Bisetoon Rock Climbing

Bisetoon mountain is approximately 2400 meters in elevation, and it provides one of the thickest limestone strata of the world. There are about 100 routes multi-pitch sport and traditional on the wall that 50 of them are sports climbing equipped with bolts and chains. Bisetoon has been hosting the International Rock Climbing Festival since 2010.

Bisetoon mountain is located along one of the main routes that connect Persia to Mesopotamia. It is the site to King Darius' Inscription. In folklore, Bisetun is inseparable from the love story of Shirin and Farhad. It is said that king Khosrow was in love with Shirin, and told Farhad that if he moves away the mountain in Kermanshah one piece of stone after another, he would let Shirin to stay with him. Farhad started to move the mountain, but unfortunately he died during his work, and now we see Bisetoon, it was left by Farhad. Kermanshah is named "the land for lovers" after this story.

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