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The trail following the telecabin up Mt Tochal, just north of Tehran.
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Myself standing in the freezing wind at the summit of Mt Tochal, just after a snow shower.
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The sign marking the summit of Mt Tochal at 3962m.
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View looking over Tehran from the lower slopes of Mt Tochal.
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My first view of Mt Damavand 5671m, when we stopped for a cup of tea on route from Tehran.
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The mosque at the tiny settlement of Gusfand Sara, with Mt Damavand towering behind.
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Ali's rather weather beaten tent where I spent a night before starting the climb.
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Vegetation beside the trail on the steep climb to the shelter at 4150m.
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The Mountaineering Federation shelter at 4150m, where I stopped for a night.
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Spending the afternoon on the side of the mountain, trying to keep warm in the sunshine.
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The weather that engulfed the mountain overnight, which forced the abandonment of my summit attempt.
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The Agha Bozorg Mosque and Madrassa in Kashan, unusual for it's sunken courtyard.
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View looking across the courtyard of Khan-e Borujerdi to the winter house.
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The opposite view of Khan-e Borujerdi looking across the pool to the summer house.
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Detail of the carved stonework at Khan-e Borujerdi, once the home of a rich handicrafts merchant.
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