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Bisotun The 4th Festival of Big wall Climbing Iran – Kermanshah 20th to 27th October 2018 Bisotunn is a vast and complex 1,200m high limestone wall in western Iran's Zagros Range. It is variously reported as up to eight kilometers in width. Currently there are approximately 100 routes, leaving plenty of space for additions. The rock is outstanding - generally sound, well featured and highly abrasive, the latter almost uncomfortably so. The first International Festival at Bisotun took place in 2010 and was well attended and foreign participants were French (there is a long tradition of climbing here by the Groupe de Haute Montagne), but Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland were represented. Foreign participants, often in the company of local climbers, enjoyed excellent climbing in relaxed company. Most Iranian climbers are middle class and well-educated.In the 2010 festival Nineteen year old Sebastien Bouin from France and 25 year old Hassan Javadian (a former Iranian climbing champion) put up a five-pitch bolted line with a crux of 5.14b. Anthony Hall and Julie Heller, an Australian couple on their honeymoon, climbed a new 250m route with Iranians Ehsan Mirtaghi and Shokouh Pariai.Honeymoon was rated 5.11a/b. This year the I.R.Iran Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Federation intended to hold the 4th Festival of Big Wall Climbing in “BISTOUN” in cooperating with UIAA, FFCAM, GHM and Atour Adventure Group in Kermanshah. Here are the details of the festival: Date No Status Overnight 20th Oct, 2018 Day 1st (Pick you up from airport) Register in Tehran Hotel 21th Oct, 2018 Day 2nd Transfer to Kermanshah, Bisotun area. Opening ceremony op-1-Hotel op-2-Camp 22th Oct, 2018 Day 3rd Climb the Big-Wall + Sport Climbing + Slack Line +paragliding op-1-Hotel op-2-Camp 23th Oct, 2018 Day 4th Climb the Big-Wall + Sport Climbing + Slack Line +paragliding op-1-Hotel op-2-Camp 24th Oct, 2018 Day 5th Climb the Big-Wall + Sport Climbing + Slack Line +paragliding op-1-Hotel op-2-Camp 25th Oct, 2018 Day 6th Climb the Big-Wall + Sport Climbing + Slack Line +paragliding (Closing Ceremony evening time) op-1-Hotel op-2-Camp 26th Oct, 2018 Day 7th Visit the Kermanshah (Climbing for those want to continue climbing), Evening time transfer back to Tehran Hotel 27th Oct, 2018 Day 8th Departure – Transfer back to airport Meals: full board since 20th October 2018 dinner meal to 27th October 2018 Breakfast. Accommodation: 1 - First option: All nights hotels in Tehran and in Bisotun. At Bisotun Hotel LALEH (a superb caravanserai from the 16th century in front of the wall) https://www.google.fr/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x3ffa9fced9c0e577:0x688b2a9f211c4507!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPQhZyh8Y9PFMKES-hEKh7Zd0bfyPfWcZNwv4zR%3Dw353-h200-k-no!5shotel+laleh+bisotun+-+Google+Search&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPQhZyh8Y9PFMKES-hEKh7Zd0bfyPfWcZNwv4zR&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPg9aRq-XbAhXMbRQKHZMtAt0QoioIjQEwDg 2 – Second option: Hotel at Tehran and Camp in Bisotun. Camp in Bisotun The camping site is located in the forest in front of the centre of the wall to the west and close to the hotel Caravanserai. Maximum comfort is provided, Two mess tents (about fifty people each). Double and individual tents, Sanitary and showers. In this case the mattresses is provided but the participants should have their own Sleeping bag. Transportation: - Airport to Hotel and reverse - Tehran to Bisotun and reverse by VIP bus - Transportation in Bisotun Registration: Please fill the attached form for you and your accompaniers and send it to Mr. Ebrahim Nowtash by ebrahim.nowtash@free.fr and put the Mr. Mahmoud Hashemi by mailto:mahmood.hs@gmail.com in copy. Note: Please don’t forget to send the Passport copies and Personal Photo with your form Registration Deadline: 30th August 2018 Please send your registration form before 30th August 2018 Registration fee: First option : 550 Euros (€) per each climber Second option : 300 Euros (€) per each climber Note : There is professional accompanier possible for 5 days climbing if its needed and the cost is 100 Euros(€). If you are interested to have city sight in Tehran, Isfahan or Shiraz please contact to Mahmoud Hashemi by mailto:mahmood.hs@gmail.com The city sight will organize by https://atouradventure.com Bisotun services included : ⁃ All Transfers ⁃ full board since 20th October 2018 dinner meal to 27th October 2018 Breakfast ⁃ Snacks and lunch box ⁃ Fresh fruits ⁃ Beverages ⁃ Tents in camp site with mattress ⁃ Attendance Certificate Bisotun services Excluded : ⁃ Tips ⁃ Transfers more than festival program ⁃ Accommodation more than festival program ⁃ Culture tours Flights to Tehran From some European capital there are the direct flight to Tehran with : Iran air, Air France, Mahan air (Paris) and Lufthansa, Iran air (Frankfort) Alitalia (Rome) Austrian airline (Vienna) and the other company like Turkish airline, Pegasus ,Aegean airline, Ukraine airline and Qatar airways, Aeroflot, and Emirate have more flights to Tehran,