GPS

GPS
Mt Damavand South Route GPS Landmarks
Useful GPS waypoints and landmarks guide for your trip to Mt Damavand, specially in case of bad weather and foggy condition, it may save your life. If you want to climb from the south route the safest, best shortcut and the recommended way is:
Tehran > Camp 1 Polour > Camp 2 Base > Camp 3 New Hut > Summit
and return the same way back. If you have enough time and energy left ! You may also visit the beautiful Icefall of damawand at 5100 M .
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GPS Landmark Damavand South Route .

Mt Damawand GPS Landmark Table South Route


Mt Damavend GPS Landmark Route Map

1- Terminal Shargh, Tehran East Public Coach Station.
A good place to find a car or a bus towards mt damavand.

Altitude 1314 m
Latitude 35-43-25 N
Longitude 51-31-07 E

2- Camp 1 Polour 2,270 m - 7,447 ft
A good place for your rest, when you travel to the mountain , it is a newly made Iranian Mount Federation Complex Camp.

Altitude 2270 m
Latitude 35-50-50 N
Longitude 52-03-36 E

Mt Demavand Camp 1 - Polour Altitude 2270 m

3- Poul e Moon Junction ( optional )
This landmark is also useful to visit Poul e Moon Caves.
( if you travel from Tehran to Damavand , you do not need this landmark ) .

Altitude 1683 m
Latitude 35-53-25 N
Longitude 52-11-53 E

Damawand Poul e Moon Caves

4- Camp 1 Reineh ( optional )
( if you travel from Tehran to Damavand , you do not need this landmark ) .

Altitude 2078 m
Latitude 35-52-58 N
Longitude 52-09-58 E

Mt Demavand South Route Camp 1 - Reineh Altitude 2078 m

5- Gravel Road Junction 1
Winter staring point, start of gravel road to base camp , you may also start climbing to damavand from here, specially when it is imposible to use the gravel road by car because of snow and ice condition. If you travel either from Tehran (via polour camp) or north of Iran ( via Reineh town ) , you will come to this junction anyway.

Altitude 2458 m
Latitude 35-52-47 N
Longitude 52-07-16 E

Mt Damawand Winter Climb from Junction Gravel Road

6- Gravel Road Junction 2
turn right here to goto base camp.

Altitude 2778 m
Latitude 35-52-29 N
Longitude 52-06-13 E

7- Camp 2 Base 3,040 m - 9,973 ft
Base camp ( Farsi Name Gosfand Sara), there is a shelter , a mosque and a sheepfold . During summer you can find water and some food here , but I recommend to use your own. You may find mule and porter to carry your equipments to the next camp. Rember that in other seasons base camp is walkout and almost resticted . This camp is not suitable for use in summer , because it is too crowded and too dirty, for acclimatization you may use camp1 or Camp3 instead.

Altitude 3040 m
Latitude 35-54-10 N
Longitude 52-06-34 E

Mt Damawand Camp 2 Base 3040m

8- First Sign

Altitude 3172 m
Latitude 35-54-26 N
Longitude 52-06-23 E

9- Statues Ridge
Interesting place to take some photo of damavand volcanic statues.

Altitude 3247 m
Latitude 35-54-36 N
Longitude 52-06-19 E

Mt Damavand Statues Ridge

10- River 1
Seasonal river, it is usually dry in summer and coverd with snow in colder seasons.
( Second Sign - Cross the river to the left )

Altitude 3423 m
Latitude 35-54-53 N
Longitude 52-06-14 E

11- River 2
The same seasonal dry river.
( Third Sign - Cross the river to the right )

Altitude 3688 m
Latitude 35-55-18 N
Longitude 52-06-16 E

Seasonal River 2 Sign

12- Sang e Du Shakh
The lar Lake is visible from this place.( Forth Sign )

Altitude 4055 m
Latitude 35-55-42 N
Longitude 52-06-31 E

Sang e Du Shakh

13- Camp 3 Bargah 4,220 m - 13,845 ft
Bargah Sevom Shelter is the last camp in the south route, during summer it is too crowded and in not suitable for use, you better bring and use your own tent for better comfort and privacy. You may find water, some food , rent tent and sleeping bag at this place in summer , but it is recommended to use your own equipments . A new camp is under construction in this area and will be ready in 2009.

