Damavand Summit
The ascent of Damavand took around 9 1/2 hours from hut to summit. I was fortunate to have acclimatized very well and felt brilliant storming up the 35-40 degree hard ice. The mountain gently smokes sulphur from a large summit crater and we dodged this to enjoy some brilliant views from the rocky mound on the top. The descent was a little easier, a fast 40 minute ski back to the hut below.
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