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Al Maghrar (Place of Caves) Rock Climbing

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Routes in Al Maghrar (Place of Caves)

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	Desert Rats in the Shade T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Desert Thief T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Sport Cliff near Al Maghrar S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
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Elevation:	3,227 ft	984 m
GPS:	29.44717, 35.31643 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Entrance fee required; you are also supposed to register with the Tourist Police if climbing Details

As of May 2022, the entry fee to Wadi Rum was 5JD/person. The alternative to paying the entrance fee is to buy a Jordan Pass. If you get the Jordan Pass before you arrive in Jordan, your US visa fee ($56 US) is waived and the Jordan Pass allows access to places like Petra, Shobak Castle, etc.

At the Wadi Rum entrance complex is a Tourism Police office. If you are climbing at Wadi Rum, you are supposed to register with the police and give them a photocopy of your passport. Bringing a spare photocopy to give them saves some time, as they don't have a photocopier of their own.

Description

Al Maghrar (Place of Caves) is located about 24km south of Wadi Rum Village. The area is remote and beautiful. The most famous route on the formation is the classic Desert Rats in the Shade (5.10+).This excellent route climbs a huge right-facing corner that can be seen from miles away. The formation and route are listed in Tony Howard's 1997 Wadi Rum guidebook.

Getting There

You'll need to hire a Bedouin driver to get you to this area. If you want to climb Desert Thief or Desert Rats in the Shade, you'll likely get dropped off a bit north of the main formation.

From where you'll likely be dropped off by a driver, you can see the huge Desert Rats in the Shade corner system. Hike up and slightly right on rock slabs thru a narrow gap in the rocks (there will be a stone hut on the left just before this gap that is used by the local Bedouin to store cheese). After going thru the narrow gap, drop down to a wash on the other side (150 yards). Go up the main drainage below the cliff until you can ascend talus to the base of the route. Total approach time is roughly 45 minutes.

The rough coordinates for Desert Rats in the Shade are 29.446535 35.316359.