Damavand-News

Damavand Breaking News
Update 7 August 2013 posted by Mt Damavand Info Center

Tehran time 5:30 PM
Congratulations!
Lee Kheng Teck has arrived in Camp1 Polour Hut safely, he is doing a medical check now and he is going to have an interview with a local news agency afterward.

Tehran local time 4:15 PM
Rescue operation started this morning by the rescue helicopter and Iranian rescue teams. We are glad to inform that the young Malaysian mountaineer Lee Kheng Teck is seen alive and safe by a local shepherd on the Easter ridge of Mt Damavand Iran. The attempt to carry him down is under operation (may be by horse and mule).

Damavand Breaking News
6 August 2013 posted by Damavand Info

Urgent help is needed to find and rescue a young Malaysian climber

Malaysian Climber is Missing on Mt Damavand Iran
Latest Breaking News Mt Damawand , 6 August 2013
A Malaysian climber was lost on Damawand Volcano yesterday. The missing climber is called Mr. Lee Kheng Teck.

While ascending he was last seen by his friends on Monday August 5th at about 5 PM Tehran local time at the altitude above 5400 meters high in the sulfuric hills, a part of the volcano just bellow the crater, approx less that one hour to the top. This part of the mountain is also called the Danger Zone.

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Lee was  the member of a Malaysian expedition team with 11 young climbers. Ten of them left the high camp, Camp 3 Bargah Sevom on the southern ridge, at 9:30 for acclimatization. After reaching the acclimatization target, 3 members decided to return back to the C3 and returend back safely. But the others decided to continue to Damavand peak.

The summit team was divided in two groups. First group contained 3 fast climbers reached the summit after about 5 hours and the second team also included 3 participants reached the top after about 6 hour. While descending they all saw their slow tired friend called Lee near the peak but non of them remained in the area to help him!

We are closely following up the news of this Malaysian mountaineer who went missing on Damawand yesterday. A member of this expedition said that two rescue efforts to find the missing climber have so far failed, search is going on by local mountaineers. Up to now (6th August, Tuesday night), there has been no report for rescue helicopter in the area in coordination with Iran Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Federation.

The Mount Damavand Guide team is looking forward to see helicopter flights and more efforts to locate and rescue this missing Malaysian climbers alive soon.

Weather
There has been a good weather for climbing in the area in the last few day, other than some strong wing on the mountain, there has been no report of any severe weather, bad conditions, heavy fog or low visibility during the incident day. Damavand weather reports indicate that good conditions will continue over the mountain for the next few days, making the search and rescue efforts possible.
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Possibility
There is the possibility that after successfully conquering the summit, he had run out of energy and he had strayed toward the other routes of the mountain during his descend.

Damavand iran
With a height of 5671 meters, the Demavand Peak is the highest mountain in Iran and the Middle East, it is located in the Central part of Alborz Mountain Chain.
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Damavand Sulfuric Hills 5400 meters high
Also called the Danger Zone

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Damavand-Avalanche

Damavand South Route Avalanche
15 May 2013 posted by Sherppa

There has been an avalanche on the ski trail of Mount Damavand. It happened on the south route at about 10 am Tehran local time on 15 May 2013 which has injured two German ski mountaineers. The wounded Germans have been taken by a rescue helicopter to a hospital in Tehran. The latest info indicates that the injured mountaineers are not in a serious condition.

The avalanche occurred after one week of heavy snowfall in the Damavand Ski Touring area. This is the first reported avalanche in this zone and there has been no record of any major avalanche in this part of Damavand Mountain.

Damavand Avalanche
On the red line from 5200m down to about 4400m
Near the Camp3 New hut

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Lar-Lake-Damavand

Lar Lake
On the western side of Damavand there is an artificial Lake in Dasht e Lar area called Lar Lake which is formed behind the Lar Dam. This lake is one of the main water reservoir which supply fresh drinking water to capital city Tehran.

Heavy rainfall and snowfall in the area result in pure natural fresh water which forms permanent springs, streams and river to this lake. Amirkabir Karaj Lake, Latian Lake, and Tar Lake are the other large lakes for storing drinking water to about 17 millions population of Tehran and the suburb.
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Lar Lake and Mount Damavand Iran

Dasht e Lar area has a cool and pleasant climate due to vicinity of the Caspian Sea and the area provides beautiful landscapes and breathtaking views for hiking & trekking. The area is well known in for its natural poppy fields which covers a vast area around the lake in the spring and also for its exclusive red dotted trout fish.

Dasht e Lar is a protected zone and fishing in the Lar Lake and Lar Rivers is allowed only with permit for two months every year on even days. It is also a suitable place for water sports such as swimming.
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Damavand Poppy Fields
Photo by A. Soltani

Poppy
A beautiful wild red flower like tulip, the scarlet poppy or papaver bracteatum. Persian Names
Gol shaghayegh, gol shaqayeq, gol laleh, correct name gol khashkhash.

How to go there
Tehran> Haraz Road> Polour Village> Lar Dam Lake
Located about 85 Km north east of Tehran in Central Alborz Mountains in Lar District, Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Closed to Mt Damavand and Polour Village.

