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mpa - Jul 10, 2023 7:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2019
North-East routeafter a windy night we started quite late at the high-camp and reached the summit after 6 hours without problems
Confeta - Jun 29, 2023 6:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2023
+1 summit in the collectionVery strong wind all the way. 7hrs up without crampons + 3hrs down the snow couloir. As a member of Russian group (8 pers) + 3 guides (1 Russian + 2 Iranian)
Vader - Dec 17, 2022 1:26 am Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2016
WinterCold and windy after a fierce winter snow storm.
JKJ12 - Oct 22, 2019 4:39 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2018
Amazing conditionsDanish team. Everyone summited in great weather conditions. It was at the end of the season so almost no people. Just one other group.
McCannster - May 13, 2018 2:20 pm Date Climbed: May 10, 2018
via South routeSuccessful summit obtained. About 6 hours 45 minutes roundtrip from the hut. Fun snow climb, windy and cold on top. Low lying clouds prevented from seeing too much of the surrounding land, though blue skies dominated above. Trip report: https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=18543
igii - Jun 18, 2014 12:08 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2014
june summit by southern routeReached the summit by southern route from Bargah Sevom in 7.5h (left shelter @ 5:30am). Cold and windy but mostly sunny on the way up - whiteouts, freezing fog on the way down, rapidly changing weather every second hour. Still lot of snow. Overall good climb, Damavand is a beautiful peak.
gi0na - May 20, 2014 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2013
My First 5kMy first 5k peak, awesome sunny day
highpointa - Jun 18, 2013 11:38 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2007
Big peak, great climbHard work because of an aching back but a great climb nonetheless. Met lots of nice people there.
Tomek Lodowy - Apr 23, 2013 11:59 am Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2013
South routeBig mountain. Long and terribly exhausting climb mainly due to poor acclimatization for such altitudes and soft snow on the way but step by step, meter by meter. Freezing cold, but sunny days. Three German skiers summited Damavand the same day. Great adventure, great memories. Wish to have occasion to climb Damavand from North one day. Iran - people & landscapes - perfect travel destination.
massouditm - Apr 28, 2012 3:37 am
3times untill now3times until now this beauty peak climbed. the last one climbed in 5 pm...
landing was some hard in night!
Ides - Oct 20, 2010 8:30 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2009
South faceNice, especially the sulphur openings.
jck - Sep 27, 2010 3:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2010
Perfect weatherReached the top with Radek (brade) during a sunny but cold and windy day.
Five hours from the tent near Barghah-e-Sevom.
andre hangaard - Oct 2, 2009 5:47 am
Heavy snowblizzards...Attempting the south route from Polour together with Johan Dahlström and Mark van Gessel. Three nights (16-19 Sept. 2009) up in the nice, new hut at Bargah Sevom at 4.200m. Freezing cold. Slept with downjackets. Fierce snowblizzards; snow and almost zero visibility. We were forced to turn around up at 4.800m on 18 Sept. The GPS turned out to be very handy. In a complete whiteout and with loads of fresh snow on the slopes it is very easy to miss the hut on decent. If I ever would try this mountain again it wil sure be one month earlier. The week after we experience +45c at the island of Qheshm...
Iran was very intersesting and the people were very warm and friendly! Sa'laam!
emvee - Aug 23, 2009 1:50 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2009
Iran as it should be!Climbed this mountain with a HT group from the Netherlands and our Iranian guide name Ali. Started walking from the Khatoon Barghah pas and reached through the still empty Lar nature park the base camp two days before. Camped on the roof top of the cabins that night but the wind destroyed a pole of one tent.
Next day (Sunday, one before the top) we went up to the Barghah-e-Sevom, light rain we did meet many groups telling us the weather was too bad (and would remain bad) the next days. New hut at 4250m was open but 3..4 degrees, quiet cold if you are just sitting.
Next morning weather was great, above the clouds, only slightly high winds; we started around 06:00, still quite some snow and were about 12:40 at the top. Not too windy so we could enjoy the view.
Went down with crampons and the "butt slide technique" ;-) and were back about 14:50.
Hope the best for all nice Iranians we did meet!
mtnmaniac - Jun 16, 2009 5:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008
Great SummitIt was an enormous day! We had great weather and met friendly iranians on our way to the summit.
WouterB - Feb 9, 2009 4:52 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2008
First time above 5000Enjoyed it very much!
starybaran - Nov 27, 2008 10:45 pm
South routeUnofficial route. I didn't want to pay for at least three reasons, so i decided to avoid a normal route. Took it to the right from mosque. Find some bivak place in about 4000. Then directly to the top, in about 5000 traversed to the west, to join the official path.
hkiaee - Nov 16, 2008 1:11 pm
3 Times this YearI Climbed 2 Times from South Face And one from West Face.
andreeacorodeanu - Nov 5, 2008 12:45 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2008
SouthThis south route is not hard but we had problems with the electicity that I feel it and scared me a little, start snowing near the summit and I had problems with the gazes cause running from the electricity sometimes we got into it. I heard that the north route is harder. I liked very much Iran maybe someday I will come back :).
HansG - Nov 4, 2008 6:38 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2008
SouthI make it.