Int'l athletes climb breathtaking frozen waterfalls in eastern Turkey

Sixteen professional climbers from seven countries climbed frozen waterfalls in the eastern province of Erzurum as part of an international festival held in the city.

The "8th Emrah Özbay International Ice and Rock Climbing Festival" was held in the eastern province of Erzurum. The festival is organized every year in memory of the national athlete Emrah Özbay who lost his life in 2014.

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