Category Archives: Climbing

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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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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Climbing with Seb (aka bolts on Etli Döner)

A couple months ago I met Seb(astian), a German who came to Antalya to start a photovoltaic company with his business partner, Olaf.  Olaf is the one with heaps of PV experience.  Seb loves to talk, meet people, smile.  His … Continue reading

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Pueblo Mágico Bernal

In spite of the rain we tried to get out climbing a couple of my weekends in Mexico City.  One weekend we went nearby to Los Dínamos, a national park in steep mountains that is literally at the edge of … Continue reading

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