Recently we gut supported by 100 bolts and hangers by Russian Mountaineering Federation via our friend Armen Ter-Minasyan. 

Ok, now I’m happy with a sustainable climbing partner Jared Nielson, a Big Wall climber from California.

Well, all the guys who I have sent a message via facebook, to go for climbing on Sunday, where not in the planned venue. 

When Sam Bie emailed me about their wish to visit Armenia with Alex Chabot and establish new routes on basalt columns then I realized that the rock climbing is going to rise on the new level in Armenia.

On March, 24th in the Voronezh sport center "Energy" solemn opening, of the main youth domestic start of a season on sport-climbing championship of Russia, has taken place. 

On February 13-14, 2010, the Championship of all age group climbers was held in Moscow, on the great climbing walls DDS (Youth Sport Club).

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

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.