„He is hero of the story: The local Saeid Hadavandkhani picks us up at the airport. We got his contact from a friend and have exchanged a few sporadic messages since then. To be precise, we don‘t really know each other.
And we have to admit, if he hadn‘t shown up, we would have been completely lost, without any plan at all. Zero. Niente. Nada.“

„Our destination for today is the Kawir Desert of Semnan. None of us has been to Utah, but you can imagine it somewhat like this: mountain ridges stretch endlessly in bizarre formations, and everywhere we discover lines and steep descents. We spend the entire day hiking up and freeriding down. At first, we struggle a bit with the unfamiliar terrain, but we quickly adapt to the sensation of surfing through red powder. The foreign and barren landscape adds to the experience, and amidst the endless shades of orange and red, we feel as though we‘ve just landed on Mars.“

„The following days are spent traversing the Maranjab Desert, enjoying campfires and shisha under the starry sky, and camping amidst the dunes. We indulge in a bit of freeriding and daring adventures amidst bizarre sandstone formations. Then, we head north again, as the road winds through canyons and past the volcano Mt. Damavand, the highest peak in Iran. The scenery has completely changed once more; suddenly, we find ourselves in the midst of a misty forest, everything is green, and moss hangs densely from the branches. Yesterday it felt like Utah, today it‘s reminiscent of British Columbia.“