Altitude 4220 m
Latitude 35-55-54 N
Longitude 52-06-30 E

Mt Demavand Camp 3 - Bargah Sevom 4220m

Camp 3 New Hut
This new hut is made at altitude 4250 m above sea level, near to the old shelter/refuge Bargah Sevom, it is one of the highest huts in the word and best resting place in the area.

Altitude 4250 m
Latitude 35 - 55 - 57 N
Longitude 52 - 06 - 32 E

Mt Damavand Camp3 New Hut

14- Beginning of First Ridge

Altitude 4531 m
Latitude 35-56-18 N
Longitude 52-06-36 E

15- End of first Ridge ( change ridge to the left )

Altitude 4912 m
Latitude 35-56-39 N
Longitude 52-06-32 E

Icefall ( optional )
ice fall of mount damavand GPS landmark 31 Aug 2007

Altitude 5100M
Latitude 35-56-48 N
Longitude 52-06-40 E

Icefall of Mount Damavand at 5100m

16- Beginning of Sulphuric Area

Altitude 4947 m
Latitude 35-56-41 N
Longitude 52-06-30 E

17- Memorial Sign ( Late Mohsen Ghanbari )

Altitude 5080 m
Latitude 35-56-47 N
Longitude 52-06-32 E

18- Flat area sign post
You have about half an hour hard work from here !

Altitude 5232 m
Latitude 35-56-56 N
Longitude 52-06-35 E

19- Baam Jonobi, Fake Summit ,
also called Sang e P-e-s-t-a-n
Get ready for sulphuric smell of damavand !

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

Mt Damavand Fake Summit

20- Last Sulphuric Hill

Altitude 5436 m
Latitude 35-57-08 N
Longitude 52-06-37 E

21- Beginning of Summit Rocks

Altitude 5562 m
Latitude 35-57-18 N
Longitude 52-06-41 E

22- Summit South Face
Congratulation you have done it ! This is summit , summit of Iran, summit of Middle East, top of highest volcano in Asia and Europe, peak of second highest volcano in the north hemisphere .
GPS landmark ( 6 June 2006 )

Altitude 5621 m
Altitude 5640 m (new GPS measurement on Friday 31 Aug 2007 )
Latitude 35-57-19 N
Longitude 52-06-37 E

Damavand summit of Iran & Middle East

23- Highest Rock
Damavand South Face Summit in old all record is measured as 5,671 Meters - 18,605 feet

Altitude 5626 m ( 6 June 2006 )
Altitude 5645 m (new GPS measurement on Friday 31 Aug 2007 )
Latitude 35-57-19 N
Longitude 52-06-36 E

Mt Damavand Highest Rock

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Longitude
the angular distance of a place east or west of a standard meridian,
especially the Greenwich meridian.

Latitude
the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
(latitudes) regions with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator

Note:
Regarding the height , I believe hand held GPS unit results are not so accurate to refer to as a reliable reference , and I think it worth to do some accurate measurements with some sophisticated equipments like advanced differential GPS on damavand . ( Last edited by Sherpa on 2 Sep 2007 )

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News

MDG News 2009
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Heavy Snow Fall - End of Summer season 19 Sep 2009
There has been heavy snow fall in Mt Damavand area this week, meaning that summer climbing season is ended, ordinary climbers are strongly advised not attemp climbing till a better condition in next summer. It could be a good news for Mt Damavand ski mountaineers.

Crowd Peak 6 Aug 2009
Mt Damavand is a major tourist attraction in summer and reaches its crowd peak in 6 August each year, because of its easy accessibility from Tehran, south route is the most popular face of the mountain, there is no clear estimation that how many climbers ascend in this month, in order to encounter a small crowds problem, it is recommended that you bring your own tent in August because all shelters and huts are full of climbers or book a place in huts in advance.

