In July 2025, Rafik Mughnetsyan joined the International Volunteer Program in Armenia. He captured his memorable experience in this guest blog, sharing both his words and his photos with us.
For German hiker Daniel Gehrmann, trekking the Gegham Mountains section of the Transcaucasian Trail in 2023 was a journey into Armenia’s wild and rugged heart. This remote stretch demanded complete self-sufficiency—Daniel had to carry all his food and carefully ration water, making it one of the more challenging legs of the trail. But the rewards […]
Katya’s story about her recent adventure across Armenia continues — if you haven’t read Part 1 yet, now is the time! Katya spent 22 days this summer running the TCT Armenia and captured the Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the trail — no easy feat! While she ran most of the trail alone, she had […]
Katya, ultrarunner living in the UK, spent 21 days and 8 hours this past June running the TCT Armenia in pursuit of the Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the trail. Spoiler alert: she did it! We caught up with her (literally!) on the trail, as our own executive director, Meagan, joined her for four days […]
100 days of school remaining. First 100 days in political office. 100 days between Napoleon’s arrival in Paris from exile in Elba and his final abdication. 100 days of CCC training and fieldwork. Reaching 100 days of any goal or countdown is a significant milestone, and is celebrated across many fields, cultures, and countries. The […]
On April 24, the Caucasus Conservation Corps (CCC) hosted the US Forest Service’s most famous ambassador, Smokey Bear, who traveled all the way from the United States to celebrate his 80th birthday by traveling around Georgia and continuing his mission of teaching people around the world about wildfire prevention. The TCT has partnered with the […]
Giorgi (Gio) Jmukhadze, TCT Georgia’s technical manager, recently returned from Patagonia, where he spent 6 weeks as a volunteer trail builder with the Freyja Foundation. He learned different methods of trail building and design, and spent a couple weeks traveling around the region at the end of his program. Gio was excited to share his […]
3 countries. 10 million people. 50 ethnic groups. 50 spoken languages. 7 distinct biomes. 2700+ native plant species.
This is the Caucasus: a diverse region with a rich, complex history. But even when the borders are open, young people from Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan don’t often have the opportunity to visit their neighboring countries and experience the diversity of other parts of the region. That’s why part of the TCT’s mission is to bring budding outdoor enthusiasts from each of these countries together to collaborate and learn.
Have you ever been hiking along a trail and found yourself thinking: “Wow, what a great trail! Not too steep, no branches in my face, easy to navigate, not too many mud puddles…”?
Or, if you’re like most of us before we started trail work, those thoughts never crossed your mind–because you were on a well-maintained trail, and you were too busy soaking up the spectacular views instead.
The trailwork that we accomplished during the 2023 season would not have been possible without our dedicated trail crew leaders and volunteers. To ensure safe, productive, and fun field seasons, we train local crew leaders who are committed to expanding their training, learning new skills, and sharing their wealth of knowledge with others. New crew […]
