Category Archives: Turkey

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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Climbing with Seb (aka bolts on Etli Döner)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Bryan Keith

A couple months ago I met Seb(astian), a German who came to Antalya to start a photovoltaic company with his business partner, Olaf.  Olaf is the one with heaps of PV experience.  Seb loves to talk, meet people, smile.  His … Continue reading →

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Ilgaz’ Küçük Hacet

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Bryan Keith

For New Years week I went to Ankara to spend some time with Gezginder friends.  That’s the name of one of Ankara’s hiking/outdoor groups, like TODOSK in Antalya.  Banu and Deniz were busy working on their theses, but Sabiha, Pınar, … Continue reading →

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Isparta’s Barla Dağı

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Barla Dağı (2800m) is in Isparta, not far from beautiful Eğidir Gölü.  I joined TODOSK for a weekend ascent of this peak a couple months ago.  I had been with TODOSK on a number of their crowded (40-100 people) Sunday … Continue reading →

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