Damavand Ski Touring (Iran)

Ten days trip to Iran. Ski touring from the highest peak of Damavand (5671 m). Acclimatization ascents in the Shemsak ski area (Sharakchal, 4142m). Ski trekking in the Alborz Mountains, which eventually takes us to the city of Tehran, a beautiful capital full of luxurious bazaars. The program is suitable for experienced mountaineers and touring skiers.

This time we are going to Iran to ski. In fact, we will embark on a cross-country ski trek high in the Alborz Mountains, which lies north of the capital Tehran. We will cross a considerable area on skis and if the weather conditions allow, we will also climb to the highest Damavand.

Iran is a real mystical Asia; high-altitude steppes and deserts through which routes lead on to Pakistan, India, China, or vice versa to the Middle East and Europe. This is without a doubt that real Persia, full of magic, tradition, turbulent history and still strongly present culture. Iran is also recognizable by the mountain world of Albroz in the north of the country, where the highest Damavand, which is a huge giant with 5,671 meters above sea level, also climbs. Around it lies at least a dozen high mountains and really deep valleys, where long and gentle slopes lead us from the peaks over many ridges.

Damavand volcano is located in the Elburs Mountains east of Tehran. It is the highest peak in Iran and at the same time the highest in the Middle East between the Caucasus and the Hindu Kush. The name of the volcano, which has been inactive for around 150 years, in Persian means “frosty mountain”.