ARMENIA TO HOST FIRST ASCENT OPEN FESTIVAL IN MAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 10, 2011 - 17:26 AMT
On May 21 through 31, Armenia will host Armenian First Ascent Open
Festival. The event is organized by Up the Rocks with the financial
support of National Competitiveness Foundation (NCF) of Armenia.
Gorges of Garni, Arpa and Noravank are selected as festival sites
for rock climbers from 10 countries.
As NCF tourist program director Syuzanna Azoyan stressed, the event
will help increase Armenia's tourist potential, presenting Armenia
in a new, untraditional light.
The first international rock climbing festival organized in 2009
hosted climbers from Russia, Iran and the Czech Republic.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 10, 2011 - 17:26 AMT
On May 21 through 31, Armenia will host Armenian First Ascent Open
Festival. The event is organized by Up the Rocks with the financial
support of National Competitiveness Foundation (NCF) of Armenia.
Gorges of Garni, Arpa and Noravank are selected as festival sites
for rock climbers from 10 countries.
As NCF tourist program director Syuzanna Azoyan stressed, the event
will help increase Armenia's tourist potential, presenting Armenia
in a new, untraditional light.
The first international rock climbing festival organized in 2009
hosted climbers from Russia, Iran and the Czech Republic.
From: A. Papazian