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Besides bringing the usual hiking accessories, you
should obviously include sunglasses, a heavy sunscreen
and lipsalve. Remember that you are likely to be in
water much of the time, and make sure that you are not
carrying anything that won't accept that (watches,
anything with a battery...)
Water : the water in the canyons is not recommended for
drinking. The water dripping down from various sources
is better, but it is still better to avoid drinking it
as it is. Gather some twigs for a fire and make tea! If
you are running short of drinking water (your guide will
advise you as to how much you are likely to need), you
can always bring the cold tea along with you afterwards!
(Tea, sugar and something to boil water in should be
part of every hiker's equipment in Jordan!!)
Light walking boots, and cotton socks, long cotton
trousers for the daytime (carry shorts for walking in
the water), cotton shirts with long sleeves and a hat of
some kind. Bring sandals to wear when your boots are
wet, but even trekking sandals are not recommended in
the canyons. You will be in the mountains - you should
bring a good sweater and a light jacket (or vice versa)
and double that if you are there in December! If you
bivouac out, the nights will certainly be cold. In the
months of November/December, it might be a good idea to
make that a rainproof jacket.
However, it is not a good idea to go into to the canyons
when it even looks like rain, flash floods are only one
of the dangers. This is one of the reasons that it is
absolutely imperative that you should have good
professional advice at least, before undertaking this
adventure. The summer on the other hand is likely to be
unbearably hot.
The guide will have the necessary abseiling equipment
with him - traditionally everybody lends a hand to carry
it! If you are an experienced abseiler and would like to
visit these canyons without a guide, you should know
that these cascades are NOT equipped for abseiling,
there are no bolts in place. |
