan of the Hill MTB Race
Red Bull’s Titan of the Hill returned to Oman on November 23rd, this time set in the scenic mountain village of Misfaat al Abriyeen. The downhill mountain bike time trial featured a natural, rocky...
Over 2,000 Cyclists Took Part in the Cycle Challenge of the Year
Over 2,000 cyclists took part in the ninth edition of the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge weekend with over 230 cyclists coming from outside of the UAE. Cyclists took part in either the LOOK UCI...
Oman Desert Marathon 2018: 165km Self-Sufficient Ultramarathon
Toughest thing I have ever done, by Sam Morris The Oman Desert Marathon (ODM) is one of the hardest endurance races around, but having run the 250km Marathon des Sables (MDS) across the Sahara last...
Oman by UTMB: True Grit
Oman by UTMB is supposed to be a tough ultramarathon (www.omanbyutmb.com) at 137km, with almost 8,000 meters of rocky vertical ascent and 44 hour time limit. But even the top elite runners are...