This Guy Endured An Excruciating Journey To Cross The 7 Emirates
At 8.30pm last night Jalal Bin Thaneya completed his journey of crossing the seven Emirates on foot from point to point.. He embarked on this remarkable journey to raise money for people with special needs. Jalal set out to complete the feat in seven days but a number of complications along the journey made that impossible.
At 30 years old this is just one of several long treks he’s done in recent years. In 2013, he cycled across the six Gulf states.
He’s also walked 2,000 kilometres between Abu Dhabi and Makkah and climbed the stairs of 100 Dubai skyscrapers. This trip came ten years after he first walked across all seven emirates. But he wasn’t attempting a world record back then.
Under the rules set by Guinness World Records, Bin Thaneya choose his own route through the seven emirates. He started at the Al Ghuwaifat border post, on Abu Dhabi emirate’s western fringe, and trek along desert and then mountain roads to end at Fujairah’s coastline.
Day 1: It wasn’t always easy going.
On Day 2 his supporting vehicle was totalled.
Jalal’s journey wasn’t easy.
His support truck was totalled on Day 2 yet he continued with limited supplies. Some night he slept rough, didn’t have access to running water and survived on less than 1000 calories a day.
