Category Archives: Turkey

Trekking the Kaçkar at Verçenik

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Bryan Keith

Wow, the Kaçkar Mountains are absolutely stunning.  I’ve biked through the Kaçkar, come skiing twice, and hiked to the eponymous summit, the range’s highest.  This summer Ferda and I planned to traverse the range from the Black Sea side to … Continue reading →

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Auto-touring to a couple yayla in Rize

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Bryan Keith

The Kaçkar Mountains!  A great escape from Antalya’s summertime heat.  This summer Ferda and I signed up with one of Rize’s hiking clubs, KDRK, for their casual six-day trekking trip.  But first we arrived in Rize early with a couple … Continue reading →

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Paperwork in Ankara

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Bryan Keith

Ankara’s not a particularly exciting city.  I’ve been a number of times, mostly to visit Banu, Deniz, and Sabiha, but I haven’t bothered writing a blog about it till now.  Banu and Deniz  now live in Amsterdam, and Sabiha was … Continue reading →

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Classic Route on Sivri Dağı

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Bryan Keith

It seems that the easiest route on any mountain in Turkey is called the “Classic Route”.  In addition to being the easiest, it also tends to be the route that gets climbed the most even if it’s not the best.  … Continue reading →

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Ahmetler Canyon descent with Evren and Bekir

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Bryan Keith

This was my second descent of Ahmetler Canyon.  It’s a super fun day, something worth doing a few times.  On my first trip through the canyon, I was cold almost the whole time.  This time I had a full (as … Continue reading →

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