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Sport climbing in Noravanq canyon, “Danak”, “Kret”, “Kaitsak”

Written by Mkhitar Mkitaryan
Saturday, 18 April 2009
…so, on March 28 it was decided to go for a sport climbing on the routes set up by Alexey Trubochev, in Noravanq canyon. But on the previous evening the weather was rainy. We - Will, Katy, friends and me - were still optimistic about the cloudless weather for the climbing day Noravanq monastrey Noravanq monastrey some holy place where lest us the old man some holy place where lest us the old man Mel climbing "Kret" 5aMel climbing "Kret" 5a It was decided to set off at 11 a.m. instead of 9am, so to give the weather some chance to get fair. Finally the sun rays were noticed somewhere in the sky, however, we got the canyon and started climbing the rout “Kret” it started raining again. Even so… :) we managet to climb the routes “Kaitsak” 20m, and ”Danak” 60m, also. I would like to warn those who want to climb “Danak” in what follows: there were lots of holds breaking on left crack of the second pitch, though I had climbed it on May 2007, but at that time that part of the rock seemed to be more solid. And there are also some blocks lying freely on the shelf of the beginning of the third pitch of it. During both of the times of climbing “Danak” I have chosen the line left from the crack on the third pitch at the same time escaping the second bolt. This way you have the deep pendulum chance till you reach the top anchor but your way gets more funny to face climb than climbing by a broken crack. the second pitch of "Danak" the second pitch of "Danak" at Areni wine factoryat Areni wine factory Melania climbing Melania climbing