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The Dream of Everest: Four Arab Women Challenge Social Expectations

The Dream of Everest: Four Arab Women Challenge Social Expectations

Pushing back against social norms, some with family resistance, some with support, these women from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Oman are proving that social expectations do not count for anything.

Oman's Nadhirah Alharthy Knows No Limits as She Prepares to Summit Everest

Oman's Nadhirah Alharthy Knows No Limits as She Prepares to Summit Everest

In a country where mountaineering falls far outside the traditional gender purview of women, Oman's Nadhirah Alharthy is poised to become her country’s first female to ever summit Everest.

The Treasures of Oman

This may be a desert, but we've spent nearly every day in water. Oman may be a surprising choice for adventures. But its tropical seas, jebels and wadis are perfect outdoor playgrounds for everything from rock climbing and canyoning to sailing and scuba diving.

Valley of Giants - Bouldering Adventures in the Sultanate of Oman

Valley of Giants - Bouldering Adventures in the Sultanate of Oman

The film follows boulderers Philippe Rivière and Dan Bates along with climber Read Macadam exploring the climbing potential of a remote canyon in the Eastern Hajar mountain range in Oman. In February 2015 boulderers Philippe Ribière and Dan Bates visited Canadian climber and Oman resident Read Macadam at his home