Sad News 1 June 2009
Unfortunately because of bad weather in Mt Damavand last week, 3 climbers from Bandar Abas, Iran lost their lives , This group with 11 members climbed from south route, due to bad weather at altitude of about 5000 meters 7 climbers returned back to Bargah Sevom Camp and 4 of them continued their ascend to the summit, but in return they could not find the correct way back to the Camp3 and they lost the way in the dead zone of Mt Damavand, they ended to west route, which caused them 3 death.

The Victims:
- Torabi Abdul
- HamidMemari
- FarkhoundehKeshmiri Sajedeh

Mt Damavand Victims from Bandar Abas, Iran

Warnings
Warning for climbing Mt Damavand in spring climate
Spring 2009 May and early June - 15 May 2009
Due to heavy spring snow fall in the mountain in spring 2009, most parts of the routes are covered by snow and ice and climbing to the summit is very difficult in May and early June.
So for a safe and successful climb in this season:
- You should be very experinced climber.
- well equipped with winter gears.
- crampon and ice axe are necessary.
- you need a good weather.
- well supported .
- ready for any risky and unexpected condition in Mt Damavand.

Heavy Snow Fall 13 April 2009
The snow fall around Damavand and Lasem is continued this week. Good for Mt Damavand ski mountaineers , but it may delay the climbing season for ordinary clmbers.

Snow Conditions 6 April 2009
A good news for Damavand ski mountaineers ,there was a rather good snow fall around Mt Damavand this week.

Permit Fee in 2009 - 1 April 2009
Permit fee for foreign climbers is still 50 USD per person and there has been no reduction in the price.

Snow Conditions 15 March 2009
There has been little snow fall this year around Mt Damavand and Lasem so far compared with the last year , so if you intend to ski mt Damavand , keep in mind that you may face little snow.

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Nature

Nature
Although the climbing is tough but Mount Damavand nature is fantastic in spring specially for its beautiful red flowers, at the foot of the mountain a special kind of poppy called the scarlet poppy or papaver bracteatum grows, this beautiful wild red flower covers a vast area around the mountain.
Natural poppy fields start blooming beigining of May in low parts and gratually covers the upper parts . It is a variety of nature , colored flowers , green grass and plants cover the ground like Persian carpet! Best Hiking & Trekking time to see these phenomenal is May and June.

Mount Damavand Nature
Damavand poppy fields above clouds
Photo by A. Soltani

Mount Damavand Nature
Damavand wild poppy start blooming beigining of May
Photo by A. Soltani

Mount Damavand Nature

More Info for poppy : Annual Species.
3. P. somniferum. O-p-ium Poppy. - A tall glaucous glabrous species growing 3 or 4 feet high, with oblong variously lobed amplexicaul leaves and numerous large single or double flowers of many colours, white, rose, lilac, violet, often striped, and usually with a darker spot at the base of the petals, the latter fringed in some varieties. It is believed to have origin-ally come from Persia or India.

Vocabulary:
Natural red poppy or tulip ,
Farsi name gol shaghayegh , gol shaqayeq , gol laleh , correct farsi name gol khashkhash .

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Doug Scott

Doug Scott in Tehran
Doug Scott
It was a great moment for Iranian mountain climbers to meet the renowned mountaineer, Doug Scott during the 2008 General Assembly of the UIAA in Tehran.

