Oct. 9 to become Day of Armenian Mountains and Alpinists

The Armenian Federation of Alpinists and Mountain Tourism and Armenian climbers from the US, Beirut, France, Russia and other states plan to mark October 9 as the Day of Armenian Mountains and Alpinists, PanARMENIAN.net reports.

F. Parrot, a professor of the Derpt University, climbed Khachatur Abovyan on October 9, 1829.