Rock and Ice climbing

  • America to Armenia

    Phhh. Our car stalls in the Zvartnots parking lot just as the third member of our climbing team, Marius, reports he “knows how to drive stick.” 

     
  • Back from Vacations

    Ok, now I’m happy with a sustainable climbing partner Jared Nielson, a Big Wall climber from California.

     
  • “CCCP” cascade ice climbing in Arpa Gorge

       On Feb 12, Jared Nielson, Andranik Miribyan and Mkhitar Mkhitaryan went to the project - the fourth pitch WI 4 of the cascade ice falls in Arpa gorge, Armenia. 

     
  • Unbelievable “Rendezvous”

      Last summer in July-August, 2007 I spent my holiday in Armenia, Hrazdan town, not far from Yerevan with my relatives. 

     

Mountaineering and Backcountry skiing

  • Ski-touring review 2016/17

     Winter 2016/17 was a season for joy and exploration of new ski touring areas and tracks in Armenia and Georgia. 

     
  • Ski Season 2026

    Ski season 2026 is still going on, check for the updates of the pictures and the article! 

     
  • Ski Season 2021

       One of the best seasons in terms of snow abundance and stability during the past decade in Armenia. Although without ski-touring tourists this winter, we made it quite fun anyway!

     

     
  • French Ski-tour in Armenia

    From Feb 25 to March 5, a French group was hosted by Up The Rocks for ski-touring program in Armenia.

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