| Duration: | 7 Day(s) - 6 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Mountaineering |
Trip Rating: Strenuous
Alamkouh or Alam Kuh is the second high peak in Iran but it is one of the 5 Technical big walls in the world. This summit is located in the Takhte Soleyman region, North of Iran. In this region, you can find more than 400 peaks up to 4000m in height, ideal for all kinds of trekking, mountaineering, and rock climbing.
If you are interested in easy routes you can climb the south face via Hesarchal plateau which is a trekking route, or you can climb through Alamchal Shelter & Siah Sang route you climb beside cliffs and is a mountaineering route for people that like mountaineering & moderate rock climbing, German flank is the best choice (rock climbing level max. 5.9b) & professional rock climbers can choice different routes like Haryrust-French-Poland-Italian-Arash and so on. this big Granite wall 450m high is asking you for the challenge.
Day 01: Tehran /Iran capital City (Arrival)
After welcoming you at the Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, Our guide will transfer you to a hotel in the city center. The rest of the day is free in Tehran. B&B
Day 02: Tehran (Sightseeing)
After a good breakfast in the hotel transfer with an expert foreign language guide for a Full day sightseeing in Tehran, the Traditional Bazaar, the Archaeological Museum, the Glassware & Ceramic Museum, and Niavaran palace. Overnight Hotel 3* B&B
Day 03: Driving to the North of Tehran (Roudbarak)
Today begins with a ~5-hour drive via Chalous road toward Roudbarak mountain village (Alamkouh zone ) –we will reach to guesthouse(Mountaineering Federation Guesthouse). You have time to relax & explore around with beautiful views or have a very light hike. overnight in this guesthouse, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 04: Sarchal Shelter(3950m)
We will wake up at 5 o'clock, after breakfast we pack our personal staff take our lunch box and beverages, and go with the car to Vandarbon, the starting point of trekking towards Alamchal area. we will reach Vandanbon and then to Barir (the starting point of trekking), we will begin trekking for four hours for the Sarchal shelter. (~3950m), most of the time this area is covered by fog & if you are lucky you can see the surrounding mountains, the route covered by different kinds of plants & slopes aren’t so hard.
After lunch & a short rest, we have time for a light trekking up (2 hours) for acclimatization. overnight Shelter Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 05: Alamchal area(4150m)
Today we will wake up in a 3950m high shelter that is surrounded by peaks higher than 4000m. The group will have hot tea & coffee with breakfast & then start with an attack backpack including a lunch box. Alamchal area is the Glacier region and is the base of big wall climbing and also the German flank. From Alamchal we climb a steep route through Sangsiah cliffs. after 4 hours we reach a small steel hut.
We rest there for a while and continue our way. after 2 hours we reach Alamkouh summit, on top all stones are loose and sometimes you hear stones falling in the North face. we will return the same way and in Siahsang pass we should be careful. We return from the top in ~3 hours, overnight in the shelter, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Day 06: Sarchal Shelter(3950m)& Descent
Today the group will have enough time for rest and after having breakfast the backpacks will be carried down by mules to Vandarbonin. In 2 hours we reach Vandarbon and the driver will wait for us to transfer to Roudbarak (we will reach the Mountaineering Federation guesthouse ), some hours rest in this place then drive to Tehran. overnight Hotel Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 07: Departure
The group will be transferred to the international airport for your flight back home.
