Achievements of the Young and the Experienced
On October 17, senior and junior members of the mountain-loving and mountaineering community gathered in the “Kirk Kerkorian” hall of the Elite Plaza business center. Everyone was united by the same passion and work, the same ideas and plans, and the wish to learn about each other’s successes and achievements.
At the start of the event, graduation certificates were presented to the members of the 23rd group of the 4 Peaks mountain club. Interestingly, some children were already the third in their family to attend 4 Peaks lessons, so their older sister or brother presented the certificates to them.
After the graduation certificates, we talked about the procedure for awarding the “Junior Mountaineer” badge and presented badges to eight children who climbed the four peaks of Aragats this year, including two children who climbed Ararat. Eliza also received a certificate confirming that she is the youngest Armenian girl to have climbed Mount Ararat, at the age of 10. After the badges were awarded, Yana, one of the club’s children, told how she and her sister climbed Ararat, and then Hayk Hayrapetyan presented his ascents in the Pamirs.
Members of the 30th group of the Armenian Federation of Alpinism and Mountain Tourism received federation membership certificates.
Colonel Roman Karapetyan, head of the Department of Physical Training at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University, was also a guest at the event. He presented certificates of honor to the federation members who had held mountain-preparation lessons for 250–300 cadets.
