Who is me : My name is Hamid Shafaghi and I’m the first and only IFMGA mountain and ski guide in Iran . I started climbing 22 years ago and have some significant climbs in my CV like Climbing the Trango Nameless tower through Slovenian route also many different technical climbs in French Alps like […]
Zagros is one of the most wonderful desination for backcountry skiing in Iran also worldwide . Those endless mountains gives perfect opportunity to ski on remote and wonderful slopes . Watch this movie which is made by us from our tours in Zagros . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8LX1EBsmA&t=3s
Damavand area is one of the most popular area in Iran for Backcountry skiing . Although most skiers join in early spring for back country ski in this area , still it’s possible to try on it in winter . Damavand itself is a huge conical mountain in the area plus the wonderful northfaces around […]
An Article by : Hamid Shafaghi IFMGA mountain and ski guide in Iran , hamid.shafaghi@gmail.com What is Alborz massif ? Alborz is a range of very high mountains in Iran ( almost all the highest summits in Iran lies in Alborz massif ) and it’s around 900 kms from west to east . There are […]
What is Zagros ? Zagros massif is a long series of big and small mountains which located in Iran . These series are 1600 km long and that’s the longest massif in Iran . Zagros is remote , wild , has great scenery and beauty and normally has great snowpack . What are the classic […]
Alborz massif with 900 kms of easy to serious mountains gives great opportunity to backcountry skiers to enjoy the beauty of the country . from nice and huge summits close to Tehran to tricky and remote summits in central and western part of Alborz to the highest summits in the Damavand area ( 4000 […]
Zagros mountain are the longest massif in Iran with 1600 km of summits between 3000 to 4700 meters high . Zagros is famous because it’s remote and fabulous summits . Skiing in Zagros gives the ultimate joy of riding in virgin nature . while many back country skiers are suffering from crowded mountains in Europe […]
