In Summer 2010 duo Peter Schon (Austria) and Boris Avdeev (Russia) climbed Mt.Shkhara (5193 m) the top of Bezengi wall via rarely visited route from South (5B Russian grade, max. 4 UIAA, max 55 degree snow). The climb was started from anscient Georgian Ushguli village, UNESCO heritage site.

Àâòîð: Peter Schoen, Republik Österreich

Photogallery.

Photo: Peter Schon, Austria

April 2005. After waiting 2 weeks for good weather we reach the summit of modern Armenia's highest peak. A few meters below Aragats summit (4090 m) Deon and I click into our skis to ski 2000 vertical meters back into Aragats village, a ski descent that should top one of the greatest journeys and adventures we ever had.

Author: Peter Schon (Styria, Austria/British Columbia, Canada)
Photos: Peter Schon & Deon Louw (British Columbia, Canada)

Yury skied on the skis “Mladost”. I don’t understand how it is possible to roll along unprepared slope on them…

Àâòîð: Nikolaj Pimkin, SPb

Photo report. Prize-winners.

Author: Alexey Azizov, Moscow