The Aladaglar meet offers alpine style climbing up to 3,800m and rock climbing in a unique mountain setting. Aladaglar is located three hours southeast of Ankara in central Anatolia. The massif is comparable in area to the Mont Blanc massif. It is made up of several peaks above 3,700m. At the foot of the mountains, there are deep canyons the walls of which boast multi-pitch sport and trad routes. On the north faces there are glaciers and jagged peaks. Even though there are much higher peaks in Turkey such as Mount Ararat (5881m) Aladaglar is the heart of Turkish mountaineering due to the number and quality of routes and easy accessibility. You can find an overview of the area's alpine climbing in this folder.

Conditions: The meet is scheduled in May when there is snow on alpine peaks and the snow and ice routes are in best condition. Those who prefer rock routes in the valley could expect to climb in T-shirts.

Indicative Cost: £700 per week per person – inclusive of flights from the UK, car hire and half board accommodation.

Accommodation: We will be based in Aladaglar Bungalows in Nigde (~1500m). Our host, Recep Ince, is the author of one of the guidebooks for the area. The bungalows have ensuite bathrooms and share a kitchen facility. We have the option to book our accommodation as half-board or self catered.

Guidebooks: Descriptions for these routes are available in Turkish/English language guidebooks by Recep Ince and Tunc Findik. In addition, there are many bolted single pitch routes as well as alpine style multi-pitch rock climbing requiring trad gear. Members can warm up on the sport and trad climbing lower down before undertaking some of the ridge traverses and snow couloirs for which the area is known.

Required skills: This is a meet for competent climbers. You should have general multi pitch climbing skills such as setting up an anchor and rope management in addition to alpine mountaineering skills including using crampons, technical ice axes...etc There are no formal arrangements for training in alpine climbing. If you are interested in attending, but unsure about your level of relevant experience, you are very welcome to contact the meet coordinator to discuss. (Aspirant members are welcome to attend.)

Reserve your place: There are 12 places available. Members will book and pay for their flights and we will group into multiple rental cars, which will be used for travelling to climbing locations during the week as well as transport to our base. To book your place please email the meet organiser Efe Tunç at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please, briefly state your climbing experience, preferences and abilities, whether or not you have a climbing partner and any previously attended AC meets.