Jebel Mleiha Hike – Fossil Rock

Jebel Mleiha Hike - Fossil Rock

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2021: MLEIHA MOUNTAIN HAS BEEN CLOSED OFF FOR TOURISTS. IT IS BEING TURNED INTO A PAID FEE. Some might not like this, but I believe making it paid will reduce the traffic and potential accidents. In addition, it will support the conservation efforts of the area and developing it further. AND WE WILL […]

Outdoor Gear Care

Outdoor gear care

When it comes to outdoor gear care, there is no size fit all… there are many variables that will shorten your gear’s life span, and these variables are too impacted by many factors such as: The type of gear you have The year they were manufactured The manufacturing material The place you store them in […]

Rabi Tower – The infamous hike of Khorfakkan

Rabi Tower

Rabi Tower hike was one of those places I never wanted to visit. It is simple if my social media feed is abducted by a place, I simply choose not to be there since it means one thing: the mass crowd. But life had different plans for me. My family and I were camping nearby […]

10 must-knows about the world’s deepest cave Krubera Voronya

Voronya Krubera - Pic cred: Gergely Ambrus

ONE: The first thing you need to know about Krubera Voronya, it no longer holds the title of the deepest cave. BUMMER! Now I have to change all the titles of my stories. It lost the title to its neighboring cave Veryovkina cave when team Perovo-speleo (led by Pavel Demidov and Ilya Turbanov) managed to […]

Top 5 caves I explored in Oman

Majlis Al Jinn, Salmah Plateau, Oman on January 20, 2012. Christopher Pike

“Wait, what! There are caves in Oman?”, this is the reaction I often get when I tell someone I explore caves in Oman. Followed by “but it is a desert”…  Oman has one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, rich in its geological history dating back for more than 600 million years. This […]

Shawka Pools

Shawka Pools

I first visited Shawka Pools back in 2014, when my local friend took us to this beautiful place. We were dune bashing not far away from Shawka when Hassan suggested to take us for a quick dip to clean off the sand. I was scepticale about what I heard, but curious to know about it. […]

Wadi Shawka Route

Wadi Shawka Route

I finally managed to hike Wadi Shawka route. For some reason this route was never appealing to me. But recently, I decided with my pregnant wife to explore this route based on its reputation for being easy with beautiful views. And to my surprise, I actually did like Wadi Shawka route. I liked what they […]