Category Archives: Turkey

Matterhorn preps: acclimatization

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Bryan Keith

In Colorado I didn’t worry much about acclimatization.  I lived at 1700m, and nothing in Colorado is higher than 4400m (Colorado is high, however; I just learned there are over 500 peaks above 4000m).  Sometimes for the hut-to-hut ski trips … Continue reading →

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Deep water soloing in the center of Antalya

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Bryan Keith

It’s been over a year and a half since I first started climbing at the falez between Ramada and Talya hotels in the center of Antalya.  It’s the same area where I usually swim.  When I first started swimming here, … Continue reading →

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Climbing friends in Bursa

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Bryan Keith

We had an early flight from Esfahan to Istanbul, and there I had to say goodbye to my parents and Megan.  Megan and I had spent almost every day together for six weeks so it was a big change to … Continue reading →

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Şanlıurfa, İstanbul, and the homogenization of Turkey

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Bryan Keith

The catalyst for this SE Turkey driving tour was that my parents were coming to Turkey to join an Iran tour in Istanbul.  So after three days in Şanlıurfa, we were off for a few days in Istanbul.  My Dad … Continue reading →

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The historic treasures of Mardin in three days

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Bryan Keith

Continuing our auto tour of Upper Mesopotamia, the next stops were Midyat, Mardin, and Dara, all in the Turkish province of Mardin. I’d been wanting to visit the city of Mardin for years.  It’s some travellers’ favourite place in Turkey.  … Continue reading →

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