Routes as sport in Armenia

Start up easy slab then follow the blue streak up and left through the overhang and some delicate moves near the top. Extending a few draws might help.

With engaging climbing the whole way up this is one of the best routes in Armenia so far! The beginning can use a bit of cleaning up but it's all there.

Start with an easy slab to a small boulder problem through a roof. A few bolts of tech face climbing brings you to good rest before the final headwall. Bust out a hard boulder problem with either long moves or use some small intermediates and try not to fall off until you clip the anchors!

An incredible game route with multiple cruxes and decent rests spread throughout. Still a bit sharp, but very much worth getting on! Stays on you until the end

Open project. Get ready to crimp and stand on invisible edges

This is the obvious line going up the arete. Super aesthetic! Crux climbing with good rests all the way up.

Boulder up past multiple cruxes to a cruisey slab at the top.

Consistently tricky moves leads up the steep part of the immaculate slab.

Difficult opening moves leads to technical slab followed by a tough boulder problem that gives way to easier terrain. Consider stick clipping the second bolt from the ground. You need a 70m rope to get down.

Coming in from the left skips the first and hardest boulder problem on No Country for Vegans.

Awesome climbing with multiple cruxes and a little bit of everything.

An amazing multi pitch. Generally good rock, and awesome exposure.

P1 5.11a 80 ft: Climb up the face, using crimps and laybacks up to a slot then onto a ledge.

P2 5.12b 98 ft: Climb up the face with increasing difficulty using crimps, laybacking, and highsteps. Ends under the big roof.

P3 5.11d 115 ft: Climb out the left side of the roof making a few difficult moves, finish up on face climbing that gets easier the higher you go.

P4 5.10c 130 ft: If you've made it this far you've got it! Climb up the easier face to the top. It is possible to rap the route with 2 ropes.

A contrived start leads to technical climbing up a dead vertical wall. Strange movements and less that solid rock on this one.

Start up the right facing corner. Head up the right leaning crack, pull over a bulge to a slab finish.

Tricky face climbing leads right and up the steep slab.

Somewhat sequential climbing on pockets brings you up the wall with rests right where you need them. Near the top the character of the climbing changes nature and you are forced to grab some rather small crimps on the steepest part of the wall.

Have your belayer clip into the low bolt by the boulder and belay there.

Note on First Free Ascent: The first free ascent of this route was sniped from me by a couple of visiting Russian climbers who ignored my red tag.

An engaging climb bring your crimp strength. Possibly pre-clip the second bolt.

Start from a big jug and climb up to the roof where you find a savage bouldery crux to go past. Then you come to a slabby technical part and a traverse section after a 4-th quickdraw that joins the route with Blue Gray Fun

You'd better bring either a second rope or 3-4 extensible quickdraws to avoid a massive rope drag after the traverse.

2-bolt anchor without a chain.

Two easy bolts lead to a steep boulder problem, then continue up easier climbing to the anchor.

Sustained and pumpy climbing with hard to find feet takes you past a V-shaped flake then up and right past a series of cracks before heading right around the bulge.

A massive route that climbs the entire cliffs face. Climb up the vertical face encountering a mini crux on sloping edges. climb a few easier bolts to a ledge which you could bivi on. Rest up and when ready fire the last 40 feet of power-crimping on beautiful rock (real crux). If not for the ledge rest it would be an incredible mega-endurance route. This route is LONG so bring either an 80m rope or two 60m to get off. Because it is not very overhanging, cleaning on rappel is ok!

Climb up the face on crimps with good feet the whole way up. As you make your way to the very top you'll encounter two drilled pockets, it is possible to skip them. Sustained and techy all the way up

Pay attention to a number of quickdraws before jumping in. You can skip a few of 'em, though

Start from the ground, not from the rock. Beware of rope friction when lowering

A boulder problem down low leads to easier climbing.

This Burly rock climb will get you jacked. Watch out for a hidden pocket halfway up.

An aesthetic climb with a memorable crux! An easy and less steep start leads up to harder and increasingly pumpier climbing to the final overhang where you must dispatch a puzzling, and committing final crux. One of the best at the crag for sure

A wonderful, long route that has managed to avoid the wrath of retro-bolting... Climb up the easy slab to face climbing and a dihedral with technical and thought provoking moves.

When it comes to movement this is one of the bets pitches at the crag! Sadly it has been the site of much controversy regarding it's bolting. What was originally a perfectly safe route has been dumbed down by retro-bolting from a few weak-minded individuals...If you want to climb the route in it's formal glory, only clip the original bolts (it's very easy to distinguish due to the new bolts being very shiny)

anyways...climb up the easy slab to where the wall turns to vertical. Make some big moves on good incut edges until you can clip the anchors from a stance under the big flake. Clipping the anchor may be harder if you're short.

