International riders and UAE dune-bashers dominate the day at Al Badayer In an intense day of international off-road racing at Al Badayer Desert, Friday, 12th January, spectators were treated to...
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Through the Empty Quarter to the World’s Highest Dune
Part 1 As far as mountaineering expeditions go, the world's tallest sand dune is merely a pimple. The summit of the dune, found in the Ramlat Jadilah desert of western Oman, is 455m; not Earth...
Desert Dune Buggy Driver Rashed Mohammad Al Dhaheri Crowned Winner of Red Bull Torque 2017
Debut edition of the adrenaline-fuelled competition took place in Aljada, Sharjah’s newest address and first urban megaproject Twelve of the UAE’s most fearless desert dune buggy drivers descended...
Tested Tough in the Dunes
The Columbia Adventure Academy is fastening their seat belts to enter some of the most challenging terrain a car can face. Most people visiting or living in the UAE have at least once done one of...
As Part of its Nationwide Terrestrial Conservation Programme: Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF Discovers First AraBian Eagle-Owl in UAE
The Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF) has confirmed its recent discovery of a previously unsighted owl species in the UAE — the Arabian Eagle Owl (Bubo africanusmilesi) —...
Teaching People to Drive Offroad in the UAE
One of the oldest and largest Clubs in the country, UAE Offroaders was established in 2009 by six Emirati guys and one New Zealander to teach people how to drive in the desert. The six Emirati guys...
A Strange Meeting in the Desert
Passion for photography and the desert and a fantastic story told in front of a fire! I use to go running in the desert. Both for training and competitions This time, I decided to go to Al Qudra to...
The Cycle Bistro: Habitually Healthy
Refreshing Rides You know that scene in the movies? Its high noon, the sun is blasting down in full force, you can’t even feel the sweat rolling down your forehead anymore. It’s hot. Well the UAE...
Oman Opens its First National Outdoor Training Centre
Since 2009, Oman has been home to the first, and only fully licensed Outward Bound school in the Middle East region. Established in the UK in 1941 to use challenging outdoor journeys to develop...
Fatbiking Gear Essentials: That’s My List!
Fatbikes were invented to be used in snow and sand, but are capable of traversing diverse terrain types including snow, sand, desert, bogs, mud, pavement, or traditional mountain biking trails. A...