A Vertical Life(way): Nomads on Mount Ararat

Mark Ziese

October 2, 2012

Leaving Çevirme behind, we hike into Ağrı Dağı’s foothills and discover how the modern "vertical life" of Kurdish pastoralists mirrors the camps of Abraham.

Mark Ziese

September 26, 2012

Mt. Ararat, Exploring Türkiye

One Last Night in Doğubayazıt: The Eve of the Ararat Ascent

Mark Ziese

September 26, 2012

Mt. Ararat, Exploring Türkiye

Facing the pre-climb jitters in Doğubayazıt. Read about the "one lasts" before leaving civilization behind to attempt the 16,000-foot summit of Ağrı Dağı.

Mark Ziese

September 8, 2012

Mt. Ararat, Exploring Türkiye

Fire and Ice: Beholding Mount Ararat

Mark Ziese

September 8, 2012

Mt. Ararat, Exploring Türkiye

"What were we thinking?" Standing at 17,000 feet in the hazy distance, the traditional Mount Ararat emerges over a landscape shaped by political and geological rupture.