Aidin Bozorgi (; 1989– disappeared July 20, 2013 in

Broad Peak Broad Peak (; ) is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. It is the 12th highest mountain in the world with elevation above sea level. The first ascent of t ...

, Pakistan) was an Iranian

mountain climber Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become mounta ...

. He was 13 years old when he started mountaineering. Soon, he had shown how talented he was by climbing

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when he was only 15 years old. Bozorgi was good at most mountain-relating climbing sports such as

ice climbing Ice climbing is a climbing discipline that involves ascending routes consisting entirely of frozen water. To ascend, the ice climber uses specialist equipment, particularly double ice axes (or the more modern ice tools) and rigid crampons. ...

mixed climbing Mixed climbing is an ice climbing discipline used on climbing routes that do not have enough ice to be regular ice climbs, but are also not dry enough to be regular rock climbing, rock climbs. To ascend the route, the mixed-climber uses ice-cli ...

rock climbing Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending climbing routes, routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin climbing walls in a mostly indoor environment. Routes are documented in c ...

sport climbing Sport climbing (or bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in the sport of rock climbing where the Lead climbing, lead climber clips their climbing rope, rope — via a quickdraw — into pre-drilled in-situ bolt (climbing), bolts for their ...

big wall climbing Big wall climbing is a form of rock climbing that takes place on long and sheer multi-pitch climbing, multi-pitch climbing routes, routes (of ''at least'' 6–10 pitches or 300–500 metres) that require a full day, if not several days, to ascen ...

traditional climbing Traditional climbing (or trad climbing) is a type of free climbing in rock climbing where the lead climber places removable protection while simultaneously ascending the route; when the lead climber has completed the route, the second climber ...

aid climbing Aid climbing is a form of rock climbing that uses mechanical devices and equipment, such as aiders (or ladders), for upward momentum. Aid climbing is contrasted with free climbing (in both its traditional or sport free climbing formats), whi ...

and

bouldering Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or Climbing wall, artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or Climbing harness, harnesses. While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers ...

Biography

Bozorgi had grown up in Tehran, Iran. His achievements were in variety of fields like painting, kung-fu and mountaineering. Hasan Najjarian was his motivator into the world of mountaineering. Being his trainee for couple of years, he was accepted in K.N.Toosi University of Technology and continued his mountaineering life with the university mountaineering group. In order to be a professional mountaineer, he joined ''Arash'' alpine club in 2007. Bozorgi got third place in Khwarizmi competition 2005. He was educated in Tehran, receiving a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

at K.N.Toosi University of Technology 2013. He was ranked 5th in 18th national Economics Olympiad. He also ranked 11th in the national

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

exam in

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

2013.

Setting Iran route

Bozorgi (with Pouya Keivan and Mojtaba Jarahi) successfully completed a new route on the Southwest Face of Broad Peak they had been working on since 2009. The descent proved to be more complicated than expected. Climber Thomas Laemmle, who helped with the unsuccessful search and rescue attempt, stated that he believed Bozorgi and his companions were dead, and the search operation on

was formally called off. They have been presumed dead.

Climbed mountaineering routes

2008

* ''Chalun ''(4550m), (winter ascends), Arash club team * ''Siah Sangha'' (4604m), (winter ascends), Arash club team * ''Siah Kaman ''(4472m), (winter ascends), Arash club team

2009

* ''Shah Alborz'' (4170m), (winter ascends)

2009/11

(8051m), ''Iran ''route, 2 attempts, Arash club team

2009/10/11

* 6 ascends on ''

Sabalan Sabalan ( Persian: سبلان) or Savalan ( native: ساوالان ) is an inactive stratovolcano in northwestern Iran located in Ardabil province. At above sea level, it is the third-highest mountain in Iran. A permanent crater lake has fo ...

'' (4811m), north face glacier

2010

* ''

Damavand Mount Damavand ( ) is a dormant stratovolcano and is the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia, the highest volcano in Asia, and the 3rd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere (after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus), at an elevation o ...

