
Name: I.R.Iran Mountaineering
Federation
Date of Establishment:
1945
Objectives: Mountaineering and Sport
Climbing
Organization & Organization Chart: General
Assembly, Board, President and Committees
Financial
Resources: Government and Sponsors
IRIMF has been established in order to promote mountaineering
and also ski in Iran and firstmembers were from the army but later on people
also got involved in this sport and it became one of the popular activities
among them and now you can see thousands of people in the mountainsduring week
ends and holidays. Sport climbing is also getting more popular among young
generation and by setting up hundreds of climbing wall all over the country they
are more involved in the competitions.
PAST ACHIEVEMENTS
Since 1996, climbing big
mountains became one of the main objectives of IRIMF and the first 8000 meter
peak was climbed in 1996. The Iranian climbers successfully climbed Gasherbrum I
and at the same time another expedition climbed
Rakaposh in Pakistan. In 1998 the main goal became Everest and
the first Iranian expedition to the highest peak of the world succeesfully climb
edit and 4 climbers stood on the top. Since then other big mountains like Cho
Ouy, Shishapangma, Lhotse, Makalu, Broad Peak, K2 have been climbed by Iranians
and in 2005 first Iranian and Muslim women could climb Everest and for the first
time two Muslim women scaled Everest.
PROJECTS IN HAND OR IN PROGRESS
The main
projects are developing of mountaineering and sport climbing all over the
country and also promote mountaineering among public and also running different
training courses for both sport at different levels and aspects of
mountaineering and sport climbing and also active participation in international
events.