The 5th Peak of 4 Peaks
On February 24, 2021, the Elite Plaza business center hosted an event dedicated to the 5th year of the “4 Peaks Mountain Club” mountaineering development NGO, titled “The 5th Peak of 4 Peaks”.
The event presented the path the 4 Peaks mountain club has traveled over five years — years in which we moved forward with small but firm steps. The goal of the event was not only to present the club’s activities, but also to make sure the participants went home with some new knowledge. Heroes of reimagined fairy tales helped us with that.
We opened the event with a beautiful musical performance, after which the guests met the team of instructors who work with the children. Through reimagined versions of the fairy tales “Gndlik Bokonik” (the Armenian “Gingerbread Man”) and “The Death of Kikos” — retold as “The Lost Hiker” and “Mher’s CPR” — the children shared knowledge about animal behavior and how we should act, orientation skills, and the skills of restoring heartbeat and breathing. The guests watched three films about our trips, and we also told them about our days on the Syunik plateau from July 31 to August 2, 2020, when we climbed Trasar, Tsghuk and Ughtasar peaks, as well as our August 8 ascents of the South and West peaks of Aragats.
Over these 5 years:
- lessons were organized for 16 groups, with 144 children taking part and 131 completing the program;
- 93 hikes were organized, 62 of them to mountain summits;
- we covered 778 km;
- 6 “Tent Camps” were organized in Stepanavan, with 104 children taking part;
- 3 large cleanups were organized;
- the 4Peaks.am website was launched;
- we received recognition from state institutions;
- the club has its own song, flag and emblem.
Ten children received certificates for climbing five summits in seven days (Trasar, Tsghuk, Ughtasar, and the South and West peaks of Aragats) and for showing great willpower, patience and endurance:
- Aram Abazyan
- Marina Baghdyan
- Harutyun Galstyan
- Liana Tosunyan
- Aram Martirosyan
- Eva Hayrapetyan
- Areg Sargsyan
- Mari Poghosyan
- Tigran Mosikyan
- Arina Ghevondyan
One of our youngest members, Leon Hayrapetyan, received a certificate for climbing the South and West peaks of Aragats in a single day — he was only 6 years old at the time.
Herbert Khondkaryan, Maya Mosikyan and Flora Poghosyan also received certificates for their ability to overcome difficulties and for showing incredible willpower, patience and endurance.
