Adventure the name of the game at new Bear Grylls Explorers Camp

Adventure the name of the game at new Bear Grylls Explorers Camp

Let's get one thing clear from the start, the renowned explorer and adventurer Bear Grylls probably packed less for a month-long expedition through the Pyrenees that we did for an overnight stay at his new camp in the heart of the UAE's Ras Al Khaimah mountains.

The hair-dryer and straighteners remained in Dubai, but in their place was a vast collection of clothes, more akin to one of Grylls's treks to the North Pole, than a night in the Northern Emirates.

It was a two-hour drive up Emirates Road but the Bear Grylls Explorers Camp is a complete world away from Dubai. If Ras Al Khaimah operates at a more relaxed pace than its near neighbour Dubai, then up in the mountains at Jebel Jais it's almost horizontal – not the drive there, unfortunately, that's still hectic with various SUVs charging up and down the mountain at break-neck speeds.

Bear Grylls outdoor lodging experience will be open from March 3 on Jebel Jais, the UAE's highest mountain

The camp, which has an intimate feel with just nine recycled and redesigned cabins, is far enough back off the road and down at the edge of a wadi, to not be disturbed by the rat-race. And