YEREVAN, MAY 19. ARMINFO. A group of Armenian climbers, who scaled the loftiest top in Europe – Elbrus, have returned to Yerevan.
The UN Office in Armenia that contributed to the expedition informs ARMINFO that participating in the expedition were some 600 climbers from 15 countries of Europe, including CIS. They climbed Elbrus (5,621 m) to mark the 60th anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory. The expedition set a task to appeal from the top of Elbrus to the humanity calling for combating terrorism. The Armenian mountaineers Hayk Tonoyan, Tigran Nersisyants, Tigran Khachatryan (Armenia), and Lev Sarkisov (George) and Artur Karapetyan (Russia) devoted their climbing also to the 60th anniversary of Formation of the UN and the year of Physical Culture and Sport announced by the UN. On May 5 climbers arrived in Elbrus region Kabardino Balkaria. On May 6 was ceremonial start of the expedition. Intensive training was held from May 6 to 9. The climbers managed to scale the highest Eastern top of Elbrus (5 642 m) only on May 10 because of unfavorable weather. They hoisted the flags of the UN and Armenia on the top and returned to Yerevan on May 13.
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