Doug Scott in Tehran

A man who has made 45 expeditions to the high mountains of Asia. He has reached the summit of 40 peaks, of which half were first ascents, and all were climbed by new routes or for the first time in Alpine Style. Apart from his climb up the South West Face of Everest with Dougal Haston during Chris Bonington's Expedition of 1975, he has made all his climbs in lightweight or Alpine Style, without the use of artificial oxygen. He has reached the highest peaks on all seven continents - "the seven summits". He is a past President of the Alpine Club. He was made a CBE in 1994. In 1999 he received the Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Gold Medal....
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UIAA concludes successful GA in Iran UIAA
The 2008 General Assembly of the UIAA was held in Teheran, Iran from October 16-18. It was the first time a GA of an international sport federation was held in Iran.
Opened by Ali Abadi, the Vice President of Iran, the meeting's main agenda items included elections to the Management Committee and the Executive Board, discussions on the significant increase in the number of mountaineering and climbing equipment carrying the UIAA Safety Label, as well as issues related to competitive sports. Regarding this issue, the Ski Mountaineering Federation ISMF voted not to become a UIAA unit member.

The Commissions reported on successful UIAA events and ongoing projects (such as youth camps, updating the Tyrol Declaration, research in mountain medicine, and assessing the use of mountaineering themes in advertisements).

Germany's Pit Schubert was elected honorary member in recognition of his lifetime work to improve the quality of mountaineering equipment by developing new standards and testing methods.

Jan Bonding and Nico de Jong were re-elected to the Executive Board and members Paola Gigliotti and Zhixin Li were replaced by Italy's Silvio Calvi and Switzerland's Rita Christen. The terms of the other board members, President Mike Mortimer, Vice President Jordi Colomer and Peter Farkas do not expire until 2010.

The UIAA expressed its thanks to the Iranian Mountaineering Federation for its warm hospitality and excellent organisation, especially the efforts of Homayun Bakhtiyari and Shiva Farsi who were always on hand to deal efficiently with delegates' requests, including some that seemed impossible.

Following the GA, many participants took the opportunity to climb beautiful Mount Damavand, a volcano and the highest peak in the region at 5671m. Only this summer, it was designated as the country's first National Natural Heritage Site.

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Many global tourists and alpinists consider Damavand the most beautiful conical and unique peak of Asia," said Bakhtiyari. It is situated in the Albourz Range, only 100km from Teheran and 75km from the Caspian sea. "The Iran Mountaineering Federation is going to build one of world's highest shelters at 4,000 metres on this mountain to provide appropriate facilities for climbers," Bakhtiyari added. The peak is reached by an eight-hour trek followed by an eight-hour climb along one of four main routes. Each has a refuge for climbers. Of the mountain's many glaciers, the most important are Dobisel and Sioleeh in the north and Yakhar in the east.

The mountain is surrounded by myths and it is said that a monster inhabits the summit. As the country's national symbol, its picture adorns bank notes, credit cards and bus tickets. Iranian geographers were the first to reach the summit in 1900, but after that there were no recorded climbs until 1936. In the 1940s mountaineering in the area increased, new routes were opened and foreigners eventually started to arrive.

Damavand's crater has a diameter of about 180 metres. The slopes and skirts are filled with volcanic lava and yellowish sulfuric rocks, and there are a number of small volcanic mouths near the peak from which sulfur gases are leaking. "Although Damavand has been dormant for 100,000 years, geologists have not denied it might become active again," said Bakhtiyari.

He points out that Damavand is only one of many climbing opportunities in Iran. "People do mountaineering and climbing all over Iran, these climbs staged from very simple routes and trekking to very technical winter or summer ascents on mountains such as Alam-Kouh (4,850 m) with a 750m vertical granite face."

Other popular climbing areas are Kuh-e-Bisotun, Alam Kouh (4,850 m), Takht-e-Soleiman (4659 m), and Mt. Saballan (4,800 m).

In 1994 the Iran Mountaineering Federation, which became a member of the UIAA in 1972, organised a five-year programme to climb Mt. Everest, and the goal was achieved in 1998. After this followed other Iranian expeditions to many Asian peaks including Mt.Cho-Oyu, Shishapangma, Mt. Makalu and Gasherbrum II. In 2005 the first Women Expedition successfully climbed Mt. Everest and two Iranian women stood on the top of the world.

For more information, please read the full presentation of Iran's geography and mountaineering traditions written by Homayun Bakhtiyari.

For a slide show of Iran's mountain landscapes,
please visit our photo gallery page.

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