Member of 'Up The Rocks" club, Student MIPT Vaghinak Sirekanyan won the Moscow Youth championship on 22 of March 2009. 

The competition carried out in 'Global City" climbing hall in Moscow. 

Rock and Ice climbing

  • New sport climbing sector "Areni" developed in Noravank canyon

    June 7-11 was spent to set 8 more sport climbing routes in Noravank canyon, at the new sector called Areni.

     
  • Kids are leading

    On the end of the August Ellen J. Brager wrote me that her 11 years old daughter wants to take rock climbing lessons.

     
  • First multi pitch class of AMSNS

       As the Up The Rocks club transformed into Armenian Mountaineering and Skiing National School, we started organizing multi-pitch climbing classes for young climbers. 

     
  • The Route "Sev" - 20m 5b/5.8

    Two years ago Thomas and me were top roping this route under the Physics’ wall (Yerevan Physics Institute) and decided to call it Sev (Black) because of the black part under a small cornice. 

     

Mountaineering and Backcountry skiing

  • Freaky Kazbek expedition

    On the beginning of August, 2007 our Armenian friends from Iran Sourik Stepanian and Araik Jahanian came to Yerevan to set off for Georgia, to climb up Mt Kazbek (5033m) with ‘Spitak’ rescue team members.

     
  • "Eagle Ski Club" ski-touring in Armenia

    “Eagles”, the way “Eagle ski club” members call themselves here, were the most cheerful group I have skied with!

     
  • Another great skiing with nice crew!

    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!

     
  • Rocky Mountains, US trip_N3


     Three routes in Rocky Mountain National Park. Petit Grepon and two on Longs Peak.

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