A lead competition for fresh trainees will be held in "Davoudi" indoor
climbing gym tomorrow, February 8th from 17:00 on.
"This competition will be held in memorial of MFI’s old days’ vice ]
president late Mohammad Davoudi, who died of pulmonary edema in Takht-e-Solaiman region
twenty years ago. Only those trainees, who endorsed by their instructors are allowed to
attend,"said Mohammad Tabibi, gym manager.
IMZ News Department
February 7, 2010
The well-known Iranian mountain guide and member of Damavand Ski and Mountaineering Club
(DSMC), Farshad Khalili is among the listed dead victims of avalanche disaster.
"Finding the last dead body that belongs to the only female victim of this
disaster, search and rescue efforts were finished. Therefore, Akbar Keshavarz, Mehdi
Khorasani, Hamid Kazem-Zadeh, Ali Akbar Ebrahim-Zadeh, Farshad Khalili, Majid Shahpari
and Nadia Najafi from "DSMC" beside Saeid Taheri from "Hemmat Shemiran" mountaineering group of Tehran were listed as dead victims of avalanche disaster in Mid
Alborz," told Babazadeh, the leader of search and rescue efforts.
It is worth saying that, Saeid Taheri is one of those two alpinists, who along with his
rope-mate were to do alpine climb of Alam-Kouh wall in winter. Bad weather had forced them
to leave the mountain, but they were to return as soon as possible.
IMZ News Department
February 5, 2010
Members of search and rescue teams managed to survive 23 of avalanche victims in Mid
Alborz and dig out seven dead bodies till this noon.
Kiyoumars Babazadeh, leader of search operations said to IMZ News: "Disaster has
happened at 3:45 P.M. on Thursday, February 4, 2010, while three back to back avalanches
swept everything downside the SE slopes of Mt. "Koloun-Bastak" in a duration
of less than 10 minutes and each time hit a pile of Damavand Ski and Mountaineering
club’s members, who were returning from a training class. Meanwhile, a
member of "Hemmat Shemiran" mountaineering group of Tehran caught the sight of
that horrible event, while he was getting back from "Dizin" skiing pad. He
proceeded to help those victims, but another mass of falling snow ran over him."
"We are involved in a vast avalanche zone," he explained about rescue
efforts, "where just two dead bodies were discovered till last night and 23
people were survived. However since early hours of Friday’s morning till now
(Friday’s noon), with an increase in the number of search teams, five dead bodies
were taken out of snow but still one of the victims is buried in an unknown place."
IMZ News Department
February 5, 2010
Avalanche caused disaster today, February 4th in middle Alborz region, while
more than 20 members of Damavand Ski and Mountaineering Club were to learn how to dig a
snow cave.
According to received reports, some of the attendees were hit by avalanche. Early
rescue operations by others have resulted in emersion of a few victims. However,
equipped search and rescue teams will soon arrive at the zone.
According to weather information, heavy snowing has been started since Wednesday,
February 3rd in Middle Alborz.
IMZ News Department
February 4, 2010
Sixth stage of selection process to choose members of national mountaineering team was
carried out on January 28th and 29th in middle Alborz.
"We had checked attendees’ abilities in high altitude conditions during last
five camps, which caused us to choose another style for the sixth one. Therefore, 17
approved mountaineers of fifth camp were transported to "Abnik" ice fall,
which is approximately 60 degrees inclined and looks proper to practice glacier rope
techniques and ice climbing," told Pouria Parchami, head of MFI’s Himalayan
ascent committee.
A few days after sixth stage, instructors Reza Zareei, Omid Amohammadi and Mahmoud
Mir-Nouri issued a list of 12 approved alpinists to go under another high altitude test
on Mt. Damavand from February 9th on for 5 days.
IMZ News Department
February 4, 2010
Aiming to participate in an international caving expedition in NE side of India, Leila
Esfandyari and Erfan Fekri will leave Tehran toward New Delhi on Friday, February 5th.