Quick Facts
Location and Coordinate
Latitude 35-53-17 N
Longitude 52-00-36 E
Altitude 2,400 m - 7,874. ft
Distance from Tehran 85 Km
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Lar Dam Lake View from Damavand
Photo by A. Soltani

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Main source of fresh mineral water from Damavand Iran for mountaineers, backpackers, walkers and campers in the natural environment,.
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The water is as pure as a clear mountain stream. Drinking water formed mainly by melting snow and glaciers. It is a part of the ecosystem and serve as a water source for many people. Trek Damawand Iran.

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Mt-Damavand-Shadow

Mount Damavand Shadow
Mt Damavand has a good-looking shadow whis is an extraordinary sight of this giant volcano. During the sunrise during in a clear day, this beautiful shadow is stretched on the western hills and covers the Lar-Lake forming a nice triangular shape. But do not expect finding your own shadow on the shadwo!!

Mt Damavand Shadow
Very good position of the photographer
Perfect timing and complete triangular shape
Photographer Unknown

Timing
You need a perfect timing to witness and to photograph the amazing shadow of Damavand. In order to have good opportunity to see this wonderful shadow and to take few photos, a good timing and good visibility is necessary. Related topic Damavand Shadow.
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Shadow of Damawand Iran
Photo by A.Soltani

Mt Damavand Shadow
Photo by A.Soltani

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Damavand-Pool

Damavand Pool
Damavand is placed in the middle of Elborz Mountains approx 60 Km south of Caspian Sea. Damawand giant volcano has a small glacier at its crater summit which is usually frozen but in a hot summer it may melt and make some water to form a small pool, also called the summit lake.

Damavand Pool

The pool is located at about 5,650 meters above sea level which it is the highest pool in Middle East and is ranked No 9 in the World Highest Lake Ranking. Due to freezing temp at Damavand Summit, only few mountaineers have the chance to see water in this pool because it is an icy pool rather than a water lake. It disappears and freezes solid during the cold season. Related topic Damavand Pool.

If you climb the mountain in summer, do not miss this natural phenomenon. But be careful that the water in this pool is not drinking water. This pool cannot qualify as a true permanent lake because it will disappear during the cold season and it's too small. Generaly it is a small frozen pool.
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The Highest Lake in the World
Mount Damavand Pool is ranked no 9 in the World Highest Lake Ranking .

1- Lhagba Pool - 6368m - 20892f - Tibet
2- Changtse Pool - 6216m - 20394f - Tibet
3- East Rongbuk Pool - 6100m - 20013f - Tibet
4- Acamarachi Pool - 5950m - 19520f - Chile
5- Lake Licancábur - 5916m - 19410f - Chile-Bolivia
6- Aguas Calientes Pool - 5831m - 19130f - Chile
7- Ridonglabo Lake - 5801m - 19032f - Tibet
8- Poquentica Lake - 5750m - 18865f - Chile-Bolivia
9- Damavand Pool - 5650m - 18536f - Iran
10-Karda Lake - 5643m - 18513f - Tibet


What a pity that the beautiful Mount Sabalan Lake 4800m, in Azarbaeijan Iran, is missing in The Highest Lake in the World ranking ?!
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Mount Sabalan Lake

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Fuji-Damavand

Fuji or Damavand
19 November 2012 Posted by Sherppa

Fujiyama or Damavand this is the question?!
There is a nice image on the internet of a volcano with a beautiful lenticular cap clouds on its summit with no data about the title, location or the photographer, some Iranian believe this picture belongs to Damawand Volcano in Iran!

Fuji or Damavand ?!

If you have close look at this photo you will see a flat area (perhaps a small town near) and a lake at the lower part of the mountain. Remember there is not such a view closed to Mt Damawand in Iran. Read more in Damavand Info.

So this picture most probably belongs to Mt Fuji (Fujiyama or Fujisan 3776 m) Japan's highest peak. Fuji looks like the Iranian summit and it is so similar and almost twin sister of Damavand! Due to this similarity, some people are confused and not able to distinguish between the two volcanoes.
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Mt Damawand Iran Cap Cloud

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Damavand-Crater

Damavand Crater
17 November 2012 Posted by Sherppa

The highest volcano in the Asia and the second highest in Northern hemisphere is Damavand. It is situated in the middle of Alborz Mountains in Iran. This giant dormant volcano was formed during the Holocene geologic epoch and its last eruption was about 6-10 thousands years ago.

This young volcano is almost a symmetrical cone shape composite stratovolcano and has a large crater whit a diameter about 200 - 400 meters across.
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Mount Damavend Crater

The crater is made of nearly pure sulphur and yellow rocks which surrounds the peak. The crater is approx 30m deep mostly covered by snow and ice and forms a small permanent glacier.

Note
The altitude of Damawand is 5671 meters. Read also Damavand v Kunlun (in Tibet 7,167 m).


Warning
There is big vent closed to the crater exhaling an awesome amount of sulphuric gas, volcanic smoke and hot steam with pestiferous smell which makes problem for climbers. It is not safe to go near this poisonous sulphuric area because if the wind changes its direction you would be in serious problem.

Elevation Location and Coordinate of Summit Crater
Altitude 5,671 m, (GPS measurement 5645 m)
Latitude 35 57 19 N
Longitude 52 06 37 E
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Damavend Volcano Smoking Sulphuric Gas

Volcano Damavend Crater

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