Category Archives: Turkey

An overnight trip to Ovacık Dağı

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Last December I signed up for a weekend trip to climb Ovacık Dağı with TODOSK.  I was hoping to use crampons and an ice axe so I was a little bummed to learn that at that point it had hardly … Continue reading →

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A weekend in Gündoğmuş

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Bryan Keith

About a month ago Ferda and I made the last minute decision to spend the weekend exploring a part of Antalya (province/il) neither of us had ever been to before.  We had kicked around the idea of going to Olimpos, … Continue reading →

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A few historic sites between Yusufeli and Van

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Bryan Keith

The trip with Peter, Amy, Scott, and Stephanie was essentially a ski trip.  However, one of the reasons I love touring in Turkey is you practically trip over history everywhere you go.  I’m still not tired of this, and thankfully … Continue reading →

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Skiing Lake Van

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Bryan Keith

While the skiing in the Kaçkar was consistently good and easy to arrange, the skiing that we did around Lake Van was much more varied.  We rented a car in Erzurum which greatly facilitated getting to the various mountains that … Continue reading →

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Skiing the Kaçkar

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Five fantastic days of skiing from Olgunlar.  One of the days (the third day) was one of the best skiing days ever.  The fifth day wasn’t bad either. My first visit to the Kaçkar was with Sage in July 2012.  … Continue reading →

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