Erfan Fekri said to IMZ News: "“we are invited by British coordinator of the
expedition, Simon Brooks to take part in an international team composed of 22 European,
2 Iranian and 6 Indian cavers. This expedition has planned to survey and explore a few
caves in a region known as "Abode of the Clouds" located in Megalaya, north
east of India during a period of 20 days."
According to his report, a few training courses in the fields of caving and speleology
has been assumed to be held besides surveying the caves, e.g. a diving course, which
will be taught by twelve Indian shipmen.
These two Iranian cavers are sponsored by ACI, Damavand Mountaineering and Ski Club and
"Lavasan" Mountaineering group.
IMZ News Department
February 1, 2010
Alpine Club of Iran (ACI) called ice climbers from all over the country to participate
in the "3rd Ice climbing Festival of Iran".
According to their official announcement, this festival will be held from February 10th to 13th again in "Roudbar-e-Ghasran" district, middle Alborz
During recent three years, "Iran’s Ice Climbing Festival" has been held
by ACI after its delegation’s return from annual French Ice climbing festival in
"Ecrins".
IMZ News Department
February 1, 2010
Extreme weather and nonstop snowing push all members of "Hemmat Shemiran"
team, who were to hold an attempt on northern wall of Alam-Kouh peak, downside the
mountain.
"Six people were jailed in "Sarchal" hut hopping for stable weather
condition from Friday’s night on, but new coming forecasts on Friday, January 22nd led them to despair of any improvement so that they preferred to get back to their
hometown and wait out bad weather from Tehran," said Hussain Azimi, head of public
affairs committee of "Hemmat Shemiran" mountaineering group.
IMZ News Department
January 26, 2010
Seventh round of the 2nd climbing league of Tehran was held on Thursday,
January 21st in "Chahar-Dangh" climbing gym, SW of Tehran.
Moahhamd Tabibi reported: "The 7th competition was held on a route with
difficulty grade of 5.12d among 28 climbers from 9 clubs. Finally, whereas Artimes
Farshad Yeagneh and Masoud Ghasemi from "Tarbiat Modares" club were again
amongst the three first champions, Mojtaba Khodaei took the first prize as a member of
"Hemmat Shemiran" club. Also, at the end of this round, "Hemmat Shemiran" outpointed other clubs such as "Tarbiat Modares", "Davoudi"
and "Ghianouri", but later clubs are still the most probable winners of the 2
nd climbing league of Tehran."
IMZ News Department
January 24, 2010
Alpinists of "Hemmat Shemiran" mountaineering group, who has been in "Takht-e-Solaiman" region since last Thursday, got back to "Sarchal" hut due to
snowy and windy weather.
"Fixing the ropes between the edges of "Alam-Chal" glacier and beginning
of the wall, Bouye Sadat-Nia and Saeid Taheri along with three other friends left their
camp and arrived in "Sarchal" hut yesterday", their contact in Tehran
said, "since this morning, snowing has been replaced with strong wind up to coming
night, so that they have to sit out bad weather again, which is predicted to be snowy
until Friday’s night."
The supporting team members are changing every so often, except Rasoul Naghavi.
IMZ News Department
January 20, 2010
Mountaineers of Tehran province are going to mark the 31st anniversary of
Islamic Revolution with ascending 12 routes in East Alborz ridge from February 3rd on for three days.
This gathering is organized by Damavand city’s mountaineering council along with
because of its convenient access to highest peaks in East Alborz. Doberar(4250 m),
Souz-Cahl(4150 m), Angemar(4150 m), Chingiz-Chal(4050 m), Zarrin-Kouh (3850 m) from
northern and southern sides, Gol-e-Zard(3750 m), Mian-Roud(3600 m), Ashnedar(2850 m),
Tale-Kamar(2800 m) and Margh(2700 m) beside a trekking route toward beautiful "Tar
" lake at the southern foot of "Doberar" peak is those 12 predetermined
routes for this ceremony.
Since 2008, it is the third time that mountaineers of Tehran do such an ascent to
indicate Islamic Revolution.
IMZ News Department
January 18, 2010
Like last two years, Tehran’s Council of Mountaineering and Sport Climbing is
going to start a selection and preparation process to gather 2010 expeditions for men
and women, but in youth category.
