A Guide to Climbing in Dilijan

Graham McGrenere on “Bullet Through My Flow” at The Empress Slabs. Photographer: Kim McGrenere.

Graham McGrenere on “Bullet Through My Flow” at The Empress Slabs. Photographer: Kim McGrenere.

Peter Rosso on “No Country for Vegans” at Shady Water Gully. Photographer: Kim McGrenere.

Peter Rosso on “No Country for Vegans” at Shady Water Gully. Photographer: Kim McGrenere.

A Guide to Climbing in Dilijan features topos for the Bisetktor area including The Empress Slabs, Shady Water Gully and The Nest. The area is located North of Haghartsin village on the cliffs of Dilijan.

There are 22 routes distributed across the three crags, including 20 sport routes and two trad routes. Two projects remain, one sport route at The Nest and the second pitch of FFAFF Queens (trad). The routes have been added to OpenStreetMap as points of interest to help you find them.

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Graham McGrenere on the FA of “Salad Fingers” at Shady Water Gully. Photographer: Kim McGrenere.

Graham McGrenere on the FA of “Salad Fingers” at Shady Water Gully. Photographer: Kim McGrenere.

Florence Wallace prepping “FFAFF Queens” at The Empress Slabs. Photographer: Aleksandra Wierzbowska.

Florence Wallace prepping “FFAFF Queens” at The Empress Slabs. Photographer: Aleksandra Wierzbowska.

Kim McGrenere on “Highway to the Comfort Zone” at The Empress Slabs. Photographer: Graham McGrenere.

Kim McGrenere on “Highway to the Comfort Zone” at The Empress Slabs. Photographer: Graham McGrenere.