'' (5610m), north ridge (winter ascend) * ''Harze Kuh ''divide (autumn ascends) * ''Dena'' divide (autumn ascends) * ''

'' ranges, ''Kasra'' peak (4420m), west glacier

2010/11

* ''

'' (5610m), south ridge (winter ascends) * ''Kolun Bastak'' to ''Sarakchal'' divide (winter ascends) * ''Damavand'' (5610m), ''Yakhar'' glacier * ''Damavand'' (5610m), ''Sioole'' glacier

2011/13

* ''Azad Kuh'' (4395m), (winter ascends)

2012

* ''Damavand'' (5610m), ''Daagh'' ridge (winter ascend) * ''Zard Kuh'' divide * ''

'' ranges, ''Heram II'' peak (4450m), west glacier

2013

* Divide of ''Pasande Kuh'' to north ''Khersan'' (1st winter ascend), with ''Pouya Keivan'' *

(8051m), ''Iran'' route, 1st ascend, without supplemental oxygen, Arash club team

Climbed big wall climbing routes

Alam-Kuh Alam-Kūh (; also: ''Alam Kooh'') or Mount Alam is a mountain in Alborz mountain range in northern Iran, Mazandaran Province, forming a peak of Takht-e Suleyman Massif. It is located in Kelardasht District of Mazandaran Province. With an elevatio ...
(4850m)

2010

* Polish 1973 route (''52 Lahestaniha'') * German's

arête An arête ( ; ) is a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequ ...

(''Gorde Almanha'')

2012

* ''Arash'' (

Solo climbing Solo climbing (or soloing) is a style of climbing in which the climber ascends a climbing route alone and deliberately without the assistance of a belayer (or "second"), or being part of any rope team. By its very nature, solo climbing present ...

) * ''Karajiha-Polish 1969 (48 Lahestaniha)''

Bisotun

2010

* ''Gharargah''

2011

* Harry Rost

2013

* ''Jashnvare'' (

Route setter A route setter is a person who designs artificial rock climbing wall routes, or problems. Also known as "setters", these professionals combine technical craft with an artistic representation of real rock climbing moves. They do this with modula ...

)

Pol-e Khvab Pol-e Khvab () is a neighborhood in the city of Asara in Asara District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, Pol-e Khvab's population was 237 in 59 households, when it was a ...

* ''Roja'' * ''Negar ''(2 pitches) * NTM (3 pitches) * ''Chakosh ''(3 pitches) * ''Marmoolak'' * ''Gigilikh'' * ''Omid'' * Brono * ''Sisakht ''(2 pitches) * ''Arezu ''(3 pitches) * Flash Tank * ''Shirin'' * ''Doustet Daram'' * H * ''Abroftiha ''(2 pitches) * ''Kolahak Salaam'' * ''Darz-e shirin'' * ''Zire Baran'' * ''Parastu''

Caving

* ''Paroo'' * ''Ghalay Chay'' * ''Namaki''

References

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Biography

Setting Iran route

Climbed mountaineering routes

2008

2009

2009/11

2009/10/11

2010

2010/11

2011/13

2012

2013

Climbed big wall climbing routes

Alam-Kuh Alam-Kūh (; also: ''Alam Kooh'') or Mount Alam is a mountain in Alborz mountain range in northern Iran, Mazandaran Province, forming a peak of Takht-e Suleyman Massif. It is located in Kelardasht District of Mazandaran Province. With an elevatio ... (4850m)

2010

2012

Bisotun

2010

2011

2013

Pol-e Khvab Pol-e Khvab () is a neighborhood in the city of Asara in Asara District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, Pol-e Khvab's population was 237 in 59 households, when it was a ...

Caving

See also

References

Alam-Kuh Alam-Kūh (; also: ''Alam Kooh'') or Mount Alam is a mountain in Alborz mountain range in northern Iran, Mazandaran Province, forming a peak of Takht-e Suleyman Massif. It is located in Kelardasht District of Mazandaran Province. With an elevatio ...
(4850m)