{"id":105007,"date":"2025-09-24T10:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/?p=105007"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:14:59","slug":"ararat-memoirs-devon-keshishian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/ararat-memoirs-devon-keshishian\/","title":{"rendered":"My life changing experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since I was a child visiting Armenia from the United States I was always left speechless by Mt Ararat\u2019s constant presence over Yerevan. Everytime I saw the clear peak of\u00a0 Ararat early in the morning I felt that one day I had to be on top of that mountain. When my <\/span>girlfriend’s<\/span> father mentioned that he was looking into a group that climbs Ararat I knew that was my opportunity to finally achieve that dream so many Armenians share, climbing Mt Ararat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was expecting it to be a long hike with a clear path to the peak, with the main challenge being fatigue and altitude sickness. I would say my expectations were correct except for there were slightly more technical sections between boulders that I had not completely expected. The feeling at the peak of Ararat however surpassed my expectations and the sense of accomplishment I had was unimaginable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n