Climbing or mountaineering, active recreation, type of tourism, sport, the main task of which is to climb the highlands and survive the acute emotions. It also includes highland tourism. The beginning of the formation of the climbing is considered to be 1786, when two Swiss villagerZh. Balma and Doctor M. Pakar first climbed the highest peak of the Alps (from which the name originated) Momblan (4810 m.), and the history of Armenian mountaineering originates from Ararat. The first alpinist trip was carried out in Armenia on September 27, 1829, when Professor of the University of Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia) F. Parrot and Kh. Abovyan climbed the top of Ararat (Great Masis) (5165 m). German geologist H. Abih with translator P. Sharoyanand two other Armenians Hovhannes Ayvazyan, Murad Poghosyan climbed the top of Ararat on July 29, 1845. Ararat was climbed by Professor of the University of Zurich I. Abelyan on September 14, 1896. Alpine trips are organized in different directions in Armenia, but the most prominent is Mount Aragats(4090 m), which is the highest peak in Armenia. In 1935 the Armenian climbers won the highest mountain range of the Greater Caucasus – Elbrus peak (5642 m).
After 1951:
A climbing club was set up in Yerevan’s physical culture center in 1951, and since 1960, the Republican Federation of Alpinism has been functioning. The most successful Armenian mountaineers have won the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR V. Galustov (USSR triple champion), sports masters A. Hakobyan, S. Harutyunyan, A. Chatinyan, master of sports of international class S. Muradyan. A group of Armenian climbers, composed of A. Aghababyan, G. Tatourian, H. Tonoyan and A. Mayilyan climbed Mount AraratOn September 23, 1991 , dedicating that achievement to the proclamation of Armenia’s independence. The first largest group to climb the top of Mount Ararat consisted of nine people – July 9, 2007, which included 78-year-old S. Muradyan.
From 1981 to 2003, the mountaineer Alexander Mayilyan was especially noticed, as he climbed both in the highlands and in the hilly mountains. The climbing scheme in climbing is as follows.
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Year, district |
Mountain, route |
The result |
Tigging |
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1981,Armenia |
Aragats |
Mountaineer icon |
First vertex |
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1982, Baksan |
Gumach,VIA-tau,Chot-chat,smallDonguzorun |
4ascents,3rd category |
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1983, Ailama |
Vakhushti,Mardjanashvili, the White stranger, PasisMta |
4 ascents |
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1984, Tian Shan |
Gastello-TRP,Students-TRP,Ayu-Ter,albatross, Jigit-5A |
7 ascents |
First 5A |
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1984, Yerevan |
Icon 5482 |
Charges to the USSR rescuer token |
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1985, Chaukhi,Ushba |
Chauchi 6th-5A,Mazery, Ushba South on the southwest wall-5B,Marx on the Z-crest (Pamir) |
7 ascents, 1 category |
Charges Zak,VO First 5A |
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1986,Pamir,Fan mountains |
Polytechnic,Adamtash, Severny, Chapdara on the NW wall-5B, Zamin-Karor by-fu Z-walls-5B, Shkhara by V-rib 5A (The Caucasus) |
8 ascents |
Charges Aragats |
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1986, Zangezur |
Br.Alikhanyan center.With wall-4B and 5A |
3 ascents, CCM |
Charges Aragats |
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1987, Bezengi, Ailama |
Kursantov, Bel.Naznakom, Kazbek |
3 ascents |
Fees of Zak. |
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1987, Pamir |
Lenina on Lipkin-5A |
1 ascent |
The first 7 thousand, the fees of Zak. |
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1988, Bezengi |
Koshtan-tau on the NW-fu-5B,Krupkol on the C-rib 6B |
3 ascents |
Champion of the USSR Armed Forces,Zak.VO |
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1988, Pamir |
Revolution at the center of SW ST-6B |
1 ascent |
The fees of Zak |
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1988, Yerevan |
Mountaineering instructor, 4446 |
Instructional fees |
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1989, The Caucasus |
