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Mt Ararat Expedition
Agri Dag, or Ararat as it is known in the west, is at 5137m. It is the highest mountain in Turkey. It is traditional considered to be the spot where Noah’s ark came to rest after the Great Flood, and numerous expeditions have been mounted in recent years to try and find chunk of it.
Ararat is what the ancient Assyrians called the Urartian kingdom, which was centered here ...

I'm living in Berlin and will be looking to get in shape over the next months to do my first mountaineering trip in the Alps this summer. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for weekend trips to get in shape. I took a trip south of Munich to the 'pre-alps' last fall, which was great, but I'm looking for something closer to home. Within a few hours by train. Thanks!

I would like the start doing the 4000+ metre peaks in the alps. Does anyone have any recommendations? what are the hardest and easiest ones like?

What are users experience of these boots?
Primarily summer alpine i'd be doing but wondering if they'd be warm enough for winter alpine/icefalls?
It's the newer XTG Goretex lined model i'm looking at.
Also, are they too wide fitting for narrow/medium feet?

Thanks for any info !!

... riprendo qui alcune considerazioni fatte nell'italian chat ...
mi sembra opportuno dare un rilievo a questo argomento

I will have a chance to go to Europe (from the US) the end of this summer. My friends and I are looking to go climbing. There is a wide range of skill level and we are looking for a school or a guide for about 5 days. We will have our own equiptment to do traditional type of climbing. I am open to all countries. Thanks for the help

This is a little conditions report based on a quick trip I made on the two sides. Originally I had intended to go all the way to the Leschaux, but so-so visibility and complicated glacial condition made me do an about face before the Trelaporte bend. Here's it, however (a version of this was posted also on UkClimbing.Com):

French side: there's decent snow from 1000m to around 3200m, and it's bloody FREEZING (-10° in Cham ...

Might be in Chamonix for a long weekend March 30th - Apr 2nd. If i'm good my wife might let me free to play a day/half day !!
Anybody interested in some icefall climbing, maybe mixed/ice route?
Ta,
Mark

Ciao!

My appologies if this is a fequently asked question, but I'm new on this forum. My wife and I are in the early stages of planning a Europe trip for mid-July, 2006. We plan to spend two weeks in Italy/Switzerland/France and would like to split it roughly half and half between climbing/trekking and cultural travel in the Alps. The amount of information on SP is staggering and I don't even know where to start! ...

Hi!

I am a big fan of the southern Caucasus, but might make my way to the Russian part some day, too.

Does anybody have a clue whether there are any demanding routes (AD or so, preferably skiable ice/snow routes) on Elbrus, that are also away from the crowds?
Mixed stuff and alpine D´s ARE OK too. How about NW and SW routes?

I do not care about the normal routes, but Elbrus would still ...