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With Jacob Balzani Lööv
Jacob Balzani Loov an Italian photographer and journalist visited Armenia for the work, and at once appeared to our climbing circle to fill his weekends with a joy.
Attempt on "Take off" 7c max, 140m
A small photo and video report of the attempt of "Take off" in Noravank canyon.
Ski Touring in Georgia 2015!
The initiator of this ski touring program Andre Souvignet, and Up the Rocks was hosting Andre’s team with a pleasure in Georgia.
Alexey Shustrov in Armenia again!
A great pleasure and fun is to ski with a good friend Alexey Shustrov, who investigated so much to promote ski touring in Armenia.
Оld guide’s ski-tour in Armenia
This time we were honored to host the iconic mountain guides Claude Jaccoux and Alberto Re in Armenia.
Ski touring in Georgia
While the ski tour program in Armenia last year, Philippe Descamps, with his group of skiers, was interested in the ski tour trip in Georgia for March 2013.
Rock and Ice climbing
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Our member Vadik again won the Moscow championship in speed climbing
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).
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Rock Us in the Caucasus - Armenia
Rumors about this amazing program of rock climbing and mountaineering in Armenia and Georgia had been started in between American Alpine Club and Alpine Club of Iran years ago, in 2011..
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Seting 10 more sport climbs in Noravank Canyon
10 new sport climbing routes (14 pitches) we set this September in Noravank Canyon. Our friend Martin Tučka from Czech Republic, who visited to our Armenian Rock Climbing Festival in 2013 and put number of sport routes here, was back again for this project.
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11 new sport climbs in Hrazdan gorge, Yerevan
Recently we gut supported by 100 bolts and hangers by Russian Mountaineering Federation via our friend Armen Ter-Minasyan.
Mountaineering and Backcountry skiing
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"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.
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Ski-touring in Armenia and more
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.
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Оld guide’s ski-tour in Armenia
This time we were honored to host the iconic mountain guides Claude Jaccoux and Alberto Re in Armenia.
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Mt Ushba south peak (4710m)
When two guys, who had never met before and don’t know much about each other (besides couple of g-mails) immediately set of to climb a serious mountain from the meeting place – they call it “nonsense” in mountaineering, you will agree!
Armenian Alpine Club
8/38 Margaryan str., 0036 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Tel: +374-93-337-937, +374-93-318-006.
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