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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.

 
 
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