Armenian-Russian expedition starts climbing Aragats
13.06.2013,
14:57
Participants of Armenian-Russian scientific and tourist expedition “Towards single CIS youth tourist space” started climbing the four-peak Mount Aragats at 9:00 in the morning, after a day spent at 3,200 meters for acclimatization, Novosti-Armenia reported.
YEREVAN, June 13. /ARKA/. Participants of Armenian-Russian scientific and tourist expedition “Towards single CIS youth tourist space” started climbing the four-peak Mount Aragats at 9:00 in the morning, after a day spent at 3,200 meters for acclimatization, Novosti-Armenia reported.
The expeditionists plan to climb the southern (3,879 meters) and the western (4,080 meters) peaks.
The day before they had a pre-trek acclimatization walk on Mount Urts (3,485 meters), the group instructor Edgar Navasardyan said.
According to the head of sports tourism chair of the Russian academy of tourism Yevgeniy Baranov, Aragats is promising in terms of tourism development.
The mount is quite easy for climbing and is not for alpinists: it is rather a beautiful place for amateur hikers, Baranov said.
The second scientific and tourism expedition “Towards single CIS youth tourist space” is organized by the Russian International Academy for Tourism and its branch, Armenian Institute of Tourism.
The participants will have fascinating tours with climbing, rock climbing, hiking and bicycle races.
The expedition is supported by the South Caucasus Railway, Bank VTB (Armenia), the Republican Party of Armenia, the National Assembly and the Russian Embassy to Armenia. -0-
