Category Archives: Turkey

Sunrise on Tunç

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Bryan Keith

I’ve written about Tunç before.  It’s the biggest most impressive mountain that we can see from Antalya.  It’s also a rather easy climb though the drive to the start takes a good hour.  It would be quite a feat to … Continue reading →

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Runtalya, March 2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Antalya’s version of the Boulder Bolder takes place in early March.  Most people do the 10k, but there are 20k and 42k options as well.  This year seemed like perfect temperature for running — cloudy and cool.  I watched. I … Continue reading →

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A winter ascent of Erciyes

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Bryan Keith

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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A morning in Kayseri

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Bryan Keith

A couple weekends ago I had the chance to spend a few hours on Saturday morning exploring the center of Kayseri.  I hadn’t played tourist for a while so it was kind of fun.  Most of our group hung out … Continue reading →

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Geyikbayırı, Antalya’s sport climbing

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Bryan Keith

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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