Up The Rocks

Early morning on Sunday, November 22 we started our training. Me, Luca and Tatevik headed to the usual training spot – bouldering section underneath Spitak rescue center.

On Sunday my dad drove: me, Mkhitar, Tatevik, and Vardan to Noravanq to go rock climbing. I woke up at 7:30Am to meet Mkhitar and Tatevik at a bus stop in town that was next to the “Sas” convenient store

At the evening of July 24, we found a lovely camping area near the river in Garni gorge. July 25 was the day of Garni gorges basalt columns research .

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July 18, we took the equipment and went about 2 kilometers up by the gorge to examine the columns there to climb the next day.

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July 17 was a calm day and with all the team we went up by the slope to the “Devil’s tower”. The lower part of the tower columns are corrosive, and I decided to make the line by the separated from the tower lower part column.

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July 15, in the morning Vadik and me did FA of a short route “Childhood” 5.7, 18+8meters. That’s an easy 18 meters hiking route with a crack for large cams.

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At the evening of July 14 while bouldering in the in the Hell’s canyon Vadik did FA of the bouldering problem “Grendma’s teeth” V7.

Some sport climbing fun while Hell’s canyon climbing period of “Arev” Armenian First Ascent Open Festival

July 14, Examining the rocks of the canyon. The upper part rocks of the canyon seemed chossy and we didn’t like much the down part gray high rocks of the canyon as the relief seemed a bit poor for protection.

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