Wijmah to Jebel Shams Summit
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.71 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7,917 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Very difficult
- Elevation loss
- 7,352 ft
- Max elevation
- 9,754 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 3,832 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- one day 9 hours 13 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1594
- Uploaded
- March 7, 2022
- Recorded
- March 2022
near Wajmah, Ad Dakhiliyah (Sultanate of Oman)
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Itinerary description
Follow with extreme caution. Large part of the trail on northern side is exposed and involves grade 3-4 climbs.
Waypoints
River
Cave
8,325 ft
Cave
Well protected shelter, collected rain water in wadi.
Cave
4,641 ft
Cave
On the right side of wadi.
Waterfall
Tree
Waypoint
4,569 ft
Hayl Ishas
Intersection
9,462 ft
Junction W4
Here the trail meets well marked W4 coming from Dar al Sawda.
Campsite
7,402 ft
Kahf Al Qattara
Large overhang with water dripping from the roof. It is collected in 3 vessels. Good camping spot.
Risk
7,133 ft
Rope Recommended
Ruins
Waypoint
9,370 ft
Silsila II
Fountain
6,037 ft
Spring
Last water source before Kahf Al Qattara. Take left to Ain Al Habna and right to Jebel Shams.
Summit
9,751 ft
Summit
We followed the newly marked trail to Hayl Ishas from here.
Panorama
6,176 ft
Views into Wadi Nakhur
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Well done