{"id":85356,"date":"2019-09-12T15:29:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T11:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/liana_aghabekyan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:42:40","slug":"liana_aghabekyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/liana_aghabekyan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ararat is in my heart"},"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;\">It takes some time for a dream to \u201cmature\u201d, you know. More than a year passed before I realized <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was the right time to make my dream come true<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/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-4pdo124-ea267167035789b8629890849c4f8efe\">\n#top .hr.av-4pdo124-ea267167035789b8629890849c4f8efe{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-4pdo124-ea267167035789b8629890849c4f8efe .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-4pdo124-ea267167035789b8629890849c4f8efe .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-4pdo124-ea267167035789b8629890849c4f8efe .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4pdo124-ea267167035789b8629890849c4f8efe 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: #999999;\">What kind of obstacles did you face?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only obstacle was my internal doubts whether I really deserved the boundless happiness of being on the top of Ararat, the legendary <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mountain from the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Testament<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Those doubts dissipated when I realized that I had freedom of choice. After all, the final decision is made by me and me only.<\/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-4l5dcik-feee0929e5c71a543454aa10647d0630\">\n#top .hr.av-4l5dcik-feee0929e5c71a543454aa10647d0630{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-4l5dcik-feee0929e5c71a543454aa10647d0630 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-4l5dcik-feee0929e5c71a543454aa10647d0630 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-4l5dcik-feee0929e5c71a543454aa10647d0630 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4l5dcik-feee0929e5c71a543454aa10647d0630 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;\">How did you imagine the ascent to Ararat?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I guess, everyone who completes the ascent to Ararat<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wants it to be a moment of triumph when you raise the flag of your country with tears of joy in your eyes and congratulate your peers. Of course, I dreamed about it too. But at the same time, I realized the ascent wouldn\u2019t be easy, and everything in reality might be different, not as I had imagined it.<\/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-3z9e5do-7fe372f4e7c40841fe2a3063392b797d\">\n#top .hr.av-3z9e5do-7fe372f4e7c40841fe2a3063392b797d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-3z9e5do-7fe372f4e7c40841fe2a3063392b797d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-3z9e5do-7fe372f4e7c40841fe2a3063392b797d .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-3z9e5do-7fe372f4e7c40841fe2a3063392b797d .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3z9e5do-7fe372f4e7c40841fe2a3063392b797d 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;\">And what was it like in reality?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took me almost two months to fully understand my feelings on the ascent. It&#8217;s hard to describe in words, you know. Besides, I\u2019ll probably never want to share such deep experiences with someone else. Maybe there is something that a person experiences differently. Perhaps it seems selfish, but I would like to save these feelings and emotions for<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">myself only. The only thing I say is that my ascent to Ararat was a unique experience that gave me completely new emotions.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68461\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68461\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ararat is in my heart\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?resize=1030%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1030w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?resize=705%2C470&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FB_IMG_1568056424197-1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing Ararat \/ Liana Aghabekyan<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What were you thinking about, being a few steps from the very top of\u00a0 Mount?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I couldn\u2019t think at all at the time. It was the least romantic moment of the ascent because of the cold wind, lack of oxygen and headache. It was impossible to think about anything else but just moving forward. Paradoxically, the more you approach your dream, the stronger is the desire to give it up. Whether you are worthy of happiness, whether your dreams come true \u2013 it all is decided at this fateful moment.<\/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-3f1ug58-e90b30229e51dfbe1fe278989dd72f50\">\n#top .hr.av-3f1ug58-e90b30229e51dfbe1fe278989dd72f50{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-3f1ug58-e90b30229e51dfbe1fe278989dd72f50 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-3f1ug58-e90b30229e51dfbe1fe278989dd72f50 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-3f1ug58-e90b30229e51dfbe1fe278989dd72f50 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3f1ug58-e90b30229e51dfbe1fe278989dd72f50 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 on the top of Ararat?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HAPPY!<\/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-2z84rdo-4b32c2d019135b7a1c57b7495c715172\">\n#top .hr.av-2z84rdo-4b32c2d019135b7a1c57b7495c715172{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-2z84rdo-4b32c2d019135b7a1c57b7495c715172 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-2z84rdo-4b32c2d019135b7a1c57b7495c715172 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-2z84rdo-4b32c2d019135b7a1c57b7495c715172 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2z84rdo-4b32c2d019135b7a1c57b7495c715172 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;\">I don\u2019t want to highlight any single moment because I appreciate every second of the 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-2p6sscc-9afb815ea270b2104b425520ba5bdd2d\">\n#top .hr.av-2p6sscc-9afb815ea270b2104b425520ba5bdd2d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-2p6sscc-9afb815ea270b2104b425520ba5bdd2d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-2p6sscc-9afb815ea270b2104b425520ba5bdd2d .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-2p6sscc-9afb815ea270b2104b425520ba5bdd2d .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2p6sscc-9afb815ea270b2104b425520ba5bdd2d 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><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes&#8230; I began to have a different attitude towards dreams that at first glance seem unattainable.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68458\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68458\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ararat is in my heart\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?resize=1030%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1030w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?resize=705%2C470&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6518-1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing Ararat \/ Liana Aghabekyan<\/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;\">Ararat is in my heart, it is kind of a part of my personality. But it was like that even before the 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-6t2vcs-b28e5529354f3a3018f77e39fc243494\">\n#top .hr.av-6t2vcs-b28e5529354f3a3018f77e39fc243494{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-6t2vcs-b28e5529354f3a3018f77e39fc243494 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-6t2vcs-b28e5529354f3a3018f77e39fc243494 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-6t2vcs-b28e5529354f3a3018f77e39fc243494 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6t2vcs-b28e5529354f3a3018f77e39fc243494 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-6  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;\">Are you planning to complete the ascent to Ararat again?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ararat is always with me in \u2013 my thoughts, so there is no question of returning to it or not. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I don\u2019t know whether I will complete another ascent. Maybe yes, maybe no. After all, I already have found what I went to Mount Ararat for.<\/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-1pp4k58-bed43856ed45a1f003b90f58f5752724\">\n#top .hr.av-1pp4k58-bed43856ed45a1f003b90f58f5752724{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-1pp4k58-bed43856ed45a1f003b90f58f5752724 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#eaad44;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-1pp4k58-bed43856ed45a1f003b90f58f5752724 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#eaad44;\n}\n.hr.av-1pp4k58-bed43856ed45a1f003b90f58f5752724 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#eaad44;\nstroke:#eaad44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1pp4k58-bed43856ed45a1f003b90f58f5752724 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 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 advice would you give to those people for whom Ararat is still a dream?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything is simpler than it seems. Be brave, follow your dreams and ENJOY EVERY MOMENT of your journey.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Liana Aghabekyan<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div  class='hr av-5y01p8-937b3a5168292cc970a09f0d21122150 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  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