Category Archives: Climbing

Two long days on the Matterhorn

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Bryan Keith

There is heaps to read about the Matterhorn on the internet, but nothing I read prepared me for the mountain.  A number of months ago at a Tuesday night Patika event at Karaf in Kaleiçi, Hasan introduced me to his … Continue reading →

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Climbing and snorkeling in Kaş

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Every since seeing Kaputaş Beach from the road with my parents, I’ve wanted to go back there.  It’s a beautiful stretch of white sand and turquoise water, hemmed in by steep cliffs.  Then I learned that there’s climbing in the … Continue reading →

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A Picnic on Mt. Ararat

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Bryan Keith

If you like mountaineering books, I recommend No Picnic on Mt. Kenya about two Italian mountaineers who were prisoners of war during World War 2 at the base of Mt. Kenya.  They saved some of the their daily rations, made … Continue reading →

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Karakaya Rock Climbing (Sivrihisar, Eskişehir)

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Bryan Keith

On Friday morning I left Antalya by bus to spend the weekend climbing in Karakaya with Ateş and Pınar.  The journey started with a ride from home in the bucket of Kürşat’s cargo bicycle.  He had no trouble navigating the … Continue reading →

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Visa run to Kazbegi

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Bryan Keith

In April of this year (2014) Turkey passed a new law, changing how foreigners get and extend visas.  The extension process is more complicated and more expensive than before, and at the beginning no one seemed to know what they … Continue reading →

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