{"id":113194,"date":"2026-06-17T17:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/ararat-memoirs-gohar-arzumanyan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:39:35","slug":"ararat-memoirs-gohar-arzumanyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/ararat-memoirs-gohar-arzumanyan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Journey That Unites"},"content":{"rendered":"

To be honest, the dream of climbing Ararat wasn’t originally mine.<\/p>\n

I had never really dreamed about it, although I always knew that ArmGeo offered such an opportunity. I read the stories of those who had already climbed the mountain, and was always curious about their experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Gohar<\/a>

Gohar Arzumanyan, Ararat memoirs<\/p><\/div>\n

The real dreamer was my friend Lilit. For many years, she had wanted to climb Ararat, and one day we decided to make that dream come true together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our first attempt was supposed to take place in August 2024, but life sometimes has plans of its own. Due to Lilit\u2019s health issues, we had to postpone the climb. The dream was put on hold, but it never disappeared.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Search of My Own Ararat<\/h3>\n

I already had experience climbing high-altitude mountains and felt confident that I would not face any major physical challenges. Because of that, I found myself thinking less about the difficulty of the climb and more about the feelings Ararat might awaken in me.<\/span><\/p>\n

By reading the stories of previous climbers, I knew that every Armenian sees Ararat in a different way. For some, it is a symbol of national identity, for others, a childhood dream or the old giant that watches over Yerevan from afar.<\/span><\/p>\n

I wanted to discover what Ararat would mean to me.<\/span><\/p>\n\n