Abseiling
Rakabat Canyon
today have the safety of modern equipment and its descent is by abseiling which is a truly memorable conclusion to the trail . Then , to put the icing on the cake , before reaching the village , the way passes by the spring of Ain Shalaali where T E Lawrence famously bathed . The Wadi Rum Trail was created over a period of three years and centres squarely on Wadi Rum . Like it ’ s sister trails , Egypt ’ s Sinai Trail and Red Sea Mountain Trail , the Wadi Rum Trail is a community tourism initiative to specifically benefit the local Bedouin community . It seeks to boost slow , sustainable forms of travel that help conserve its natural assets for the future and give the most authentic space for learning more about its precious Bedouin heritage .
The Wadi Rum Trail website www . wadirumtrail . org / hike-the-trail
Sabbah Eid jumping a siq on the descent of Jebel Rum
Tony ’ s explorations in Wadi Rum and Jordan and elsewhere around the world are described in his book Quest into the Unknown . Tony is also author of Troll Wall , which tells the story of its simultaneous first ascents by Norwegian and British teams in 1965 , of which he was a member . He is also author of guidebooks to climbing and / or trekking in the Peak District , Norway and Jordan .
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