Climbing Mount Ararat: Success Despite Difficult Conditions!
The highest point in Turkey Mount Ararat , with its height of 5,137 meters, has always been a center of attraction for mountain climbers. Many local and foreign mountain climbers encountered unexpected weather conditions while setting out to climb this magnificent mountain. Although sudden hail and torrential rain made their climb difficult, the climbers managed to reach the summit.
Mount Ararat, which hosts climbers throughout the year, was this time filled with adventurers from around the world and various parts of Turkey. The climbers, who had completed their preparations in Doğubayazıt, were impatient to start climbing.
- Mountaineers need to climb to reach the campsite at an altitude of 3,200 meters. Resul CivasHe took a walk that lasted for hours with a local guide named.
- They set up their tents in the campsite and spent the night there to rest and adapt to the high altitude.
- The next day, climbers were preparing to climb the summit were suddenly faced with hail and torrential rain.
- Reaching the camp at an altitude of 4,200 meters with the help of horses, the climbers rested there, made their final preparations and began to advance with small steps towards the summit.
- The climbers, who carefully walked through the glacier area, the most difficult part of their hike, finally reached the summit.
After the descents and ascents, the climbers who felt great happiness and pride at the summit took photos to immortalize this moment. Civaş expressed the happiness of enjoying the beautiful weather at the summit and said, “After months, there is beautiful weather at the summit, which is a great chance for us.”
