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Facts & Info about Mount Damavand, Iran

Information, advice, suggestions, and data for hiking in Damavand, Iran. Everything you need to know about climbing Damavand, including facts, hiking information, weather predictions, trekking routes, climbing tours, required equipment, and more. Since Damavand is a conical volcano, there are four well-known hiking routes as well as numerous angles from which it can be climbed.

Quick Facts, Info and Guide for Trekking Damavand

• Best Trekking Time: July to September. Visit Timing.
• Best Climbing Itinerary: 3 to 5-day trekking itinerary.
• Best Starting Days: Saturday and Sunday. Visit Crowd.
• Best Starting Damavand Camp: Polour camp for the south and the west routes and Nandal Camp for the north and the northeast fronts.
• Mountaineering Season: All year for experienced mountaineers. Mid-June to mid-September for ordinary climbers.
• Difficulty: The south route Difficulty is a moderate trekking, easy descent.
• Easiest Trekking Route: South side in summer is basic mountaineering.
• Moderate Climbing Route: West route is basic trekking.
• Longest Hiking Route: North-east side, Gazaneh trail. Sea also Damavand Facts.
• Hardest Climbing Route: The north face, scramble climbing, steep.
• Trekking Length: South trail basecamp to the peak is 8 Km (10 hours).
• Popular Side: The south route.
• Guide: Damavand Guide is the most experienced guiding team for Damavand climbing tours.

Brief Facts and Data for Ski Touring Damavand

Depends to the weather and the amount of snow.

• Ski Season & Snow Availability: December to mid-May. Best ski time is March & April.
• Best Ski Touring Route: Damavand south route ski resort.
• Best Ski Touring Program: 7-day itinerary
• Snow Depths: 2 to 5 meters.
• Vertical Ski Drop: Optimum about 3000 meters, Summit to asphalt road.
• Total Skiable Distance: Optimum summit to asphalt road: 12000 meters.
• Ski Touring Guide: Damavand Ski Guide Team is the most experienced guiding team for Damavand ski mountaineering & ski touring.
  

Damavand Camp

Ten camps and shelters atop Mount Damavand provide lodging and basic amenities for hikers and mountaineers. These mountain campsites and refuges offer hikers a chance to relax and acclimate to the altitude and are placed in strategic locations along the four routes to Damavand summit. In this topic we'll provide you a thorough introduction to Damavand camps, mountain huts, shelters, and tenting areas, along with their locations and introductory safety descriptions for trekking Damavand from various routes and spending the night there. Find more details in Damavand Camp.

Well-known Damavand Camps
The following is a list of Mount Damavand's well-known campsites and shelters:

1- Polour Camp
2- Rineh Camp
3- Gosfandsara Shelter
4- Bargah Sevom Shelter
5- Bargah Sevom New hut
6- Simorgh Shelter
7- Takhte Feridoun Refuge
8- Nandal Mountaineering House
9- Damavand 4000 Shelter
10- Damavand 5000 Refuge

- South Route: Polur Camp, Rineh Camp, Gosfandsara Shelter, Bargah Sevom Old Shelter and Bargah Sevom New Hut.
- West Front: Polour hut and Simorgh Shelter.
- North-East Route: Nandal local house and Takht-e Feridon Refuge.
- North Face: Nandal mountaineering house, Damavand 4000 Shelter and Dam avand 5000 Refuge.

Mount Damavand Info

Mount Damavand Info, Facts, Statics & Guide

Damavand is peak of Persia and lord of the Alborz Mountains!

Damavand peak (5,670 m - 18,600 ft.) is a charming high mountain and the photogenic figure of Iran. Mount Damavand is an international climbing target and one of the world's popular peaks for hiking trekking and ski touring. Damavand is encircled by many virgin trekking trails of the Alborz chain. This gigantic volcano is one of the Volcanic Seven Summits in the world. Damavand mountain is famous for its huge height, its mild hiking slopes and moderate ascending grade.

The ancient Persia is called Iran in the modern era. While amazed by the very ancient history and architecture of Iran, you may forget that Iran also has a breathtaking nature. Mount Damavand, the pinnacle of Iran, is proudly at the top of the list for hiking & trekking. But the best attraction of the country is the hospitality of people which make you feel welcome ...

Damavand Trekking Info

How To Climb Mount Damavand Iran?

In this page you will find the best source of data for how to climb Damavand from four different routes and also learn the best instructions to organize and manage your plan to Damavand Iran. In addition increase your chance of success to Damavand summit and enjoy a safe trek to Damavand Peak. This guidance is ideal for ordinary mountaineers with ordinary climbing skills and common trekking gears ...

