It is one of the great challenges of RSO, in a country or we already have 9 events and acknowledgements of land we will get you through "coast to coast" through mountains overlooking the Indian ocean... " The departure will be on the beach, White Beach on the North Coast, and the arrival will be done on a fishing and Turtle Beach on the East Coast. Distances 3 distances in the same way and same spirit • 283 km No-stop or by 5 or 6 Stages • 150 km No-stop • 100 km No-stop Countryside You will cross • 80 km of high mountains • 60 km of canyons • 150 km of Dunes and Wadis ( sandy track ) 12 CP and Bivouacs Start : White Beach Start of 283 km - acclimation day – control bags and calories . CP 2 : Towers : KM 34 Water / Hot Water / tents CP3 : Eagle pick : Time : 12h00 to enter in the Single Track CP4 : Wadi Bani Khalid km 82 Water / Hot Water CP6 : Mosque km 154 Water / Hot Water / tents CP8 : Threes km 182 Water / Hot Water / tents CP10 : Wahiba Dunes Camp km 200 Water / Hot Water / tents Finish : Shark Beach km 283 Camp, Bivouac .
Meeting Point: Mascate - Sunday 13h00 The first meeting will be the Majan Hotel, 5 *, who greets us at each of our Raids. If you want to go directly to the Starts, you must warn us. If you want to book an extra night at the Majan or Safari camp, it is also possible by our partner travel agency. Briefing: A briefing will be done before the Start of the race followed the medical and material controls Medical Certificate: It is part of the registration form and Raider may not take the Start without this formality. Preparation tips (even though each one has his own technique) Shoes: not new shoes! It's just advice... At a minimum, 1 size and a half (can be 2 sizes + ) above your standard size feet: care of feet, front Betadine bath, thread needles eosin dressings double Water elasto 2 cm scissors, compresses... Take your shoes on the plane, luggage get lost in all the companies of the world and the essential in the cabin. Friction: predict the elasto for all parts (thighs, crotch, shoulders, Back , toes...) Drop Bag Each raider must have 6000 Kcalories total, and must justify them to the control before the Start. Every runner has the opportunity on the 283 km to drop a Bag with 2,000 additional calories, 4000 + 2000 calories. No drop bag for the 150 km or 100 KM Visa: On-site Very convenient, off the plane, the Visas will be issued at the airport upon arrival in Muscat or Mascate (capital of the Sultanate of Oman) Compulsory equipment: ➢ A jacket for the cold ➢ A mattress ➢ A first aid kit complete ➢ hydration system or bag, 3 liters ➢ A roll of elasto 1 m minimum ➢ a compass minimum. ➢ Survival blanket. ➢ a Pocket Knife ➢ Signaling mirror ➢ A bright stick ➢ A whistle. ➢ 2 tissue paper ➢ 2 headlamps spare batteries, 2 sets ➢ 1 food reserve of 6000 kcal ➢ 1 reserve food relief of 1000 Kcal of spare ➢ A lighter.
