So you wanna climb Mt. Damavand and need acclimatization? the best mountain for Damavand acclimatization is Tochal. Tochal is located at Tehran and its altitude is 3964 meters. Every weekend many people from Tehran climb this mountain and the slopes of Tochal hosts many domestic and foreign tourists. You can climb Tochal every season but you should be cautious if climbing Tochal in winter. Many people think because Tochal is near Tehran its a very safe mountain to climb but its a big big mistake. every year people lose their lives on mount Tochal mostly due to avalanches and hypothermia.
If you are a mountain climber and visiting Tehran, don't miss this beautiful and unique mountain.
There are more than 400 species of butterflies living in Iran , among which you can find 100 species in Mt. Tochal.
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So you wanna climb Mt. Damavand and need acclimatization? the best mountain for Damavand acclimatization is Tochal. Tochal is located at Tehran and its altitude is 3964 meters. Every weekend many people from Tehran climb this mountain and the slopes of Tochal hosts many domestic and foreign tourists. You can climb Tochal every season but you should be cautious if climbing Tochal in winter. Many people think because Tochal is near Tehran its a very safe mountain to climb but its a big big mistake. every year people lose their lives on mount Tochal mostly due to avalanches and hypothermia.
If you are a mountain climber and visiting Tehran, don't miss this beautiful and unique mountain.
There are more than 400 species of butterflies living in Iran , among which you can find 100 species in Mt. Tochal.
Tochal is located at Alborz range with the altitude of 3960 meters. There are more than eleven peaks near Tochal all of them above 3000 meters. Also at the top of Tochal there a ski resort that is the fourth highest ski resort in the world. People climb Damavand every season and it is one of them most accessible mountains in Iran. moreover, there is Tele-cabin o this mountain so in any case of trouble people can go back Tehran easily. You can enjoy the beautiful mountain of Tochal and its special environment. Some people after reaching to the top cannot believe their eyes because it is as if they have arrived a European State. Also at top of Tochal there is a hotel so you can spend the night at one of the highest hotels in the world. Tochal ski resort opens at November. Some people believe that no ski resort in the world can compete with Tochal ski resort.
on spring the weather is so pleasing, at summertime its very hot and on winters and falls its extremely cold. Annually it rains 300-400 mm in Mt. Tochal and the temperature is 16.7 degrees by average.
There are springs on Mt. Tochal such as "Jafar" spring and "Narges" springs. Also there is a river running in Darake route. If you are about to climb Tochal its better to take enough water with yourself and don't count on the springs because they are mostly located at remote areas and not very accessible.
Tochal means "a place where there is always snow and ice there". At top of Tochal; always there is snow but one may not claim that its a glacier. On winters Tochal is covered with snow and its very cold so you may expect icy slopes on it.
At Mt. Tochal there are more than 296 species of plants such as wild warts, wild apples, almonds, plum tress, barberry, raspberry, thyme, savory, mountain tea and kinds of mushrooms.
Wolves, dogs, foxes, rabbits, snakes, partridge and other kinds of birds are living on this mountain.
You can climb Tochal from six different routes included of:
- Shir Pala
- Kolak Chaal
- Dar Abad
- Velen Jack
- Palang Chaal
- Usun
Velen Jack is the safest route and Shir Pala is the most technical one.
There are shelters and hotels on Mt. Tochal included of :
- Tochal Hotel.
- Tochal shelter.
- Usun Hotel .
- Shir Pala shelter.
- Palang Chaal shelter.
- Dar Abad shelter.
- Kolak Chaal Shelter.
- Velen Jack stations (station 1, Station 5, Station 7).
- Amiri shelter.
Well, Tochal is so crowded and most of the times the Red Cross station is at your service so, no worries if climbing this mountain. On winters, climb the mountain in accompanying of a professional climber and take suitable gear with yourself.