A deceptively hard face climb. A bouldery start leads to a small ledge where a rest can be had. Continue up the face on small edges and pockets for a few bolt or until you reach another boulder problem. Using very small holds, and even smaller feet, climb over the bulge. Easier climbing leads you to the anchors. The opening boulder problem will feel harder for short people

A steepish route with multiple cruxes separated with good rests.

The first bolt is a bit high but there is a good clipping hold.

Start with a sharp boulder problem and continue up awesome climbing to the anchor.

Mellow moves leads to a rather exiting crux towards the top! Bolts to a two chain anchor.

The longest route on this wall. Varied moves bring you up on large pockets and edges. Move between flakes at the top. Wanders a bit and will test your route finding abilities!

Climb through the juggy lower section to the thin crux at the roof

Climbs the slabby to vertical face to the left of the triangle routes. A sustained pitch with multiple cruxes between good rests. Flakes and layback moves with plenty of highsteps thrown in. A bit dirty at the moment.

Bouldery overhanging jugs lead to a good rest 3/4 way up. Then steep technical climbing to a crux at the last 10 feet pulling over the roof. Start is behind a grove of trees. Beginning holds are a bit high up, stand on a tree if you must.

2-bolt top anchor with a chain

The bolted route to the left of Richter Scale. Climbs up a face using crimps and big huecos and flakes.

Finishes under the big roof. Has cleaned up significantly over the years but still be weary of a couple of thin looking flakes.

a 60m gets you down just fine

Despite the modest grades this is not exactly a good beginners multi-pitch. With loose rock on virtually every pitch, sound judgement and route-finding skills are a must. The first two pitches are both very loose. The 3rd pitch has the best quality rock on the whole route and is pretty fun. The 4th pitch is short, and chossy but slightly less so than the first two pitches. The last pitch is higher quality, but has some dangerous death blocks that can be avoided if you're careful. Beautiful views the whole way up!

P1 5.8 60 ft: Climb up the corner/slab using side pulls and high steps until you traverse right to the anchors. The crux may be figuring out which holds are good enough to pull on.

P2 5.8 45 ft: Climb up the easy slab. Lots of loose rock here so be careful!

P3 5.10C 80 ft: The rock quality is much better on this pitch! Balance-y moves and technical face climbing lead you to a very comfortable ledge.

P4 5.8 80 ft: Climb up the easier slab to the base of the much steeper final pitch.

P5 5.11b 115 ft: Climb up the steepening face with awesome exposure! Starts off relatively easy and gets harder towards the top. Watch out for some very big loose blocks near the top!

Rap the route with 2 60m or a single 70m rope.

Cool overhanging route. Beware of rope friction when lowering

Climb up the fragile rock countering a distinct crux. Would be best to wear a helmet

Bring strong fingers for this one! Climb up an easy start and make a strange mantle on to the ledge. When ready climb up and slightly left on small crimps for a few bolts to a large edge. Make a few more big moves up and right to a big rail. Easier moves bring you to the top.

Climb up the pocketed face using the right arete. Easy climbing leads you to the last bolt where you have to make big move. Don't blow the last move or you'll swing into the arete..

Thin and Slabby. What used to be a serious lead has been dumbed down by retro-bolting...Still a good route

Steep and pumpy with super cool moves make this a must do route.

Steep and pumpy start leads to a slaby crux just before the anchors

Technical slab with a healthy amount of crimps, slopers, and high steps. Pull left around a corner and join up with Richer scale, which means the crux of the route is the same as Richter scale's, pulling over the roof at the last 10 feet of the climb. Beginning is up a small path behind a grove of trees.

Bouldery start leads to easier climbing

A very cool face climb with a thought provoking crux. Climb up solid but hollow flakes trending right underneath a bulge. Figure out how to pull the bulge and regain your composure. A few long moves lead to easier climbing. Once you clip the last bolt, traverse right to a ledge with the anchor.

This is the left of the two bolted lines going over the water.

To access Fishing For Freedom it is currently best to rap in from above and either set up a TR where the belayer is on the other side of the river, or to pull your ropes are you rap. Or you could try to swim there and get established on a very small ledge. Either way you're probably gonna get your rope wet.

A polished start on incut side-pulls leads to easier terrain and a nice ledge rest. When ready fire up the arete on sloping holds and pockets. End on an awesome ledge. Be careful not to blow the first few moves or you might end up in the water!!

