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Оld guide’s ski-tour in Armenia
This time we were honored to host the iconic mountain guides Claude Jaccoux and Alberto Re in Armenia.
Ski touring in Georgia
While the ski tour program in Armenia last year, Philippe Descamps, with his group of skiers, was interested in the ski tour trip in Georgia for March 2013.
Attempt on "Take off" 7c max, 140m
A small photo and video report of the attempt of "Take off" in Noravank canyon.
"Eagle Ski Club" ski-touring in Armenia
“Eagles”, the way “Eagle ski club” members call themselves here, were the most cheerful group I have skied with!
Alexey Shustrov in Armenia again!
A great pleasure and fun is to ski with a good friend Alexey Shustrov, who investigated so much to promote ski touring in Armenia.
Rock and Ice climbing
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Dancing the vertical and horizontal lines of Armenia
Before reading an article in Rock & Ice and watching Sam Bie’s excellent film on Armenian climbing, we virtually knew nothing about this little land locked country, except for the genocide and their world famous wrestlers.
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Catching up the cold for warm up
The winter of 2015 in Armenia is again not that cold for ice climbing, but we bought the short gap.
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Weekday Evening Climbing Sessions in Yerevan: Community Practice & Instruction
The Armenian Mountaineering and Skiing National School (AMSNS) is launching a series of structured, weekday evening rock climbing sessions in Yerevan, Hrazdan Gorge. -
First multi pitch class of AMSNS
As the Up The Rocks club transformed into Armenian Mountaineering and Skiing National School, we started organizing multi-pitch climbing classes for young climbers.
Mountaineering and Backcountry skiing
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Mt Ushba south peak (4710m)
When two guys, who had never met before and don’t know much about each other (besides couple of g-mails) immediately set of to climb a serious mountain from the meeting place – they call it “nonsense” in mountaineering, you will agree!
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Aghvan Chatinyan (Armenian hard man)
Aghvan Chatinyan was born on December 14, 1926 in Vardapluri, a village near Stepanavan, Armenia. -
Ski Season 2025
The 2024/25 ski season photo report in Armenia, with videos of exploring new ski lines. -
Expedition on mount Alamkouh(4850m), Iran
On Aug 14 our team arrived at Tehran. After lodging at our friend Arayik’s place and having a rest, with Sourik we set of to Meydanm Monirie where a lot of mountaineering equipment stores are located.
Armenian Alpine Club
8/38 Margaryan str., 0036 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Tel: +374-93-337-937, +374-93-318-006.