"The coolest toys don't have to be bought; they can be built. In fact, sometimes the only way they'll ever exist is if you make them yourself.” –Adam Savage It has been a month of mixed emotions in...
Travel & Adventure
The Elbrus Letters – Finale
Day 6 – The Day Before The Summit Today was all about controlling our nerves and relaxing our bodies. After an uncomfortable sleep (a Turkish couple shared our crate that night and were quite vocal...
The Simien Mountains of Ethiopia
October 2014, thirteen residents of the United Arab Emirates set out for a weeklong trip in the remote Simien Mountains of Ethiopia, Africa. This excursion was heavily planned with trekking and...
The Great Moab Expedition
William Kelly from Arabian Outback and Yousuf al Shehhi from Absolute Adventure Musandam are no strangers to overland expeditions having completed some of the toughest four-wheel drive tracks on the...
Surfer’s Paradise
This is a story I’ve asked myself, many a time, whether I should write. It’s about a surfer’s sanctuary nestled within the Mentawai archipelago. A place where a playground of waves are groomed to...
A Step Back in Time: Trekking in the Himalayan Foothills
We are sitting on the roof of a Nepali bus; myself, my brother Will, and our guide Sam, perched on luggage railings and holding onto the bus' hard outer casing. We attempt to secure both ourselves...
People: Hanady Alhashmi
Being one of the first female outdoor professionals in the region is a tough task, but for Hanady Alhashmi, it all pays off. A climber by heart, this lively Emirati is out to prove that women too,...
T.L.R.D – Episode 1: Recapturing the Spirit of Adventure
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations...
Romania: Low-Budget Travelling to Mountain Paradise
In a few words you can describe Romania as a land full of paradoxical and surprising experiences. I think I got your interest. Romania’s diverse natural landscape offers a wide range of outdoor...
Patrice and Marcel are Back on Another Slow Lane to Nowhere…
If you are a long-term reader of OutdoorUAE magazine, you already know how I hate travel agency packaged trips. So when Ahsan, the organiser of the Dubai Equestrian Group on Meetup.com proposed to...