Valley of Giants: An Oman Bouldering Odyssey
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“In February 2015 Philippe Ribière and Dan Bates visited climber Read Macadam in the Sultanate of Oman. With word of a treasure trove of massive potential for bouldering first ascents, they explored a remote canyon high in the Hajar Mountains on the eastern-most part of Arabia. What they discovered is an ancient village settlement nestled in a valley full of giant freestanding boulders.”