Alpine Club of Iran and Ararat Club in a joint program celebrated
International Mountain Day in the 60th anniversary of Ararat Club
establishment in the auditorium of Ararat club in Tehran.
Mehdi Kamyab from UNDP Iran, Dr SamarBakhsh from regional office
of UNESCO in Tehran and Abbas Mohammadi administrative member of
Alpine Club of Iran presented three short talks about mountains
and sustainable development in mountainous regions in this meeting,
which held on December 11 evening.
A brief history of mountaineering activity of Armenians and their
role in the mountaineering history of Iran was described then and
a few of Armenian veterans were appreciated.
United Nation general assembly has declared 11 December as International
Mountain Day.
Alpine Club of Iran
December, 2004
Arash Karimi will show up some fantastic shots from Tanzania and
mount Kilimanjaro which has been taken during national team of Iranian
Students Expedition to Kilimanjaro, 2004.
Show will be open to public and will be start at 16:00 on wednesday December 15, at the
Auditorium of Electrical Engineering department of KNT University in Tehran.
IMZ News Department
December, 2004
By resignation of Ahmad ShirMohammad former vice president of Iran Mountaineering
Federation, Sadegh Aghajani head of IMF appointed Mahmoud Nouri as the new vice
president of IMF on December 7, according to IMF public relation.
Mahmoud Nouri has been director general of Physical Training organization in
Gilan and Ardebil provinces during last few years.
It's worth mentioning that Ahmad ShirMohammad was IMF's vice president for three years.
IMF Public Relation
December 7, 2004
In a countrywide announcement, Iran Mountaineering Federation has
invited all interested women mountaineers to participate in the
preparatory tests to select women national team for IMF Mount Everest
Expedition 2005.
According to this announcement, the first test
would be hold in Alamkuh area in Alborz range from December 15 to
December 17, 2004.
“National team of Iranian Men’s mountaineers will accompany
this expedition too” said Sadegh Aghajani head of IMF in an
official meeting in Tehran on December 7.
It was the first Iranian women expedition whose plan for pushing
first muslim woman to top of the world canceled in last days before
leaving Tehran in 2003.
This would be the first 8000-er try for
national team of Iranian women mountaineers where this team has
summated few 6000-er and 7000-er in Himalaya during last few years.
It’s worth mentioning that 4 members of Iranian 1998 Expedition
summated Mount Everest as the first Iranians in May 98.
IMZ News Department
December 9, 2004
Alpine club of Iran holds a mountain rescue course which is offered
by Majid Sabetzade, an instructor and rescuer of Yosemite national
park in December 2004, said Kyoumars Babazade head of Managerial
board of Alpine club of Iran.
All participants will take part in a 2-day theoretical class as
well as a 2-day workshop in mountainside. This course
will be offered in Tehran and Tonekabon and probably in Kashan,
he said.
All who are interested shall contact the office of Alpine Club of
Iran at +98-21-671 2243 up to December 10.
IMZ News Department
December 1, 2004
Up to November 6, three people nominated for Iran Mountaineering
Federation’s presidential election, according to IMF public
relation.
Sadegh Aghajani (president of IMF) as well as Ahmad Nateq Noori
and Sayed Ehsan-al-deen Mansouri have signed up before nomination’s
deadline.
It’s worth mentioning that IMF’s presidential election
will be hold during annual general meeting of IMF on December 22.
IMF Public Relation
November 8, 2004
An Iranian alpinist, Hussain Nazar, summitted peak Lenin (7134 m)
in Pamir in an independent try. Nazar did it in 7 days in alpine
style while it takes more in normal ascend.
He will present his trip report in the monthly meeting of Alpine
club of Iran. It will be hold in Daneshjoo culture house in Tehran
on October 27 at 17:00.
IMZ News Department
October 2004
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