Between 15-17 September a technical gathering concerning Caving Self-Rescue Techniques was held in Mashhad, the 2nd biggest city in Iran and Akhlomad, a village near Mashhad with awesome waterfall and great spots for climbing.

28 participants were from 9 different cities: Maragheh, Zanjan, Shiraz, Kerman, Sirjan, Esfahan, Neyshabor, Tehran and Mashhad.

During this gathering different cave self-rescue techniques from above and below were practiced by Iranian cavers: Pickoff techniques e.g. Footloop-Croll, Croll-Croll… and Hauling systems like Spanish Pendulum, Abendorf…

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