Where Eagles Dare, Jebel Yibir on Friday the 15th March 2013

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  • Ahmad Pervez
    March 10, 2013 at 6:23 am #1654

    Where Eagles Dare…Jebel Yibir, UAE’s Highest Mountain Peak on Friday the 15th of March 2013.

    A slight change of scenery for all you Sand bugs….

    Mountain Drive to the highest Mountain top in the UAE, we will also traverse some picturesque Wadi areas so….beautiful photo opportunities abound!!!

    IT IS STILL VERY COLD & POSSIBLY WINDY, TOO, UP THERE…The temperature at the the top is typically about 15 degrees C lower than that in the plains…

    Some of may still remember the pictures of snowfall from a couple of years back in the winters.

    The peak is off limits due to a Military installation but we can still climb up to close to 5000 feet!!! rendering Panoramic views over the surrounding mountain tops as well as giving access to numerous hiking trails strewn across the hillsides.

    The terrain varies between rocky Mountain passes as well as water filled wadis some of which makes for tricky driving on this trail due to deep water pools immediately after the rains.

    The distance to the entry point for the trail is about 110 Kms. from Dubai while the trail actually consists of about 36 Kms. of Paved & 39 Kms. of unpaved Roads.

    The trail is steep with a number of Hairpin bends calling for some adventurous exciting Off Road Fun.

    The drive is mostly over hard tracks so it will be a very good family outing.
    EVERYBODY IS WELCOME.

    Meeting Time 10:00 Hrs. on Friday the 15th of March 2013.
    Departure Time 10:30Hrs. SHARP on Friday the 15th of March 2013.
    Drive Ends 18:00Hrs. on Friday the 15th of March 2013.

    The meeting point will be Emarat Petrol station immediately after the Tasjeel on the Emirates Road immediately after the Airport Exit towards Ajman (North).

    The co-ordinates for this meeting point are as follows.
    25.20’46.00N
    55.28’28.00E

    Please carry warm clothes & head & neck protection gear like caps, mufflers, Shawls etc. to provide protection against the expected low temperatures, even though the day is expected to be Sunny & bright.

    Please carry food & drinks for self & passengers as we will have lunch close to the Mountain top, Hot food & drinks will be nice…

    So…Start Registering now.

    Dada
    March 10, 2013 at 6:55 am #24434

    Guys, please register your name in this post….

    anonymous
    March 10, 2013 at 6:57 am #24435

    Up up and away :drive: , we are very lucky people, there is a lot on offer in the region :thanks: Ahmad

    Ahmad Pervez
    March 10, 2013 at 7:29 am #24446
    quote brianj:

    Up up and away :drive: , we are very lucky people, there is a lot on offer in the region :thanks: Ahmad

    Indeed!!! This is Part of the Al Hajar Mountain range which starts in the Musandam Peninsula in Oman in the North East and runs roughly parallel to the coast…gradually moving inwards in Oman.
    The Mountains rise up to a height of 2000m and are a welcome escape for us nature lovers when the desert gets too hot during the summer months.
    Hajar actually means Stone in Arabic & most of these mountains are bare stones with a few shrubs, at least on the lower elevations, but the vegetation improves as we gain elevation and some areas in Oman like Jebel Akhdar are quite green & they cultivate Pomegranates, figs even roses in that area.
    We will have a few Mountain excursions, including some hiking & camping to UAE & Omani mountains during the summers, Insha Allah.

    maan
    March 10, 2013 at 7:39 am #24449

    Since this does not looks like normal sand dunes driving.
    Whats preparation do we need in terms of car?
    Just for curiosity or U can say knowledge….

    DavidOFF
    March 10, 2013 at 7:56 am #24455

    Coordinates are showing algeria, please give a gmap link

    Sheba
    March 10, 2013 at 8:18 am #24457

    Dear Ahmed Sir,

    What about the Friday Juma’a Prayers…? ! :-\ :-\ :-\

    Sir it realy painful and not advised to skip the Juma’a prayers.. request you to add provision to perform prayer.

    Hope you will consider the request.

    Shabeer.

    Dada
    March 10, 2013 at 8:27 am #24458
    quote DAVID:

    Coordinates are showing algeria, please give a gmap link

    Cordinates in decimal format :
    N25.346215
    E55.474866

    Map link :
    http://goo.gl/maps/hhPEI

    anonymous
    March 10, 2013 at 8:38 am #24460
    quote DAVID:

    Coordinates are showing algeria, please give a gmap link

    😕 David check the format of your search the co-ordinates are in Degrees minutes seconds and decimal seconds

    Ahmad Pervez
    March 10, 2013 at 8:42 am #24461
    quote shabeer saidu mohammed:

    Dear Ahmed Sir,
    What about the Friday Juma’a Prayers…? ! :-\ :-\ :-\
    Sir it realy painful and not advised to skip the Juma’a prayers.. request you to add provision to perform prayer.
    Hope you will consider the request.
    Shabeer.

    We will not skip the Salaa’t, but pray in a Jamaa’t, wherever we are…

    The Desert Rover
    March 10, 2013 at 9:53 am #24465

    :yesss: :yesss: :yesss: :thanks: a ton Pervez sb.

    Request permission to bring my family as well. 😡

    JR
    March 10, 2013 at 10:14 am #24467

    Excellent Idea.

    Thanks Ahmad

    DavidOFF
    March 10, 2013 at 10:53 am #24470
    quote Ganesh:

    quote DAVID:

    Coordinates are showing algeria, please give a gmap link

    Cordinates in decimal format :
    N25.346215
    E55.474866

    Map link :
    http://goo.gl/maps/hhPEI

    Its an EPPCO, May be Optimus Prime put the wrong name..?? :ymdevil:

    Dada
    March 10, 2013 at 10:56 am #24471

    In google it is showing Eppco….but I have seen personally its Emarat…so no issues 🙂

    anonymous
    March 10, 2013 at 11:15 am #24473

    It could be WOOLCO who gives a stuff, as long as IT’s at the coordinates 😀

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