Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class — Traverse.
2. Ascent area — Lesser Caucasus, Aragats massif.
3. Peak, ascent route — Aragats, traverse of Aragats South (3850 m) – Aragats West (3978 m) – Aragats Nameless (3800 m) – Aragats North (4095 m) peaks.
4. Proposed difficulty category — 2A.
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 800 m, average steepness — 35°.
6. Number of pitons hammered for belay — 6 rock pitons.
7. Number of travel hours — 10 h.
8. There were no overnight stays on the route.
9. Khachatryan Gagik Norikovich — leader, 2nd sports category, Avedyan Anatoly Dzerunovich — participant, 2nd sports category, Harutyunyan Ruben Gaykovich — participant, Candidate for Master of Sports, Mkrtchyan Roman Stepanovich — participant, 2nd sports category.
10. Team coach — Khachatryan G.N.
11. Departure to and return from the route — September 2, 1977.

Map of the Aragats massif

Approach to the route

From the village of Byurakan, Armenian SSR, follow the road to the high-altitude stations "Nor-Amberd" and "Aragats". From the "Aragats" station, bypassing Lake Kari-lich to the left, traverse the slope of the crater cone in a northerly direction, approach the saddle between Aragats South and Aragats West peaks, and descend into the crater from there. Overnight stay in the crater near the spring.