According to their official website, each MFI admitted mountaineering club in Tehran is
allowed to introduce 4 male and 4 female mountaineers for the first stage of this
process, which will be held on January 28th on Mt. Tochal.
Tehran’s expeditions have been achieved to the summit of BroadPeak (8046 m),
Gasherbrum II (8035 m) and Spantik (7027 m) during last two years.
IMZ News Department
January 17, 2010
An expedition of 20 mountaineers from "Hemmat Shemian" Mountaineering Group
left Tehran toward "Roudbarak" village in "Kelardasht" city of
Mazandaran province on January 13th for an attempt on Alam-Kouh peak’s
granitic wall in alpine style.
""Including Bouye Sadat-Nia and Saeid Taheri, we were 20 people arriving in "Roudbarak" village in the evening of Wednesday, January 13th. Next day, the
well-known mountain guide of Takht-e-Solaiman region, Rasoul Naghavi was added and 21
people set out toward "Sarchal" at 3900m. Most of technical equipments and
food stuffs had been loaded in "Sarchal" hut during last few weeks, so whole
Friday was dedicated to transferring the necessary stuffs to "Alam-Chal"
glacier at the foot of the wall, setting up a camp and digging a snow cave. Afterwards,
10 members returned to Tehran," said spokesman of "Hemmat Shemiran"
mountaineering group, Hussain Azimi.
Hussain Added: "Bouye and saeid will start their attempt from "Polish-1973" route in coming few days. Going up to a wide ledge called "Ghomghomeh" in the
middle of the wall; they will continue from "Shokouh" route toward the summit
at 4868m, which is much less subjected to snow accumulation during cold season. Five
days has been planned to climb that 700-meter wall."
It’s worth saying that, Bouye was a member of supporting team for an expedition
from Sharif University of Technology, who climbed the same route during January, 2001
but in siege style.
IMZ News Department
January 16, 2010
In the earliest survey of "Boornik" cave, an expedition of 5 cavers from
Caving Committee of MFI found new passages totally with 1200 m length.
This survey has been started since last July, where leader Vahid Masdari along with his
team mates achieved a few new branches totally with 1200 m length with respect to the
last topography done by Austrian "Ernest Geyer" in 2009.
"The topographic sketch of "Boornik" has been already prepared for 11
times and according to the most recent one all braches has 1100 m length together and
the deepest one penetrates to the depth of 145m, where we have increased it to 2300 m
and the deepest branch goes 190m underground. Surveying new branches needs technical
methods," Vahid Said.
"Boornik" cave belongs to category of karst caves and it is Located 120 km
east of Tehran, near beautiful "Haran-Deh" village beside the road to
Firouz-Kouh city.
IMZ News Department
January 12, 2010
Training procedure for those involve in "Notification and Prevention of Mountain
Hazards" plan will start in a few hours, where Mehdi Davar-Pour talks about
"Techniques and Principles of Public Training"".
In addition to techniques of public training, other sessions will be held regularly
until February 2nd on the themes of "Compartment and Communication
Skills", "Safe Trekking", "Environment", "Avalanche",
"Safe Routes for trekking on Mt. Tochal" and "Hypothermia".
"NPMH" is a two-year old project, which has been voluntarily carried out by
cooperation between Tehran’s Council of Mountaineering and Sport Climbing and
mountaineering clubs all over Tehran, to increase public awareness about true and safe
trekking on Mt. Tochal, north of Tehran.
IMZ News Department
January 10, 2010
The story of selecting national mountaineering team’s members passed its 5th stage during a 3-day camp on south side of Mt. Damavand from December 30th to
January 1st.
"Omitting 2 participants of fourth camp, 23 mountaineers were called to fifth test
on south side of Mt. Damavand, where their durability and strength were tested by two
time ascent up to a place known as "Ice Fall" around 5100m," Said
head of MFI’s Himalaya committee, Pouria Parchami.
Jalal Cheshme-Ghasabani from Hamedan, Pouria Parchami from Tehran and Azim Gheychi-Saz
from East Azerbaijan were respectively the leader and instructors of this camp.
