Monthly Archives: February 2014

A winter ascent of Erciyes

I’ve been studying Turkish again for the last six weeks.  It keeps me pretty cooped up during the week, but I got out a couple weeks ago for a winter ascent of Turkey’s 5th highest peak.  Erciyes is just slightly … Continue reading

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A morning in Kayseri

A couple weekends ago I had the chance to spend a few hours on Saturday morning exploring the center of Kayseri.  I hadn’t played tourist for a while so it was kind of fun.  Most of our group hung out … Continue reading

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Geyikbayırı, Antalya’s sport climbing

Geyikbayırı is no secret.  The sport climbing guidebook I have (4th edition, published 2011) lists 618 bolted routes in Geyikbayırı.  There’s not a new edition yet, but there’s a supplement that I’ve seen floating around, listing corrections, and, I don’t … Continue reading

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