climbing oman, read macadam, life coach oman, life coach, rock climbing oman, climbing oman, arabia24 May 2016

Don’t go chasing waterfalls

A new route on Wadi Darbat waterfall in the very south of Oman, of Arabia. 1,010km from my home in Muscat.   A meeting request in Salalah led to one of my favourite road trips ever. Climbing project meets a fiendish desire to surf and scout new and untapped climbing opportunities. A recipe for success.   Breathe. Relax. Breathe...I am half way up a 120m tall dried-up waterfall and in the midst of a powerful self realisation.

readmacadam.com2 Feb 2016

Crooked in the Front – Singing and Climbing Through Oman

  In January I invited Arnaud Petit and Alex Ruscior to come visit me in Oman with the main objective to establish some new routes, big and small. We each met separately on the Petzl Roctrip in 2014 and caught up in Ceuse last summer where we solidified plans for something, anything in the future. Voulez vous grimper en Oman, mes amis?     Read on...   Our first stop was Umq Bir, the magnificent

First Descent12 Jul 2015

First Ascents and First Descents

This year has been racing along.   In January Philippe Ribière, Dan Bates, Miguel Willis and I spent weeks in a remote wadi canyon high in the eastern Hajar mountains of Oman developing some world class boulders. It was a tremendous experience to embed ourselves in such a wild landscape. To have Dan and Phil, two guys who have travelled far and wide climbing, consider the canyon a world treasure is testament to the place.

read macadam petzl28 Apr 2015

What’s in my crag pack?

People often ask me for gear recommendations and what gear I use regularly when I go out climbing. Here, I have put together a packing list of what I carry in my crag pack. What's in the bag? 1. Petzl Meteor helmet Most of the climbing I am doing is brand new, being developing by me and my friends in Oman. Wether on a ground up trad climbing mission or just a day out cragging, I always have

Photo: G. Vallot 201425 Jan 2015

2015 Momentum

So long, 2014!   After climbing out of the dark literally and mentally last year, it was nice to feel traction coming out of a tough year.   Last year it was committing to really lean into what inspires and feeds my spirit  - travel, climbing, life coaching, sharing - and at the same time step free of the crutches of safety, the easy route. Reflecting back on the year I feel rewarded and encouraged to have experienced

read macadam25 Sep 2014

On the Road in Eastern Europe

I'm on the road in Eastern Europe with the Petzl Roctrip climbing from Romania to Turkey!   Follow my latest updates and the full story here: www.thethingaboutlife.com, a place where Tara and I are collaborating to share adventure, the people and the stories that inspire us. It's a work in progress so keep checking back regularly!   Allez!

gutentag filmfest st anton25 Sep 2014

Gutentag – Out of the Dark in St Anton

  This past year, when Jakob and I decided to climb out of Oman's amazing 7th hole cave, we had no bigger plans than to share a grand adventure between friends. During the process the climb came to have a much bigger significance in both our lives, reinforcing why we climb and helping us literally climb out of the dark of difficult personal moments.   With the support of our sponsors Traks Pro, Petzl, Adidas

25 Sep 2014

Ojas – A visit to Canada

This summer I spent some very good time in Canada trying to keep up to my uber-active sister and brother in law, hanging out with my courageous and wonderful mom who has completely changed her life by moving to Calgary, reconnecting with my dad's side of the family whom I rarely see and also climbing and exploring in the rockies.   I climbed many routes this summer, succeeding on some and not on others, but

21 Jun 2014

Exploring Dhofar

I recently returned home from a week long road trip to explore climbing and surfing opportunities in the very southernmost coast of Oman, where Africa meets Arabia.   The last time I was here in these mountains it was 2010. We had passed a military checkpoint on the southbound road, about 150km from Yemen and pulled into the village of Shaat. A brown sign, denoting tourist attractions, beckoned us to the Shaat sinkhole and view

31 May 2014

6 life lessons from climbing

We all have something, some passion, that makes us who we are. It's the thing that gets us excited for life and gets us up at ridiculous hours when maybe we ought to be sleeping. Climbing has been my lens through which I experience life and it's been a teacher of many lessons that I find pop up in daily life, at the office, in interactions, in setting off on new endeavours. They give me