The member of 'Up The Rocks" club, Student MIPT Vaghinak Sirekanyan won the Moscow Youth championship in speed category, on March 22, 2009.
The competition was carried out in the "Global City" climbing hall in Moscow.
Massimo Cappuccio, a photographer, traveler and dreamer, visited Armenia this time.
This time we went to climb the route "Soyuz", a 4-pitch route in Noravank (Gnishik).

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

As the Up The Rocks club transformed into Armenian Mountaineering and Skiing National School, we started organizing multi-pitch climbing classes for young climbers.
It's March 2, but the weather is quite warm already for this time of a year, skiers' must have been driven into depression, but some just go and check the snow!

On March 17-24, the program of heli-skiing in Armenia runs with sunny weather and good snow.

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.
Aghvan Chatinyan was born on December 14, 1926 in Vardapluri, a village near Stepanavan, Armenia.
8/38 Margaryan str., 0036 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Tel: +374-93-337-937, +374-93-318-006.