av shproject | mar 3, 2014 | News
This week the annual Wilderness Fair kicks off in Stockholm on Friday (March 7-9, 2014). Lars Larsson is one of the speakers and will hold a presentation with the title ”Through the Deserts of Iran in the explorer Sven Hedin’s footsteps”. There will...
av shproject | jul 23, 2013 | Press releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Swedish/Iranian Team Crosses Deserts of Eastern Iran In Explorer Sven Hedin’s Footsteps National Geographic Society-funded expedition documents changes in Iran over past 100 years STOCKHOLM (July 23, 2013)—A team of five Swedes and two Iranians,...
av shproject | jun 3, 2013 | News
After crossing the Dasht-e Kavir we arrived at the first village on the other side. This small oasis is called Arusun and after spending three days in the horrible and lifeless salt desert it was like arriving to a paradise. It was fantastic to see all these palm...
av shproject | jun 2, 2013 | News
Originally our plan was to try to cross the Dasht-e Kavir by camels. We had tried to find good camels months in advance, but early got indications showing this could prove to be very difficult if not impossible. After asking around in all the villages in the region...
av shproject | maj 10, 2013 | News
In the southern part of the central salt desert there is a big sand desert with dunes that is called Rig-i-djin; ”the desert of the evil spirits”. We first crossed it from the north west arriving to the ”harbor” oasis Alem, where we stayed for...
