Danger Zone South Route Damavand Mountain
There is an area on the south route of the Damavand Volcano called the "Danger Zone", this area has been the cause of many dead and serious incidents. The casualty part of the mountain, the area which most losses take place. Some novice inexperienced and even few famous and experienced climbers lost thier way and consequently their life in this area mainly due fog and bad weather.

Danger Zone is located between the fake summit 5400m and the real peak 5670m, it has a mild climbing slope, without rocks and signs, it looks like a desert with only a few guideposts which you can not find them in foggy and cloudy condition, in a good visibility it is not a difficult part of the mountain. It is similar to the Bermuda Triangle!, But there is no mysterious or supernatural events there, mountaineers are not able to find the right way in this part when they return back from the summit,

It looks like a one way road! you can ascend, but you can not find your way back to Camp3. The main cause of disaster in the area is bad weather and poor visibility, even in conditions that make it difficult to see clearly without any particular equipment it is possible to climb to the top, but it isimpossile to find any sign, footprints and your way back to descend to the lower camps and you may finish with a bitter end.


Warning
In bad weather
- Do not go upper than fake summit 5400m.
- A reliable GPS receiver is essential.
- An experienced Mt Damavand guide is helpful.

GPS Track
Useful GPS Track file for the Danger Zone:
Download GPS Track File

GPS Landmark
The danger zone stars from this point upto the summit, it is also the sulphuric area of the volcano.

Fake Summit
Altitude 5400 m
Latitude 35-57-05 N
Longitude 52-06-37 E

Alternate names for fake summit:
Mosalasi, Baam e Jonobi, Sang e Pes-tan, Dood koh.

Victims of Damavand Danger Zone in recent years

Spring 2009
After their climb to the peak and on their way back, four climbers from Bandar Abas Province Iran, lost their way towards the west ridge, three of them died and only thier leader survived. The Victims:
- Torabi Abdul Hamid
- Memari Farkhoundeh
- Keshmiri Sajedeh

Summer 2008
Two climbers from Hamedan Province Iran after their successful climb, lost their way to east ridge, near Yakhar Glacers and died there.

Spring 2002
Jalal Froozan Rabooki from Tehran, the most famous Iranian climber, lost his way back and had bitter end, his body was found 6 months later in Yakhar Glacers.

Tours

3- Iran Mountain Tour
We offer private tailor made tours for hiking & trekking, mountaineering, mount climbing, rock and boulder climbing tours and mountain expedition tours in Alborz and Zagros Mountain Ranges and regular tours to Mt Damavand Iran. With qalified mountain guides which are the most experienced ones in Iran, some have climed more than 100 times to Damavand peak, and the member of 100 Damavand Club or Iran Mountain Federation.

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- Mt Haft Khan 4540m
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- Mt Zarin Kouh 4200m
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