Damavand Hiking FAQ

In this topic you can find the most frequently asked questions and the most common answers for trekking Damavand Iran.

Q- What kind of acclimatisation do you recommend for climbing Damavand?
A- It is mainly dependent on your mountaineering experience at high altitude, training and physical fitness. Generally speaking for ordinarily mountaineers, sleeping one nigh at Camp 1 Polour 2250m and one night at Camp 3 Bargah Sevom 4250 is quite enough to attempt Damavand peak 5671m. But if you are not quite sure about your adaptation to the high altitude, you may consider the second night rest at camp 3 before the summit push ...

Damavand Mountaineering Guide

A Quick Guide for Trekking Mount Damavand, Iran
Mount Damavand Guide is a team of motivated professionals, dedicated to providing their clients with adventurous and safe mountain trips and quality Damavand Hiking Trekking and Climbing Guides. Based in Tehran, Iran Mountain Climbing Guides provides access to the most amazing mountain experiences the Iran Mountains has to offer ...

Environmental problems are the bane of Damavand

There is no choice but for hikers, NGOs and local people to come together and think together to solve Damavand environmental problems. Damavand Mountain is the familiar name of Iran and mythology of our thousands of years of culture, which is a magnificent heritage for all of us, but this precious natural heritage, which is the national symbol of Iran, is now quite difficult due to environmental problems. Damavand Volcano is the highest peak of Iran in the middle of central Alborz, which in 2002, with the approval of the Supreme Council of the Environment, joined the collection of areas under the management of the EPA as a national natural effect, but today it is faced with many environmental problems and challenges that the lovers of this field believe that by inserting the national day of Damavand in the official calendar of the country, more attention is paid to this unique natural phenomenon. And of course, no action has been taken so far ...

Damavand Trek

Hike Trek Mount Damavand, Iran

Trekking Damavand Mountain, Iran the highest and the most prominent peak of the country is a life time memory. The experience of climbing to this peak with a group of mountaineers from around the world is very rewarding. Before hiking Damavand, it is advised to study all the necessary info for ascending this huge mountain. In our Damavand Forum you can find the most Frequently Asked Questions and the most common answers about climbing this mountain ...

Damavand Trekking Tour

Without a doubt many of you may have imagined of trekking to the roof of Iran, the summit of Mount Damavand, we give you this chance to try your dream and truly experience the magic of this beautiful mountain. Keep in touch for more info, and let's work together to finalize all the arrangements. We organize different tours extending from a simple summer hiking ideal for beginner, up to advanced Alpine style mountaineering tour in winter suitable for experienced climbers. Many individual climbers, mountaineering groups and tour agencies use our guiding support each year. We support incoming groups with the best possible services ...

Damavand Ski Tour

Mt. Damavand Ski, Snowboard, Snowshoes & Ski Mountaineering

Damavand Mountain is standing near the Caspian Sea therefore it receives heavy snowfalls in winter consequently it is an ideal place for winter sport activities such as ski tour, snowboard tour and ski mountaineering. Damawand Ski Resort is the highest skiing place in Iran and the middle-east and one of the world's best off-piste ski resorts ...

Damavand Myth

Damavand Iran is in the center of Iranian myths. This well-known mountain has a particular place in Iranian tale, myth, fable and legend. Arash, the Archer (in Farsi آرش کمانگیر Āraš-e Kamāngīr) is a heroic archer of the Iranian mythology. The name Arash is one of the most popular in the Farsi-speaking world. The legend "Arash Kamangir" put all his force and life energy in drawing a powerful bow to transferred to an arrow, a shot which flew a very long distance …

Damavand Volcano

Damavand Volcano is a silent dormant and the highest volcano in Iran. It looks like Volcano Fujiyama in Japan, but much greater. Its snowy white top with its regular clouds is the most nice-looking vista of Iran. There has been no volcanic eruption in historical times and records so Volcano Damavand is considered as an extinct silent volcano. There are some hot springs on its lower slopes like Larijan village. At Damavand summit there is a crater about 150-200 meters across, with a lot of yellow sulfurous rocks and pumice stones ...

Damavand Weather

In general terms and as far as climbing is concerned Damavand Mountain has only two seasons, summer and winter! Autumn and spring are too short and considered as cold weather for trekking. In summer season, mid-June to September, Damavand weather is ideal for trekking. The weather in other seasons is tough and regarded as off-season for trekking ...