"Spitak" rescue team’s climbing Noravanq canyon

Written by Mkhitar Mkhitaryan, Published: 20 January 2008
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  With the "Spitak" Rescue Center's young team, we went to further explore the Noravank (Gnishik) canyon.

  It's been about a decade that our old generation stopped climbing, except for very occasional short sessions and rescue training.

They used to be quite active though till mid nineties, and especially during the Soviet times, when the Soviet Union championships were held in Noravank canyon. We have been listening to the stories of old days from the elders so much, and finally, on May 9 2007, we decided to go explore the canyon ourselves. 

Recently, 7 sport climbing routes were added by Antuan Ananyan and Alexey Trubachev, initiated by "WishUp" adventures tour company. The first ones in Noravank canyon (as well 6 sport climbs in Hell's Canyon).

So we jumped on those ones, and enjoyed the style of the runout climbing, probably not made intentionally, but because of the lack of the bolts during the route setting.

So far our playground was basically Hrazdan gorge, Arzni and Bjni crags, all basalt and 45m high maximum. 

The sharp limestone and the potential of hundreds of sport and trad climbs in the canyon calls us to be more active and engaged with Noravank, and we're the ones who listen the voice of the Mother Nature )

 

  

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