Checks Points 100 % Self-sufficiency food Water / every 25 km Hot Water - coffee in 5 bivouacs 3 liters of Water obligatory PK nom PK RESTE ECART TOTAL GPS point Start Bivouac 1 White Beach 4,5 279 283 N22 53.554 E59 13.275 CP1 the Wall 12 271 7,5 283 N22 52.083 E59 10.592 CP2 Bivouac 2 Towers 35 248 23 283 N22 48.902 E59 03.276 CP3 Village 60 223 25 283 N22 43.642 E59 06.971 CP4 Eagle Pick 64,4 219 4,4 283 N22 42.365 E59 08.580 CP5 Bivouac 3 Wadi Bani Khalid 82 201 17,6 283 N22 37.217 E59 05.646 CP6 Cross Road 113 170 31 283 N22 28.743 E58 59.170 CP7 Bivouac 4 Mosque 134 149 21 283 N22 23.727 E58 49.972 CP8 Safari 154 129 20 283 N22 13.025 E58 49.820 CP9 Bivouac 5 Philou's oasis 182 101 28 283 N21 59.678 E58 48.160 CP10 CP Wells 210 73 28 283 N21 45.583 E58 46.081 CP11 Grocery 235 48 25 283 N21 32.178 E58 49.963 CP12 wp210 264 19 29 283 N21 18.461 E58 54.159 Finish 283 0 283 N21 08.557 E58 55.511
Transomania Non stop - 283 km - 12 CP food self sufficience - GPS + tracking PK Point CP km 283 Start /terrain km 0 White Beach start 4,5 279 Monday 18h00 - warm up 4k5 km 12 the Wall CP1 12 271 1200 m D+ / 3 km … tracks km 35 Towers CP2 35 248 double tracks km 60 Village CP3 60 223 Village cross roads km 64 Eagle Pick CP4 64,4 219 Enter in the single Track before 12:00 Am km 82 Wadi Bani Khalid CP5 82 201 Oasis and natural swiming pool after 5h00 of mountains km 113 Cross Road CP6 113 170 cross road km 134 Mosque CP7 134 149 Start 150 KM - beguining of dunes km 154 Safari CP8 154 129 Safari Camp - Wadi dunes km 182 Philou's Oasis CP9 182 101 Philou's Oasis , Threes in the middle of dunes km 210 CP Wells CP10 210 73 Dunes and wadis km 235 Grocery CP11 235 48 Dunes and Wadis km 264 wp210 CP12 264 19 Dunes and wadis km 283 Finish Shark Beach 283 0 TIME LIMITE SATURDAY 14 H00 Transomania 6 Stages - 283 km - 12 CP food self sufficience - GPS + tracking PK Point CP Stage Start Finish Distance Start km 0 White Beach start Stage 1 White Beach Towers 35 km Monday 10h00 km 12 the Wall CP1 km 35 Towers CP2 Stage 2 Towers Wadi Bani Khalid 47 km Stage2 Tuesday 5h00 km 60 Village CP3 km 64 Eagle Pick CP4 Enter in the single Track before 12:00 Am km 82 Wadi Bani Khalid CP5 Stage 3 Wadi Bani Khalid Mosquée 52 km Stage 3 Wednesday 5h00 km 113 Cross Road CP6 km 134 Mosque CP7 Stage 4 Mosque Threes 48 km Stage 4 Thursday 5h00 km 154 Safari CP8 km 182 Philou's Oasis CP9 Stage 5 Threes Epicerie 101 km Stage 5 Friday 00h00 km 210 Wells CP10 km 235 Grocery CP11 you can do it in 6 Stages sleeping in 11 ou 12 TENTS in CP 11 and CP 12 km 264 wp210 CP12 km 283 Finish TIME LIMITE SATURDAY 14 H00 Possible to do it in 5 STAGES, (5 or 6 in option ) mattress in the mandatory equipment. Same philosophy as the non-stop, tents and bivouacs, but 100 % food self-sufficiency !
Tracking - live GPS FILE : Format GPX -Format KMZ Live and Security by Tracking with spot tracker
The way in Images: 1 st part Beach- the Wall - Mountains KM 0 : White Beach Start KM 9 : The wall KM 9 : The wall KM 50 Canyon KM 64 … 2000 m KM 60 Village KM 82 Bivouac 2 (CP5) : Wadi Bani Khalid
The way in Images: 2° part canyon / dunes KM 90 Canyon KM 120 Dunes KM 125 Tracks and dunes KM 130 Dunes KM 135 Tracks and dunes KM 154 Bivouac Safari Camp
The way in Images: 3° part 100% Dunes and pure Desert KM 175 Wahiba Desert KM 200 Wahiba Desert KM 225 Wahiba Desert KM 250 Wahiba Desert KM 283 after the dunes , the Ocean …
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