Mountain Climbers
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VIDEO: Iran's Alipour in Paris Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iranian speed rock climber Reza Alipour lost to his New Zealand opponent but advanced to final stage at 2024 Paris Olympics after landing in the 8th place.
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2 trekkers killed in India's Himachal Pradesh
TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Two trekkers, including a woman, were killed during their expedition in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said Thursday.
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Iranian climber achieves historic summit in Antarctica
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Elite Iranian climber Amin Aziznia has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first Iranian man to climb Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica, which stands at 4,892 meters (16,050 feet).
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Hamedan Mountain climbing Museum
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) –As the first mountain climbing museum in the country, Hamadan Museum is where records of works and photos of prominent climbers are kept.
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VIDEO: Avalanche kills five Iranian mountaineers
TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – A group of mountaineers were caught in an avalanche at the bottom of Mount Oshtoran Kuh in the Zagros Mountains in Lorestan Province on Thursday, five of them lost their lives.
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Iran's disabled climber conquers Europe's highest peak
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iran's disabled climber has made it to the summit of Elbrus—the highest peak in Europe.
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Iran's 23-year-old mountaineer conquers Mount Everest
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – A 23-year-old Iranian mountaineer conquered Mount Everest on Saturday.
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Another Iranian mountaineer conquers Mount Everest
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The Iranian mountaineer Rouhollah Kazemi managed to reach the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday.
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Iranian woman Hesamifard reaches Annapurna peak
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Iranian woman climber Afsaneh Hesamifard made it to the top of Nepal's Annapurna peak on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Avalanche in Kyrgyzstan
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Harry Shimmin was among a group of 10 hikers on a tour of the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan when he managed to capture video of an avalanche that eventually buried him under snow and ice.
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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.