Alam cow
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| height | 4850 m | |
| location | Iran | |
| Mountains | Elburs Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 22 '33 " N , 50 ° 57' 45" E | |
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The Alam Cow ( Persian علم کوه) is a peak of the Takht-e-Suleyman massif in the Elburs Mountains . It is located in the Kelārdashht District of the Māzandarān Province in northern Iran . With a height of 4850 meters, the mountain is the second highest peak in the country after Damavand .
Climbing history
The first ascent was made by Alfred Bornmüller during his botanical exploration of the Elburs Mountains in 1902.
Douglas Busk, a British mountaineer, climbed the Alam-Kuh in 1933 via the east ridge, and again in 1934 from the west ridge.
The 800 m high, steep granite north face offers some great and interesting climbing routes comparable to the main routes in the European Alps . In addition to local climbers, the north face also attracts European climbing teams.
The first known ascent from the north took place in 1936 by the Germans Gorter and Steinauer over the northwest ridge. Subsequently, French and Polish mountaineers established further routes through the north face in the 1960s and 1970s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Alam Kuh, Iran" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ Contributions to the flora of the Elbursgebirge North Persia 1908
- ↑ JGR Harding CAMBRIDGE EXPEDITION, 1956, TO THE ELBURZ MOUNTAINS, IRAN , The Himalayan Journal, Vol 20
- ↑ DL Busk, Climbing in the Takht-i-Suleiman Group, N. Persia: The Alpine Journal , v. 47, pp. 299-309 (1935).
- ↑ DL Busk, The German expedition in the Elburz Range, N. Persia: The Alpine Journal , v. 49, pp. 245-247 (1937).