PHOTOS OF JORDAN
Wadi Rum : cliffs and climbs
photos by Bernard Domenech

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Jebel Khazali : a climber on the dramatic Al Uzza route (see photomap)

These are the two well known climbs, "Martha's Steps" (left) and "Al Uzza" (see above) on Jebel Khazali. You can see from the photo on the right just why the climb was named after the Nabatean warrior queen : the shape of the smooth rock very much resembles a woman soldier standing guard.

According to the books, this 300 meter climb has been made just twice : the first time by Wilfried Colonna, Bernard Domenech, D. Condereaux and Tony Howard (partially).


"Merlin's Wand" in the Barragh Canyon - "the super crack of Wadi Rum"
One day in April 2001 when I drove past, there were no fewer than 4 teams of climbers WAITING to climb this great vertical crack which is 150 meters high.

Jebel Barrah Jebel Um Aleida "Al Goum" (Jebel Khasch)

Jebel Barragh - a very impressive photo when magnified!

Three cliffs

"Al Draif" Jebel Barrah "Um Fruth"

Two climbs
(I am asked to point out that "The Pillar of Wisdom" is NOT one of the "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" - a name which annoys all old hands in Wadi Rum)

"The Pillar of Wisdom"
(Jebel Rum)		 "Orange"
(Jebel Barrah)

The massif of Jebel Um Ishrin

Under the snow "Annafishiyah" Nassranniyah

"Um Sabata" south of Jebel Khazali

The bridge at Jebel Burdah and the view from there


Horses in the immensity of Wadi Rum

 

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Other pages in the Photo Gallery

Petra, Petra : rocks and mountains, Petra : Baida, Aqaba, Jerash, Mount Nebo, the Dead Sea and Madaba, Kings' Highway, Wadi Mujib and Dana, Um Qais and Ajlun, The Desert Castles

Wadi Rum, Wadi Rum page 2 - off the beaten track in Wadi Rum, Wadi Rum page 3 - cliffs and climbs in Wadi Rum,
Wadi Rum page 4 - horses and camels in Wadi Rum, Wadi Rum page 5 - some favourite places

The Bedouin of Wadi Rum, Some people in Jordan,

The wildlife of Jordan,

 

Links to Wadi Rum references and information in this site :

Introduction - Sleeping in Wadi Rum - Getting there and away again - What to see there - prices and tours (including horses and camels) - some longer trips in 4x4 - Reliable contacts and guides - "ripping off" - Nature Reserve - Trekking, hiking and climbing : short notes- - Trekking in Jordan - Riding around Wadi Rum - Camels and camel trekking - Tours of Wadi Rum - Wadi Rum climbing information - Climbing "El Habla"

Tourist Map of Wadi Rum - Satellite map of Wadi Rum - RSCN Map of Wadi Rum - Out of doors in Jordan : detailed maps of Wadi Rum

There are also several pages of photos of Wadi Rum in the Photo Gallery
and a number of stories about the Bedouin who live there in the section "Meet the people of Jordan"

Revised January 2003