At least since the lift we were given halfway up to the Jebel Shams, the madness of this road was on our minds. The last 18km up there took the whole day and we found a perfect camp spot 50m from the rim just before dawn.
No motion was possible the next day, so our only moves were to the rim and to collect firewood. Luckily, we carried enough provisions so that we could delay our canyon hike and the downhill run to the day after..Read more