Thin and crimpy. Stay somewhat right of the bolts. Move left over the bulge to the anchors

Climb up the slab/face on sharp rock.

Thin and reachy. Climb up an easy slab to a hollow sounding flake. Make strange moves with underclings and high steps to a small ledge where you can take both hands off. Then quest up difficult to read terrain with no so great hand holds but decent feet. Gets easier the higher you go.

A bit pumpy, similar to Alex in Fatherland.

A tough boulder problem down low leads to easier climbing at the top

Boulder start to a small runout on chossy rock, to a small bulge at the top.

Lower crux to easier top

Hard starting moves that gradually get easier.

2 bolt anchor, no chain.

One of the first bolted routes at the crag. A bolt was added down low to eliminate a scary run out. A slabby route that demands your attention.

Great moves through steep terrain.

Scramble up the blocks at ground level, to the thin and reachey crux then finish up on the last few bolts of Fire and Brimstone.

Pockets and crimps on great limestone to awesome lie backing on a right facing flake.

One of the older routes and definitely an area classic. Bouldery start (easier if taller) leads to moderate pocket pulling straight up the face. A must do for the area.

Be prepared to have dozens of tourists stop and watch/take pictures of you!

Slightly overhanging and pumpy. A bit reachy at the bottom

A steep start leads to a puzzling crux

They say it used to be a dry tooling route. Some may find a section between 4th and 5th quickdraws a bit tricky and slightly commiting as there are loose holds and a huge but slopy right foot. You'll find yourself in a good stemming position right after, though.

There's a 2-bolt anchor without any rings so you'd better clean the route on a top-rope and remove the anchor after topping out. It's safe as the shelf at the top is huge.

Technical moves off the ground that move up into a pocketed face.

2-bolt anchor without a chain.

Climb the arete with a bit of exposure

Climb the crack in between Crack for Cheese and Middle Finger.

Climb past the corner to a moon shaped crack. A reachy boulder problem takes you to the last three bolts of UWC Rocks.

Super neat slab climbing! Would get more stars if the bottom wasn't so dirty. Start by stemming between the wall and the big boulder. After the 2nd bolt go onto the face and climb up using a weird highstep and small sloping feet. Decipher another slightly puzzling crux to gain the last bolt then the anchors.

A water polished start leads to a thought provoking crux. Easier climbing brings you to the top.

If bolted routes could feel adventurous this one definitely does! While is it a bit dirty the position of the route is stunning!

Towards the top the belayer will lose sight of the climber and because of the close proximity to the river it will be hard to communicate. So make sure you have a plan before you leave the ground.

A 60m will get you down easily!

If you want more of a challenge in the Acid route, at the ledge instead of going left go straight up. A steep boulder problem with tight jams and lay-backing up the crack will bring you to the same anchors as for the route out left. The right variation goes at around 5.10, depending on hand-size.

Reachey moves toward the top.

A fun route with varied climbing. Start in a crack and work your way up the face traversing to the right (crux) round the corner and finish up the easier slab.

Pitch 1: Follow the bolted flake to the 2 bolt anchor. 5.8 Pitch 2: Continue up the technical lie-back crack. Careful on the run-out to the first bolt. Great technical moves. Finish on one good and one bad bolt. 5.10b/c Pitch 3: Move left and up the wide broken crack. 5.7 to a 2 bolt ancho

Tricky climb requiring balance

A steep start leads to a small bulge

Start up Big Red Villis, but head right before the bulge to the anchors of Highway to the Comfort Zone.

Start up come choosy rock until you're underneath a huge block. Hand traverse then continue up the face on incut rails

Climb up the beautiful easy slab to the base of the steep wall. Climb out right using pinches and sloping feet to get better holds higher up then traverse left and use the corner-crackand the occasional face hold until you're faced with a beached-whale-type-mantle onto the belay ledge. Technique will help you on this route a lot more than brute strength will. Looks a lot easier than it is.

Climb up the shallow corner to a pedestal out right, then climb the face and left arete to a brief ledge rest. When ready tackle the last 2 bolts of steeper climbing using pockets, jugs, and the left arete. Try not to deviate too far to the right at any point or you'll find yourself on harder terrain with less flowing movement.

A bit wandering, but one of the best at the crag! Bouldery climbing brings you to a somewhat dirty mantle above the 2nd bolt. Compose yourself then tackle the bulge above for 3 bolts of steeper climbing on big pocket/jugs to get to another ledge. Clip a few more bolts on easier terrain to gain the anchors.