Mountain Climbers
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VIDEO: Brown bear spotted near mountaineers tents in NW Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Footage shows a brown bear and its two cubs near the mountaineers' tents in Mount Sabalan in Ardabil Province of northwestern Iran.
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'Afsaneh Hesamifard' first Iranian woman to climb K2
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Afsaneh Hesamifard scripted history on Friday by becoming the first Iranian woman to climb treacherous K2.
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VIDEO: Iranian mountaineer conquers Mount Everest
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Aziz Abdi, a 63-year-old Iranian mountaineer, conquered Mount Everest on Saturday and honored the country's flag at the world's highest peak.
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Hemmati becomes 3rd Iranian women to climb Everest
TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iranian female mountain climber Afsaneh Hemmati has managed to conquer the Everest on Sunday.
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By: Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Polish travelers cross Iran on their expedition to Himalayas
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A team of Polish travellers are in Iran as part of their long expedition to Nepal to retrace the footsteps of the first Polish expedition to the Himalayas 50 years ago.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Exhibition on “The History of Polish Mountaineering”
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Polish travellers started an expedition in a historical truck to celebrate “the Golden Age” of Polish mountaineering. They travel to ten countries, including Iran en route to Nepal.
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By: Mehdi Zavar
Preparing route for rock climbing in Urmia
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – A rock climbing group in West Azerbaijan Province in northwestern Iran anchors the bolts to prepare the route for their group of rock climbers in a mountainous region in Urmia County.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Statue of Iran's classic mountaineering father unveiled
HAMEDAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – The statue of Mamoud Ajal, titled the father of Iran's classic mountaineering was unveiled in Ganjnameh, Hamedan.
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By: Behnam Yousefi
Arak hosts 5th ‘Mountain Running Competitions’ (Fajr Cup)
ARAK, Jan. 18 (MNA) – The Mountain Running Competition (special of Fajr Cup) was held in Arak, Markazi province on Fri. attended by 63 athletes from 13 provinces of the country.
