{"id":84844,"date":"2019-09-16T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/lilit_hovhannisyan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:30:21","slug":"lilit_hovhannisyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/lilit_hovhannisyan\/","title":{"rendered":"I have always dreamed of the ascent to Ararat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">When did you set a goal to climb Ararat?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have always dreamed of Ararat. I walked its snow-covered slopes up and down in my dreams. I used to imagine myself reaching its top no less than a thousand times. Even now I cannot say what was more real &#8211; the ascent to Ararat, which I actually did, or my dreams about Ararat, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter how fantastic they may seem<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4pza2eu-ae3683ac3579cfa10b863b763a5ad035\">\n#top .hr.av-4pza2eu-ae3683ac3579cfa10b863b763a5ad035{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-4pza2eu-ae3683ac3579cfa10b863b763a5ad035 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-4pza2eu-ae3683ac3579cfa10b863b763a5ad035 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-4pza2eu-ae3683ac3579cfa10b863b763a5ad035 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4pza2eu-ae3683ac3579cfa10b863b763a5ad035 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue858' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What kind of obstacles did you face?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only obstacle between me and Mount Ararat was a border on a map.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4bulb5i-a9e7fe428ab0f374f787990a1c2360e1\">\n#top .hr.av-4bulb5i-a9e7fe428ab0f374f787990a1c2360e1{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-4bulb5i-a9e7fe428ab0f374f787990a1c2360e1 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-4bulb5i-a9e7fe428ab0f374f787990a1c2360e1 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-4bulb5i-a9e7fe428ab0f374f787990a1c2360e1 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4bulb5i-a9e7fe428ab0f374f787990a1c2360e1 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue858' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>How did you imagine the ascent to Ararat?<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought everything would be the same as during an ordinary mountain ascent.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3wtgffa-a7d1c28b54fe73de774d8f0a0d3a3486\">\n#top .hr.av-3wtgffa-a7d1c28b54fe73de774d8f0a0d3a3486{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-3wtgffa-a7d1c28b54fe73de774d8f0a0d3a3486 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-3wtgffa-a7d1c28b54fe73de774d8f0a0d3a3486 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-3wtgffa-a7d1c28b54fe73de774d8f0a0d3a3486 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3wtgffa-a7d1c28b54fe73de774d8f0a0d3a3486 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue858' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>And what was it like in reality?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reality, everything turned out differently &#8211; not as I had imagined. I walked slowly and didn&#8217;t even feel like I was walking. I was neither cold nor hot. There was no fatigue, I was simply climbing to the top &#8211; to freedom. Maybe that is how happiness feels.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39992\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39992\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ascent to Ararat\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?resize=1030%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1030w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?resize=705%2C470&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_1788.JPG.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Van \/ Lilit Hovhannisyan<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What were your thoughts when on the peak of the mountain?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was thinking about the sun! All my thoughts were about the sun.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cvp8s6-86b9d26d24253ab96d1ace57c279e8eb\">\n#top .hr.av-cvp8s6-86b9d26d24253ab96d1ace57c279e8eb{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-cvp8s6-86b9d26d24253ab96d1ace57c279e8eb .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-cvp8s6-86b9d26d24253ab96d1ace57c279e8eb .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-cvp8s6-86b9d26d24253ab96d1ace57c279e8eb .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cvp8s6-86b9d26d24253ab96d1ace57c279e8eb hr-custom  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue858' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What is one word to describe your emotions at that moment?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can&#8217;t find just one word, so I\u2019ll tell you about my emotions in a whole sentence: \u201cMy heart was filled with light\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bjw4wm-75b222f94effb87fffce1c0f2d11b193\">\n#top .hr.av-bjw4wm-75b222f94effb87fffce1c0f2d11b193{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-bjw4wm-75b222f94effb87fffce1c0f2d11b193 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-bjw4wm-75b222f94effb87fffce1c0f2d11b193 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-bjw4wm-75b222f94effb87fffce1c0f2d11b193 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bjw4wm-75b222f94effb87fffce1c0f2d11b193 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue858' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What was your most memorable moment?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joy, which I experienced on the top of Ararat&#8230; I can hardly recreate that atmosphere again, but I can forever keep this moment in my heart.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2d3rcpi-2aa199ed64a822ad37291d3f2e33e336\">\n#top .hr.av-2d3rcpi-2aa199ed64a822ad37291d3f2e33e336{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-2d3rcpi-2aa199ed64a822ad37291d3f2e33e336 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-2d3rcpi-2aa199ed64a822ad37291d3f2e33e336 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-2d3rcpi-2aa199ed64a822ad37291d3f2e33e336 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2d3rcpi-2aa199ed64a822ad37291d3f2e33e336 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue858' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Has the ascent to Mount Ararat changed your life?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don&#8217;t know. What kind of things should have changed? I still feel like myself.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68481\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ascent to Ararat\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?resize=1030%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1030w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?resize=705%2C470&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190829_083219-1-1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing Ararat \/ Lilit Hovhannisyan<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What has Ararat become for you?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has always been our Ararat, \u201cmy\u201d Ararat &#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-28dyiza-8197277d0e07502b001ef9d86649b88b\">\n#top 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complete the ascent to Ararat again?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don&#8217;t know.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1q73upi-2d6af86e34ed5b19ba5632839267ee5c\">\n#top .hr.av-1q73upi-2d6af86e34ed5b19ba5632839267ee5c{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-1q73upi-2d6af86e34ed5b19ba5632839267ee5c .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-1q73upi-2d6af86e34ed5b19ba5632839267ee5c .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-1q73upi-2d6af86e34ed5b19ba5632839267ee5c .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1q73upi-2d6af86e34ed5b19ba5632839267ee5c hr-custom  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span 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hr-default  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Read more about Ararat ascent <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/climbing-ararat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/h3>\n<div  class='hr av-12twi4c-e455a992d60f83e2494d4de494fe7b27 hr-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_blog '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h1>Hiking and trekking tours in Armenia<\/h1>\n<div  data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:90}\" class='avia-content-slider avia-content-grid-active avia-content-slider1 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