Category Archives: Turkey

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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Two bike rides from Antalya: Kurşun Şelalesi via Aksu and Karain Mağarası

In the spring I did a couple fun bicycle rides (day trips from Antalya) with Nurullah and Nurhayat.  The first ride took us to a two waterfalls, an old Roman city, and a restored Ottoman-era mosque.  The second took us … Continue reading

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Matterhorn preps: Sivri Dağı Ridge Traverse

When I first bicycled into Antalya about four years ago with Kurt, we both commented on the incredible mountain ridges near the city.  It looked like great scrambling to us.  Well, Sivri Dağı has one of those ridges.  I’ve been … Continue reading

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Climbing in Kapıkaya, Isparta

The Isparta Valiliği (the provincial government in Isparta) has supported some alternative tourism projects in the province.  In 2014 bolting for sport climbing routes started in the area around the ruined Hellenistic city of Kapıkaya.  The old city is beautifully … Continue reading

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