Mount Damavand (5671 m) Guided Tour

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Known as the normal route, soute route is the most crowded one in mount Damavand. Base Camp of this face is accessible by some 3 hours drive from Tehran via Haraz road. So, you can get there in summer time, easier than any other face. There is two camp sites at 3000-m (Goosfand sara) and 4150-m (Bargah sevom), where mules and porters will carry all of your equipment up to 4150 m hut.
Though the sulfur gas coming out of the fumaroles will bother you in a long summit day in this face, but you will enjoy the least steep route up to the peak in south route.

5 days

Scaling Damavand from south route is not a technical climb. It just needs good health and stamina as well as ability to trek in altitudes.

Day 1 : Drive from Tehran to Goosfandsara (3000 m) - BC of mount Damavand at south face; overnight at camp
Day 2 : Trek up to Bargah Sevom (4200 m) ; Overnight at new lodge
Day 3 : Acclimatization day - Trek up to ice fall (4900 m) and descent to Bargah Sevom (4200 m); Overnight at new lodge
Day 4 : Summit day; Early summit push and descent to Bargah Sevom; Overnight at new lodge
Day 5 : Descent to Goosfandsara (3000 m); Drive to Ab-e-Garm for relaxing in spa; Drive back to Tehran

The best season to ascend mount Damavand is late May to September. In this season weather condition is usually stable, though there is a chance of snowfall at the peak even in mid summer.

Sunday June 13, 2010

Professional experienced mountain guide
Supporting crew(s) for medium size or big groups
Three nights accomodation in new lodge in 4200m
All land transfers according to itinerary
Meals (breakfast, lunch box and evening meal)
Carrying luggage up to first hut by mules (15kg per person)
Tent and mattress
Stove and cook set in mountain camps

Entrance fee to Mt Damavand (it is $50 per person)
Personal mountaineering equipment (sleeping bag, hat, gloves, glacier glasses, …)*
Extra meals and beverages
Pre- or post-trip hotels
Insurance

* - To receive list of necessary equipment for summer ascent of Damavand, please contact us.

4 nights in camp/hut

To make a reservation, send your inquiry to or make a call to our Tehran’s office at :, please.

Deadline for reserving a place in our group departures is 10 days prior to each departure.

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You can take the other routes of mount Damavand : North route, North-East route or West route.
You can ascent a 4000-er in middle Alborz for better accllimatization prior to leave Tehran toward mount Damavand. Then you have the chance to get more familiar with the Alborz range too. Contact us for arrangements if you are interested in this plan.
You can do Ski Mountaineering in Damavand during December to May (Since the amount of snow varies from year to year, it is better to call us for snow amount, prior to your planning). More than 2500 meters downhill skiing would be a fantastic experience that you never forget! If you are interested in winter ascent of Damavand or ski mountaineering in Damavand, take a look at our Damavand winter plan.
If you are going to visit Iran during October to April, don't hesitate to spend few more days to visit central desert of Iran. There is a beautiful salt lake and a big area covered with sand dunes, just less than 200 km away from the snowcapped Damavand.