Monthly Archives: September 2016

Köprülü Kanyon rafting and yet another Roman ruin

Antalya’s ridiculously hot in the summer.  Anyone with any sense tries to escape this place in July and August, and yet that’s hardly true at all since summer is the high tourist season in Antalya.  Headaches, dehydration, and sunburn must … Continue reading

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Snow climb on Tunç Dağı

I think the activity I miss most from Colorado is the snow climbs.  The easy access to say, Skywalker Couloir on South Arapaho from Boulder, is pretty incredible.  And that’s one of many choices from Boulder.  The mountains around Antalya … Continue reading

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Matterhorn preps: Geyiksivrisi-Sarp Katran Ridge

The ridge from Geyiksivrisi to Sarp Katran is another of the super fun scrambling ridges near Antalya.  Like the Sivri Dağı ridge traverse, this was also one of our training days for the Matterhorn.  We were even the same five … Continue reading

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