Climbing Jebel Rum
Jebel Rum is 1754M above sea level - Wadi Rum village is 1000m above sea level.
On the summit of Jebel Rum, long supposed to be the highest mountain in Jordan
First a quick warning : this is more serious going than Jebel Burdah! You are definitely into climbing instead of "scrambling" here
There are a number of routes up Jebel Rum ranging from the high grade technical routes to serious scrambling. These routes vary in price according to the difficulty and the length of the route.
The easiest (which is still pretty difficult!) and shortest is the Thamudic route, which nevertheless will take most people about 8 hours up and down. Usually we abseil down by Hammad's route into Wadi Shelaala, but this does entail an abseil of some 45 meters which many people find off-putting. In this case, we return by the same way that we climbed up. You will usually be asked at the beginning which alternative you prefer.
We start in the village and take a jeep ride of 1/2 an hour to the west side of Jebel Rum where we will start up the mountain by the traditional bedouin route. This climb is rated grade 3 on the French system. We will take some special equipment for safety - it is likely to take us about 3 or 4 hours to the summit.
Price of this route : 1-3 people : 200JD. 4-6 people : 230JD. More than 6 people will need two guides and will cost more.
This price does not include food or overnight accommodation.
If you like you can take two days to do this. Bring with you a sleeping bag and a small bag with whatever you need for the night. The guide will carry the safety ropes and the food will be shared between everybody. We hike to the top where we will enjoy the marvellous view, and the sunset, and will stay there to sleep. If you are lucky you might see some ibex (the mountain goats). After sunrise we start down again, arriving on the east side near to the village of Rum. This will include some abseiling.
Price : 1-3 people : 250JD for the 2 days, 4-6 people 280JD. More than 6 people (needing two guides) 300JD. This is just the price for the guide, and is to be shared between the whole group.
This price does not include food.
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On the summit of Jebel Rum, long supposed to be the highest mountain in Jordan
First a quick warning : this is more serious going than Jebel Burdah! You are definitely into climbing instead of "scrambling" here
There are a number of routes up Jebel Rum ranging from the high grade technical routes to serious scrambling. These routes vary in price according to the difficulty and the length of the route.
The easiest (which is still pretty difficult!) and shortest is the Thamudic route, which nevertheless will take most people about 8 hours up and down. Usually we abseil down by Hammad's route into Wadi Shelaala, but this does entail an abseil of some 45 meters which many people find off-putting. In this case, we return by the same way that we climbed up. You will usually be asked at the beginning which alternative you prefer.
We start in the village and take a jeep ride of 1/2 an hour to the west side of Jebel Rum where we will start up the mountain by the traditional bedouin route. This climb is rated grade 3 on the French system. We will take some special equipment for safety - it is likely to take us about 3 or 4 hours to the summit.
Price of this route : 1-3 people : 200JD. 4-6 people : 230JD. More than 6 people will need two guides and will cost more.
This price does not include food or overnight accommodation.
If you like you can take two days to do this. Bring with you a sleeping bag and a small bag with whatever you need for the night. The guide will carry the safety ropes and the food will be shared between everybody. We hike to the top where we will enjoy the marvellous view, and the sunset, and will stay there to sleep. If you are lucky you might see some ibex (the mountain goats). After sunrise we start down again, arriving on the east side near to the village of Rum. This will include some abseiling.
Price : 1-3 people : 250JD for the 2 days, 4-6 people 280JD. More than 6 people (needing two guides) 300JD. This is just the price for the guide, and is to be shared between the whole group.
This price does not include food.
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