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The Northern pick of Aragats is the highest point not only of Aragats but of the entire present-day Armenia! Altitude of the pick is 4091 meter above the sea level.

To climb the top one must have a good physical fit and especially strong lungs. Four thousand meters is not the just half of Everest, where local people live on altitude of 5000 meters, but is still high enough to feel lack of oxygen when moving up.

Special energy of Aragats is worth mentioning here. Aragats is a surprisingly energetic mountain. Although the highest in Armenia, for me it was the easiest to climb from the physical point of view. It is feeding you with a live energy, and you can step from one stone on another and other and other, climbing higher and higher, trying not to lose your measured pace and breathing… But 4 thousands are 4 thousands, and I couldn’t help stopping from time to time and drawing several deep breaths of the mountain air.

As mentioned earlier, the easiest pick of Aragats is its Southern pick. Though it requires a good physical fit to climb it, anybody can do it. For conquering the Northern pick some simple climbing equipment is a must: in summer you must have ropes, in winter you will not go far without crampons and axes.

What you will definitely need in any case is a good guide. You can find one in a tourist company.

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