I am looking for a climber to complete a three day trip in Oman and to record their journey with a Garmin to give me the GPX data so I can complete my hiking map. This is a walk I did 34 years ago, and am not keen to do again. I will pay for the climber's flight to/from Muscat/London in return for this GPX file.
The details of this walk are on this website:
https://www.hajarhiking.com/a4_Wadi_An_Nakhur.html
There is a dramatic but difficult ascent of Jabal Shams from inside Wadi An Nakhur, a 2200m climb that has two exposed 10m cliffs similar to Safih Abu Habshah. However these cliffs do not have chain ladders. They are not approachable by donkey, so fixing ladders will be a very labour-intensive task. This means for the time being the route is only for walking parties that include at least one climber competent to climb Grade IV, fix a belay, and supervise harnesses for everyone else. There are tree trunks near the top of each climb suitable for fixing the belay. The combination of the Wadi An Nakhur ascent and the Wijmah descent provides a fit walker with 4000m of climb in a horizontal distance of 22km, a three day trip accessible at the start and finish by taxi on tarmac roads.
Please contact me if interested
Regards, John
<johnedwards57@gmail.com>