-
1681 Hits
-
74.01% Score
-
4 Votes
Page Type:
Image Type(s):
Add Heading here
A dormant volcano with a narrow summit. Location Alborz Mountains, Iran. Height 5671.The earliest recorded ascent of Damavand was made in 905 by Abu Dolaf Kazraji, although others unknown may have preceded him. Three centuries later Yaqut, the great Byzantine/Arab geographer, attempted to climb Damavand, but failed to reach the summit. However, the local people who served him as guides gave him a detailed description of the summit which he incorporated into his famous "Dictionary of Geography", and which conforms perfectly with the geographical reality. At approximately the same time Ebn Esfandiar noted that the ascent from Ask took around two days. Apparently climbs of Damavand were not uncommon during the early 13th century, before the Mongol invasion under Hulagu Khan swept, and destroyed, everything before it. More
Album
Trafic - Road Haraz
View Damavand - From road Poloor
Damavand - Camp I 3200m
Near Camp II 4200m
Camp II 4200m
Bargah Sevoom 4200m (Camp II)
Comments
Post a Comment