In reply to UKC Articles:
Very encouraging to hear that peoples efforts are paying off, congratulations!. I still have fond memories of climbing with some of the team in December 2017 at Hazer Merd. We have now been running climbing training for refugees and IDPs with STEP for almost two years, and we are learning a lot. Kurdistan has so much to offer for climbers - so many new routes, so many mountains. As peaceful times have a chance to embed themselves in the region, I hope we'll see a lot more climbers heading out here.