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Zangezur Mt Range Trip with Jan Pala

Zangezur Mt Range Trip with Jan Pala As Jan missed the first part of the trip in the previous article I will add it. We had planned first to explore the part of Zangezur Mt range slopes for ski-touring. I had never been there before either… Zangezur, a tectonic Mt. ...

Aragats - the highest peak of Armenia on August 31, 2008

Aragats - the highest peak of Armenia on August 31, 2008 The last week of August 2008 I was on a business trip in Armenia. I had also free time on weekend, and it was very easy to decide going somewhere in the mountains near the capital Yerevan. With my Armenian colleague Mkhitar Mk...

Mt. Aragats, Armenia, Northern approach

Mt. Aragats, Armenia, Northern approach On April 8, 2008, two days after flying twelve time zones around the world, I got into a Soviet made 1988 Volga with two Armenian strangers and went off to climb Armenia’s highest mountain. My wife, Kelly, had won a U.S. State De...

Expedition to mount Ararat and Ani

Expedition to mount Ararat and Ani On July 26, 2006 my uncle with friends were planning to climb mount Ararat and two days before the trip they offered me to join them. I happily accepted their suggestion motivated by the strong wish to be in Western Armenia. ...