In reply to Lord of Starkness:
> (In reply to Will Cat) The UAE probably has a more active climbing fraternity than Oman, with plenty of fairly easily accessible sport, trad, and serious big mountain routes - generally located within 1-2 hours of Dubai. There are also DWS opportunities around the Musandam coast. Trips are regularly organised by UAE based climbers.
> Catch up with them here
http://www.facebook.com/groups/UAE.Rock.Climbers/
> or here
http://www.uaeclimbing.com/forum/
> There is also a good guidebook to the UAE by Toby Foord Kelcey. www.redarmadapublishing.com
THanks - DWS looks good. I'm from Torquay, so it's probably pretty similar. BUt with more sharks...