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Client: Mountain Network
Location: Iran

Mountain Network is Holland’s largest brand of both climbing gyms and guided alpine adventures. I’d worked with this company before, shooting some trips in the French Alps. When they asked me to climb Iran’s highest mountain, I knew this would be a little different.

My assignment for this trip was to document the experience of the travellers, with the photos being used to show possible future customers what the experience is like.

The trip included a three day trek through an absolutely stunning valley right in the middle of spectacular mountains and some acclimatisation climbs. The final climb to the peak of Mount Damavand (5610m) took four days and saw us narrowly dodge a thunder storm on our way back from the summit.

You may wonder about the somewhat yellowish look on the summit: this was caused by sulphur gasses constantly exuding from this sleeping volcano. Yes, it actually smelled as foul as it looks.

Moody landscape view of Dar valley in Iran
Hiker zipping his jacket in Dar valley
Group of hikers on a gravel road in Dar valley in Iran
Two hikers on a gravel road in Dar valley in Iran
Group of hikers in Dar valley in Iran
Mountain guide smiling in Dar valley in Iran
Landscape in Dar valley in Iran
Rigging a slackline in Dar valley in Iran
Slacklining in Dar valley in Iran
Landscape in Dar valley in Iran
Tents in Dar valley in Iran
Hiker packing her tent after a night of camping in Dar valley in Iran
Hikers near Poulor and Mount Damavand in Iran
Climbers with a view of Mount Damavand in Iran
Sleeping bunks in Poulor, Iran
Group of mountaineers hiking up to Mount Damavand high camp
Former mosque in Mount Damavand base camp
Portrait of a mountaineer near Mount Damavand high camp
Indoor portrait of a climber in Mount Damavand high camp
Sleeping bunks in Mount Damavand high camp
Mountaineer wearing down jacket in Mount Damavand high camp
View of mountain ridge from Mount Damavand in Iran
Group of mountaineers climbing Mount Damavand in Iran
Ecstatic mountaineer on the summit of Mount Damavand in Iran
Mountaineer being welcomed on top of Mount Damavand in Iran
Relieved mountainer on the summit of Mount Damavand in Iran
Exhausted climber on the summit of Mount Damavand in Iran
Climber celebrating a successful climb with a non-alcoholic beer in Iran
Mountaineers on a road trip in Iran
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