Crossing of Dasht-e Kavir by 4WD cars

Crossing of Dasht-e Kavir by 4WD cars

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...
Sandstorms and dunes in the Rig-i-djin

Sandstorms and dunes in the Rig-i-djin

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...
Successful ascent of Mount Damavand (5671 m)

Successful ascent of Mount Damavand (5671 m)

The team succesfully ascended Mount Damavand on the 5th of May 2013. The visibility was very bad and the ascent from camp three at Bargha-e-Sevom to the summit and back took almost 12 hours. Stefan, Adrian, Daniel and Johannes reached the summit, but Mehrdad had to...
Ski touring and camping at Snasahögarna

Ski touring and camping at Snasahögarna

We had our first official training session together this weekend at Snasahögarna in Jämtland, Sweden. The days are very short here in January and it is often very cold, so it was not optimal for skiing and filming, but it was good for winter camping in harsh...