Mont Ararat hike traverse in Turkey
Go on this unique Mount Ararat hike traverse in Turkey. Join Edy, IFMGA certified mountain guide, on this trip, perfect for non-experienced hikers.
10 Days
Jul, Aug
Intermediate
Beginner
Description
Take this Mont Ararat hike traverse, on the far north east of Turkey. Join me on a 10-day trip to this dormant compound volcano. Also, you don't need to be an expert mountaineer to go on this program. Yet, since it is 5,137 m high, it is important to acclimatize before, which I include on the program.
First, I will meet you at the Istanbul Airport. Then, we will take a transfer to a local Hotel. Next morning, we will take a flight to Van for some afternoon sightseeing. Among other things, we will visit a fabulous Armenian Church from the 10th century.
On Day 3, the acclimatization for our main goal will begin. I will guide you on our ascent to Mount Artos (3,350 m) from Gevas. Next morning, we will drive to Dogubeyatiz.
Next, on Day 5, we will finally drive to Ararat. Then, I will guide the ascent to the site of our first camp, from Eli Village (2,000 m), for the night. Next day, we will get another acclimatization day in the area. It will be Day 7 when we will reach our second camp (4,200 m), almost ready for the main goal. As we zig-zag up, we will go through some rocky scree slopes. Yet, there will be few and rear steep segments.
Finally, after enough preparation, summit day. I will guide you on our way up to the Mount Ararat summit (5,137m). Depending on the ground conditions, we might need to use crampons for areas of permanent snow and ice. We will later descend to the first camp site.
Next day we will descend and transfer to Van. After our last night at a hotel, we will return to the Istanbul International Airport, where the program ends.
Interested in the Mount Ararat hike traverse in Turkey? Contact me for questions. Also, check out other mountaineering options, like Mountaineering in Classic Routes.
Price includes
- Accommodation included
- Guiding fee
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Transport during the trip
- Porters
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Meeting at Istanbul Airport
Transfer to Hotel
Day 2: Van
Flight to Van
Transfer to Hotel
Afternoon sightseeing: Van Castle, ferry to Akdamar Island (on Lake Van)
Final checks to equipmet
Overnigth at the Hotel
Day 3: Acclimatization: Ascent to Mount Artos
Drive to Gevas (1,800 m)
Acclimatization ascent to Mount Artos (3-4 hours)
Return to Van
Overnight at the Hotel
Day 4: Dogubeyazit via Muradiye Waterfalls
Transfer to Dogubeyazit, via Muradiye Waterfalls
Overnight at Hotel
Day 5: Ararat and trek to Camp
Drive to Eli Village (2,000 m)
Trek to site of the first camp
Overnight at the camp
Day 6: Acclimatization day
Climb up to site of the second camp
Descent to first camp for the night
Overnight at the camp
Day 7: Ascent to second camp
Ascent to site of second camp (3-4 hours)
Overnight in tents
Day 8: Summit day: Ascent to Mount Ararat
Trek up to area of permanent snow and ice (possible use of crampons)
Arrival at the Mount Ararat summit (5,137 m)
Descent to site of first camp
Overnight at the camp
Day 9: Descent - Van
Descent to roadhead
Transfer back to Van
Night at Hotel
Day 10: Return
Flight to Istanbul
Outbound flight
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The minimum number of people for this trip is 6
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About the guide
Edy
Mountain Guide
I was born in 1966. I was an aspirant Mountain Guide from 1986 and a Mountain Guide (IFMGA) as from 1989. In 1988, I joined the Mountain Guides company of Courmayeur, which was the 1st Italian guiding company and the 2nd in the world in 1850. From 1995 to 2001, I had the role of leading guide with as main function the coordination of the work and the promotion of the guiding programs we were organising.
From 1986, I worked in the Mountain Rescue Team of the Aosta Valley. I became a Mountain Rescue Instructor in 2000. As a mountain guide, I practice a lot mountaineering, rock climbing, off-piste skiing, ski touring, snowshoeing, etc.
The past 22 years, I have climbed with my clients many classic routes in the Alps, of mixed, ice and rock; I have climbed the mountains of South America (Aconcagua in Argentina, Cordillera Blanca in Peru, trekking in Torres del Paine in Chile and Fitz Roy in Argentina, the slopes of Alpamayo Pequeno, Sajama, Huayna Potosi, in Illimani Bolivia, Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo in Ecuador). Each year, I keep on travelling the Andes with clients and friends to discover new mountains to satisfy the desire of mountaineering.
Languages
Italian | French | English
Certificates
IFMGA
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