The idea of the event came, about 6 months ago, when Will Nazarian from Oregon found our website and wrote us about his wish to visit Armenia for one month climbing. 

 The part in Garni Gorge was more productive in terms of exploring all the gorge and it’s branches to unveil the climbing potential. More rocks with solid 15m cracks were found down the river stream. 

The next four days spent in Arpa Gorge was somehow productive despite on high temperature (over 40c) and sun. 

On July 13-16 we spent in Hell’s Canyon, where there were already few sport routes set up. 

The event crew spent 9 days in Noravank canyon from July 2-10. The extreme hot weather was a bit too much for motivating for climbing, yet one trad route and few boulder problems where set up.

  On July 1, club Up The Rocks kicked off “Arev” Armenian First Ascent Festival. The guest participants at that point were from Iran (Qazvin) and Russia.

The Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia gave an official permit to the club Up The Rocks to climb on the natural monuments  "Stone Symphony" during the Armenian First Ascent Festival 2009.