Jungle Book Hike

12/16/11 Posted by Paul

Taking advantage of a long weekend, a bunch of guys from the HCT (and me) went off on a hike through the Jungle Book Wadi again. I did this hike about one year ago.

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:crazy: A bunch of guys going to climb the walls

The first section of the hike is a 2-3 hour leisurely stroll through boulders...

Large boulders impeded our path :|

... and wide open wadi walls.

Awesome scenery :D

You need to be careful, watch your footing and not stare up at the scenery too much.

Note to self - watch the horns XX(

After a short break in a bowl like area...

B) Dried fruit and water anyone?

... we started to run into waterfalls which forced us to scale the wall at points and creep along ledges.

|-|We were not the first people here - convenient hut

After 3-4 hours into the hike, we were starting to focus on our feet and try to keep going. After all, the entire time, we were going ...

:-/ Going up, but looking down

... up and ...

88| The dreaded "rope"

... up.

:>> Just when you think its over... 45 minute hike straight up to finish!

At the bottom, you can download a Google Earth Placemark.

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