Future hiking guides train on slopes of Mount Ağrı
IĞDIR
A new training program at the foot of Mount Ağrı, Türkiye’s highest peak, is preparing a new generation of hiking leaders to support the growing popularity of mountaineering and nature tourism across the country’s east.
Organized by the Iğdır office of the Turkish Mountaineering Federation (TDF), the initiative aims to increase the number of qualified leaders capable of guiding outdoor activities safely in challenging terrain.
Twenty candidates from the provinces of Iğdır, Kars and Ağrı are taking part in the program, which combines classroom instruction with extensive field training on the slopes of Mount Ağrı.
