There's not as much interaction with people here as during his hikes around Yerevan, other than the occasional helpful passerby offering him a ride. Here it's more about the landscape and adventure. As the valley narrows to a steep gorge He hears the roar of a waterfall far below--and it looks like there's a path that leads down there, so he figure this is a discovery he can't pass up.
But the terrain gets steeper and steeper--and it's becoming very questionable that this is even a trail at all
. Common sense tells him to cut his losses, but that voice of craziness tells him to keep going. he does... grabbing onto branches and roots as he clambers down the cliff. Until...
No more branches just a rockslide prone area and nothing to stop him from going over the cliff and into the river far below. And no view of the waterfall. Now it's really time to give up and head back.
He begins the climb back up the cliff, only to realize that it's much more difficult going up than down. He's suddenly struck with a thought that if something were to happen, There's nobody to help him--and with the roar of the waterfall, nobody to would be able to hear his calls for help.
I've really got to stop taking risks for stupid reasons, he tells himself. I think this will be the last time I'll ever climb down a cliff by myself just to try to take a picture.
Forget about making resolutions. Let's focus on trying to get up this cliff. Plan A: climb up with all my stuff on my back. Plan B: sacrifice my gear and climb up without it. Plan C: There is no plan C.
Lucky for him, with a lot of effort, Plan A works.
A Dangerous Side-hike
Friday, September 28, 2012
Vahagnadzor, Lorri, Armenia
Other Entries
-
70A Disappointing Ending
Sep 217 days priorArarat, Armeniaphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 0 -
71Soviet Style Apartment
Sep 226 days priorAbovyan, Armeniaphoto_camera4videocam 0comment 0 -
72Radio Tower Town
Sep 226 days priorBalahovit, Armeniaphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 0 -
73Beyond the Hilltop
Sep 226 days priorMayakovski, Armeniaphoto_camera1videocam 0comment 0 -
74The Amusement Park
Sep 226 days priorArmavir, Armeniaphoto_camera2videocam 0comment 0 -
75The Hidden Monastery
Sep 235 days priorGoght’, Armeniaphoto_camera52videocam 0comment 0 -
76The Pagan Temple
Sep 235 days priorGarni, Armeniaphoto_camera22videocam 0comment 0 -
77Trailblazing through the Mountains
Sep 244 days priorHats'avan, Armeniaphoto_camera15videocam 0comment 0 -
78Reaching Civilization
Sep 244 days priorLanjazat, Armeniaphoto_camera1videocam 0comment 0 -
79The Armenian Obsession
Sep 244 days priorArevshat, Armeniaphoto_camera3videocam 0comment 0 -
80The Ararat Valley
Sep 244 days priorByuravan, Armeniaphoto_camera1videocam 0comment 0 -
81Singing for the Grape Harvesters
Sep 253 days priorP’ok’r Vedi, Armeniaphoto_camera4videocam 0comment 0 -
82Monastary on the Turkish Border
Sep 253 days priorLusarat, Armeniaphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 0 -
83Not Quite Switzerland
Sep 262 days priorDilijan, Armeniaphoto_camera36videocam 0comment 0 -
84Artsy Forest City
Sep 262 days priorIjevan, Armeniaphoto_camera17videocam 0comment 0 -
85The Beginning of the Hike.
Sep 271 day priorVanadzor, Armeniaphoto_camera24videocam 0comment 0 -
86Starting the Hike up the Debed Canyon
Sep 28earlier that dayP’ambak, Armeniaphoto_camera6videocam 0comment 0 -
87A Dangerous Side-hike
Sep 28Vahagnadzor, Armeniaphoto_camera20videocam 0comment 0 -
88A Beautiful Canyon
Sep 28later that dayDzoragyugh, Armeniaphoto_camera25videocam 0comment 0 -
89A Relic of Better Times
Sep 28later that dayT'umanyan, Armeniaphoto_camera15videocam 0comment 0 -
90A Noble but Broken City
Sep 291 day laterGyumri, Armeniaphoto_camera33videocam 0comment 0 -
91A Soviet Era Cable Car
Sep 302 days laterAlaverdi, Armeniaphoto_camera77videocam 0comment 0 -
92A Night in the Mountains
Sep 302 days laterHaghpat, Armeniaphoto_camera27videocam 0comment 0 -
93Magical Pre-Sunrise Hike
Oct 013 days laterNegots, Armeniaphoto_camera12videocam 0comment 0 -
94Mini Power Plant
Oct 013 days laterAyrum, Armeniaphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 0 -
95Reaching the Border
Oct 013 days laterPkhtavan, Armeniaphoto_camera2videocam 0comment 0 -
96The Glass Police Station
Oct 013 days laterSadakhlo, Georgiaphoto_camera1videocam 0comment 0 -
971384. Food! Wonderful Food!
Oct 024 days laterTrabzon, Turkeyphoto_camera47videocam 0comment 0 -
981385. One Town or Three?
Oct 024 days laterAkçaabat, Turkeyphoto_camera7videocam 0comment 0 -
991386. Castles, Forests, Stormclouds
Oct 035 days laterGiresun, Turkeyphoto_camera27videocam 0comment 0 -
1001387. Finally, a Preserved Old City
Oct 046 days laterÇankırı, Turkeyphoto_camera31videocam 0comment 0 -
1011388. Peaceful Little Town
Oct 046 days laterKurşunlu, Turkeyphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 0 -
1021389. Finding a Cheap Hotel
Oct 046 days laterBolu, Turkeyphoto_camera15videocam 0comment 0 -
1031390. The End of My Big Trip 2012
Oct 057 days laterDuzce Province, Turkeyphoto_camera6videocam 0comment 0 -
1041391. Going for Another Desert Superhike
Nov 0538 days laterTissirgat, Moroccophoto_camera8videocam 0comment 0 -
1051392. Movie Set Town
Nov 0538 days laterItlouane, Moroccophoto_camera21videocam 0comment 0
2025-05-23