In February 2012, the seed was sown sitting in Neil Munro’s office, in addition to talking about work-related items, the topic of running and the search for the next challenge inevitably came up,...
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The DOSC’s Sailability Program: Empowering through the Sail
People have the ability to perform great feats even when it seems impossible, as they bear the courage to take on a challenge and believe to do the improbable. The people behind Dubai Offshore...
Climbing Walls: What is it all about and what’s next?
OutdoorUAE share a coffee and some chat with Pete Aldwinckle of Global Climbing on Artificial Climbing Structures. OUAE: So Pete, how long have you been involved with Artificial Climbing Structures?...
UAE Local Dive Sites: East Coast – Inchcape 2
Following the successful sinking and creation of the artificial reef Inchcape 1 in December 2001, a second boat was offered by the Inchcape team, and after suitable preparation, was sunk in April...
Oman Escapes: Snake Gorge
The name “Snake Gorge” conjures up exciting images in the mind’s eye,like a scene out of an Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider movie. Aptly named for the winding, slithering path it cuts through the Al...
So you think you want to paddle?
So you have realized that you want to get into paddling or kayaking and you are looking to buy your first watercraft, but do not know where to start. In this short piece, we will try and give you...
UAE Cycling is on track
In an exciting development in UAE Cycling last month I found myself doing laps of the Zayed Velodrome in Sharjah. An open invitation from the UAE Cycle Federation to all local cyclists was issued...
Alternative Paddling
Dan at Surf Dubai introduced Stand Up Paddle Boarding to me about 18 months ago. Before then, I only used running as a way to get fit. Now, I take to the water nearly every day as SUPing, in its...
Getting Airborne
This article is NOT intended to qualify you for the Red Bull X-Fighters free style championships. It is only to give some BASIC guidelines for those who would like to start jumping some dunes on...
Then and Now
Then My fishing didn’t start as glamorous as it did for others. A small pond, a ditch and anything that had fish in it was enough to wet a line in. When I first tried saltwater fishing, I was so...