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Armenian Alpine Club organized an ice climbing training in Azat (Garni) gorge.
Could it be an any better time for route setting than a COVID lockdown period?

Early chilly morning on Sunday, November 22 we started our training.

On Feb 12, Jared Nielson, Andranik Miribyan and Mkhitar Mkhitaryan went to the project - the fourth pitch WI 4 of the cascade ice falls in Arpa gorge, Armenia.
Like in the Alps and Caucasus, the snow conditions were poor in Armenia as well during past winter months. In Aspen though, where I spent skiing and teaching for the ski school there, it was a decent early season and very good snow throughout the season. Then came the long awaited March to guide for ski touring in Armenia.

Mystic basalt columns and limestone had been the initial motivation to travel to Armenia, but the potential for outdoor adventures took us by surprise as did the culturel experience.

From Feb 25 to March 5, a French group was hosted by Up The Rocks for ski-touring program in Armenia.

On cold November 22, with Dani and Lucia I finally went to the Granite Circus, which they had discovered a year ago.
8/38 Margaryan str., 0036 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Tel: +374-93-337-937, +374-93-318-006.