IMZ News Department
January 4, 2010
Tehran’s council of mountaineering and sport climbing is going to hold a training
course to prepare a few more level-3 instructors for sport climbing in females’
category.
This course provides participants with essential skills to train a newcomer both in
indoor climbing and outdoor sport climbing circumstances. Therefore indoor climbing’s subjects will be given in "Resalat" climbing gym of Tehran during January 13th and 14th, while outdoor section is planned to be held in "Band-e-Yakhchal" climbing resort, northern Tehran from February 20th to 21st.
Holding an entrance exam for sport climbing trainees two weeks ago, Khadijeh Sadjadian
from Shiraz, Sima Shojaeei from Tehran and Elham Jamshid-Beyk from Qazvin were qualified
to take the course.
IMZ News Department
January 3, 2010
Having gone by three weeks after the 5th round of 2nd climbing
league of Tehran, the 6th one was held in "Ghianouri" climbing gym
in south side of Tehran on Friday, 1st of January.
Mohammad Tabibi reported: "The competition started at 9:00 A.m. in "Ghianouri" gym among 45 climbers from 9 clubs, who led a difficult route with grade 5.13a. Finally,
the third winner of previous round, Masoud Ghasemi, achieved the first prize and
followed respectively by his club-mate Artimes Farshad Yeganeh from "Tarbiat
Modares" University"s club and Mahmoud Hasan-Zadeh from the host club. Also, "Tarbiat Modares", "Hemmat Shemiran" and "Ghianouri" clubs were
known as three top teams of this round."
Three rounds are remained from the 2nd climbing league of Tehran, where "Tarbiat Modares", "Davoudi" and "Ghianouri" clubs still have more
chance of winning than the others.
IMZ News Department
January 2, 2010
A team of seven climbers on behalf of Alpine Club of Iran left Iran toward France this
morning to participate in the 20th Ecrins Ice Climbing Festival.
ACI’s public affairs manager told IMZ News: "Iranian climbers were used to
participate in this festival since January 2008. Like last two years, ACI’s
representatives are going to attend this sportive meeting from January 8th
to 10th in "Ecrins" National Park in SE of France. Abbas
Mohammadi, Abbas Sabetian, Farnoush Raeisi from ACI’s Board of Directors beside
Mohammad Sabouri, Afshin Yousefi, Mostafa Shekarabi and Mohammad Hajabolfath are
members of this team."
"Besides, ACI has organized an ice climbing training course, which will be held
from January 2nd to 6th under the supervision of two mountain
guides from French "GHM". Also, a basic instruction will be given on the
subject of search and rescue," said Abbas Sabetian.
To finish this conversation, we asked him about the standards on which this team has
been gathered.
Abbas told: "After the public announcement done on 22nd of October, a
pile of climbers have been registered. In order to take advantage of ACI’s
3-years reputation in cultural department of France embassy of Tehran, trip official
regularities were left to them. On the other side, the cultural department has held a
French language course on the theme of "alpinism" since one and a half year
ago. Therefore they push those regularities just for those who had attended the course.
So the only selection was Mohammad Sabouri due to his experience in Ice Climbing."
It’s worth noting that, abbas Sabetian along with Abbas Mohammadi will have a few
working visits with their counterparts at "GHM" and Alpine Club of France
during this trip, which is partly sponsored by the cultural department of France
embassy in Tehran.
IMZ News Department
December 29, 2009
Ice climbing school of "Hamaloon" valley in Middle Alborz opened for the
coming cold season from this morning, although last night’s shower made it to
some extent unsafe.
"Despite a few ascents during the opening ceremony, the wall does not look steady
enough yet. Pouring water has weakened the junctions between icicles and behind rocks
so that would be better if enthusiastic climbers wait a weak further for more safety,
" said a member of school’s executive board, Eshagh Salar-Kia.
He added: "School is
open from 8:30 to 15:30 every day almost until late March and it is assumed to charge
everyone with 50,000 Rials for each day. Also, a limited amount of gears is available
for rent."
It is worth noting that, climbers should use school’s instructors unless they are
experienced enough.
IMZ News Department
December 24, 2009
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