United Arab Emirates Guide

Use this Region Guide to easily find and compare Crags.

Table of contents

1. United Arab Emirates 198 routes in Region

2 4 1

1 RAK Inland 2 Wādī Raḩbah 4 Greyskull

Summary:

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Seasonality

Mostly Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 24.204106, 54.438976

1.1. RAK Inland 63 routes in Crag

4 7 5 3 1 2

1 Sentinel 2 Roadside 3 Disc World 4 Cleavage 5 Dickinadozer 7 Threesomes

Summary:

Trad climbing and Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.833799, 56.089113

1.1.1. Sentinel 6 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Trad climbing

Lat / Long: 25.777162, 56.087246

1.1.2. Roadside 28 routes in Sector

Summary:

Mostly Trad climbing

Lat / Long: 25.775550, 56.092227

1.1.3. Disc World 0 routes in Sector

1.1.4. Cleavage 6 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.891771, 56.101037

summary

Few sport and trad routes

description

Some first bolts are a bit high

approach

Park the car next to the main road, left (going uphile) and walk on a easy road then path, towards the evident canyon

1.1.5. Dickinadozer 12 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.888463, 56.106924

1.1.6. Yellow House 0 routes in Sector

1.1.7. Threesomes 11 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.891712, 56.112078

approach

Sector coordinates (+25.891794, +56.112089). It is right opposite the electronic road gates. Finding a path through rocks and boulders might be a bit hard.

1.2. Wādī Raḩbah 87 routes in Area

2 1

1 Stardust 2 Stardust II

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.926195, 56.089395

summary

Official instagram of the area maintainers: https://www.instagram.com/stardustclimbing Free PDF guidebook is available there

history

Most of the routes are bolted by Ludmil Trenkov

1.2.1. Stardust 59 routes in Crag

Summary:

Lat / Long: 25.925228, 56.090991

summary

Good crag with first routes in sector 3 bolted in 2016 around the time David Bowie died, hence the name. Most routes are on the right side of the Wadi as you drive in since it's sort of North facing.

access issues

Land belongs to a local farmer who has always being kind to to climbing community so please be responsible and respectful when you come here.

approach

Easy drive in with most cars with decent clearance at least until the farm and unless there has been a flood and the road is damaged which they tend to fix pretty quickly anyway

ethic

Leave no trace, pick up garbage and take it with you. Avoid excessive noise.

history

Since 2016 , developed in different stages to this day

1.2.2. Stardust II 28 routes in Crag

Summary:

Lat / Long: 25.925575, 56.086898

1.3. Fujairah 17 routes in Area

Summary:

All Sport climbing

where to stay

Dubai

1.4. Greyskull 31 routes in Crag

4 5 7 2 1

1 Headwall 2 Chasms of Doom 4 Boulders 5 Nasal block 7 The Cave

Summary:

Mostly Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.909443, 56.069463

history

Reportedly started in 2008

1.4.1. Headwall 1 route in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.909153, 56.067952

1.4.2. Chasms of Doom 2 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.909298, 56.068608

1.4.3. Babylon 2 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

1.4.4. Boulders 2 routes in Field

Summary:

All Bouldering

Lat / Long: 25.909608, 56.068936

1.4.5. Nasal block 8 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.909599, 56.069359

1.4.6. Bay of Figurines 1 route in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

1.4.7. The Cave 8 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 25.909442, 56.070235

1.4.8. The Italian Job 7 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Sport climbing

1.5. Abu Dhabi 0 routes in Crag

1.6. Hatta 0 routes in Crag