JaylykYubast.Z ribs-5B, Ushba Yu on the right side of the SW of the wall-6B |
3 ascents |
Champion of the USSR Armed Forces, Zak.VO |
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1989, The Caucasus,Pamir |
Girech according to SW wall-5A, Shipka-Revolution-5B |
3 ascents |
The fees of Zak |
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1989, Baksan |
Elbrus B, 5642m |
2 ascents |
Charges Spitak |
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1990, The Caucasus |
Elbrus B-5642m Ushba (M) along the center Just-5B Ushba S to SV st-6B |
4 ascents |
Silver Championship of the USSR Armed Forces, Assemblies of the Zak. |
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1990, Pamir |
Korzhenevskaya-5A, Lenin through Razdel’n.-5A,Khokhlov-Communism on S Skl-5B |
3 ascents |
Silver Championship of the USSR Armed Forces, Assemblies of the Zak. |
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1991, Pamir |
Korzhenevskaya-up to 6400m,Communism by Borodkina-up to 7350m |
2 ascents |
The charges of The national team of Armenia |
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1991, Ararat |
Ararat 5165 m |
1 ascent |
The first Armenian expedition to Ararat-Tonoyan g, Taturyan G, Aghababyan A and Mailyan A. |
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1992, Ullu Tau |
Ullu-Tau on the board (in pair with Balasanyan M) |
3 ascents |
Charges Spitak |
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1994, Yerevan |
Master of Sport of International Class of Armenia |
The Sports Committee of Armenia,Certificate N 23
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1996, The Caucasus |
Kazbek |
2 ascents |
The fees of Zak |
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1997, Tain Shan |
Khan-Tengri-5B |
1 ascent |
In the deuce with Tonoyan G |
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1999, Alaska |
McKinley |
1 ascent |
The highest point of S. America,in deuce with Tonoyan G |
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2000, Alaska |
McKinley |
1 ascent |
With American compatriots |
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2001, Kenia |
Lenana |
1 ascent |
The highest point of Kenya |
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2002, Tanzania |
Kilimanjaro |
1 ascent |
The highest point of Africa |
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2003, The Caucasus |
Elbrus-to the jumper |
1 ascent |
Ascent dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of Christianity in Armenia |
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2012, Alps |
Monblan |
1 ascent |
In a deuce with Oganesyan A |
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2013, Tain Shan |
Khan-Tengri, up to 5500m |
1 ascent |
In the deuce with Tonoyan G |
After 2011:
Since 2011 the Armenian Mountaineering and Mountain Tourism Federation has been functioning, which managed to unite around and concentrate on mountaineers and climbing, as well as individuals, clubs and organizations close to this area, the goal of the Federation was to promote mountaineering and mountain tourism development and culture of climbing. For quite a long time, climbing was remembered by the achievements of the Armenian mountaineers of the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, no mountaineers and mountainous events were recorded by Armenian mountaineers, and Armenian mountaineers living outside of Armenia were not too often, but were delighted with ups and downs. A major achievement in 2011-2015 was the rise of Kazbegi, Elbrus, Mount Ararat and Damavandia, from 2015 mountaineers have climbed to Kilimanjaro, Mount Momblan, mountaineers are eager to try their ability to experiment with technically complicated and over 6,000 m high mountains.
2016 was recognized as an unprecedented mountain year in the history of the Republic of Armenia’s mountaineering. The ascents of the mountaineers in the chronological order have the following picture:
The Ararat uprisings have become more active since 2012, as a result of which hundreds of Armenian mountaineers had the opportunity to climb Ararat.
Upgrade to the roof of the world – Mount Everest.
1953 The highest peak in the world (8848 meters) was climbed for the first time by Edmund Hillary and TingsingNorge.Since 1953, more than 4,000 people, including 5 Armenians, have climbed to the highest hill in the world.