Basalt Column Climbing BAN

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

After a short while we started our trainings and the group got larger. Carolina Brager, Kai Putney, Artavazd Ardhaldjian and Mark Papazian are Up The Rocks' students now! By the schedule, one training per week, I did not expect much for this season. Tying knots, top-roping, belaying.. That’s what I thought is enough for the good success for the first term.

But guess how motivated these accelerates are! They are leading on easy sport already. If we would have one more month of a good weather I believe they would have a chance to lead easy trads as well ;)

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Details: Category: Rock Climbing; Published: 22 November 2010

WE FLY CROWS

We choose Black Diamond

MOUNTAIN GUIDING

Rock and Ice climbing

Club Alpin Français youth in Armenia

Club Alpin Français du pays de Gex youth team was hosted by the Armenian Alpine Club at the end of August for a rock climbing program in Noravank canyon and climbing the mount Aragats.
“Doudouk” FFA, 5.10d, 35m, Garni gorge

After how our guests Will Nazarian and Katy Anderson arrived in Yerevan on March 26, we tried to make a short schedule together as to which climbing areas we would go for a climb and explore.
"Toktam" 7a, by Morteza Eftekhar

On late Oct our guests were Morteza Eftekhar, with his family, in the group of Naser Ararat, from Iran.
Vaghinak Sirekanyan won the Moscow Youth championship in speed category

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

Mountaineering and Backcountry skiing

"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!
"Game Ridge" backcountry first descent, solo

I finally skied one of my projects in Fox Mountains, solo. My skiing buddies were busy to support me on this backcountry trip, and the weather is warming drastically in the valley now, so it had to be done now or postponed to next year which I didn't like for some reasons.
Heli-skiing in Armenia

On March 17-24, the program of heli-skiing in Armenia runs with sunny weather and good snow.
"Luciamore" FA, V+ max, 430m

On cold November 22, with Dani and Lucia I finally went to the Granite Circus, which they had discovered a year ago.