On January 24th, 2020 the First Climbing School in Iraq in history held its first class (will be covered in upcoming post!). Due to the demand for this sport, the ceremonious occasion was attended well over capacity with 69 students … Read More
Climbing Iraq’s mountains only started around the year 2000, and that was just a handful of people. It wasn’t until eight years later that a climbing community started to form, but that just sparked a fire which exploded when Social … Read More
On March 5th I got a text message from Iraq, from Kamaran H. Rasul, that was just a video. I couldn’t really understand what was going on, bleary eyed from sleep, as I watched a bulldozer pass by on the … Read More
A couple weeks ago I picked up a call from De Klimspecialist Jasper de Jong. Jasper is an expert in climbing wall construction, climbing equipment, and an instructor for mountain rescue and medical assistance. He let me know that he … Read More
Last year I met with Patagonia about our First Climbing School in Iraq and they were stoked and wanted to help, recently sending us their new Black Hole bags (check them out below!). As a company known for supporting positive … Read More
Mountaineering is in its infancy in Iraq, with no professional programs and the first and only climbing equipment store in the country opening in April of this 2018. There are no trail maps, and no routes other than those known … Read More
Images © 2019 Milosz Pierwola, All Rights Reserved, Available for Licensing, [email protected] The Flisaks are a very special part of Polish culture and history. Traditionally their name derives from the word “flis,” or transportation of goods via river. Typically these … Read More
A team of volunteers has come forward to donate an entire bouldering wall for the First Climbing School in Iraq project! International coordination for this part of the project was made possible by DHI Telecom and their support with the … Read More
People talk about freedom in the mountains. Sure, they’re pretty cool looking and definitely impressive in size, but I didn’t really see it as a child. At the time, I thought it was just inflated fantasy inspired by advertising that … Read More
CHANGING HISTORY: We simply cannot express the historic impact this school will have on all of the people in Iraq. For the first time in history, anyone in the country will have a resource to learn about climbing and the … Read More