After nearly 2 hours of driving, and winding down some rugged tracks, we found ourselves at a large dam spanning the base of a wide wadi, the Twain Dam, so we did the courteous thing and drove up it and parked the car. Crossed the dam and set off to get to the top of the nearest peak.
It proved to be a pretty tough climb, with no path and a few false summits. But we eventually saw something that became our goal, a large billowing UAE flag a few kilometres away and a few hundred metres above us.
The terrain was reasonable flat, and crisscrossed with track where clearly quarrying companies had been prospecting for new sites. We climbed a steep track up towards the flag, it was surprisingly steeper than it appeared from a distance. "Oh the burn" cried Lenny, while I was concentrating on my funny walk to prevent an already large blister from getting worse, Stupidly decided to wear thick woolen sock and a pair of boots that I don't normally hike it. Idiot!
We made it and it gave us an impressive view of the wadis below, where there was a hugh amount of quarrying going on. It also afforded us a view of other potential areas to explore. After a spot of lunch we made our way back to the car.
We made it..
A game of CTF anyone?
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