Rock and Ice climbing

  • New sport climbing sector "Areni" developed in Noravank canyon

    June 7-11 was spent to set 8 more sport climbing routes in Noravank canyon, at the new sector called Areni.

     
  • Chichkhan WI3

    During the warm winter in Armenia, the only colds for ice climbing we found on early Feb on the north of Armenia, famous waterfall “Trchkan” to which no ice pick has touched before.

     
  • Club Alpin Français youth in Armenia

      Club Alpin Français du pays de Gex youth team was hosted by the Armenian Alpine Club at the end of August for a rock climbing program in Noravank canyon and climbing the mount Aragats.

     
  • "Toktam" 7a+/b, by Morteza Eftekhar

    On late Oct our guests were Morteza Eftekhar, with his family, in the group of Naser Ararat, from Iran. 

     

Mountaineering and Backcountry skiing

  • Freaky Kazbek expedition 08.08.07

    On the beginning of August, 2007 our Armenian friends from Iran Sourik Stepanian and Araik Jahanian came to Yerevan to set off for Georgia, to climb up Mt Kazbek (5033m) with ‘Spitak’ rescue team members.

     
  • 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.

     
  • Study of deadly avalanche in Armenia: VIDEO

       On Feb 22, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia reported an avalanche accident in Kotayk Province on the slopes of Mt. Teghenis 2851m.

     
  • 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.

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