This is the 3rd installment in a series of Q&As with past TCT volunteers. The aim of this series is twofold: to provide information about what it is like to volunteer with us, and to preserve our antics for posterity. TCT: This is a grassroots project with a marketing budget of precisely zero. Given that, […]
This is the 1st instalment in a series of Q&As with past TCT volunteers. The aim of this series is twofold: to provide information about what it is like to volunteer with us, and to preserve our antics for posterity. TCT: This is a grassroots project with a marketing budget of precisely zero. Given that, […]
(Heads up: you’ll need a Google Cardboard or a similar VR headset to get the best out of this.) Last summer we were visited in Dilijan, Armenia, by an army of Discovery Channel filmmakers with swanky 360º video cameras that we weren’t allowed to take photos of. We spent two entertaining days dragging them through […]
Following the success of the scouting & mapping expedition in 2016, the year just gone has been a staggering step-up for the Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. With another New Year kicking in, I want to cast an eye back over the last 12 months and bring our supporters and followers up to speed on all […]
If you’re keen to hike a section of the TCT with a group of like-minded people next summer, and you’re keen to support the trail by doing so, you’ll be interested to hear that the first of 2018’s fundraising treks is now open for registration! When: June 11th-16th, 2018 Where: Dilijan National Park, Armenia Group size: […]
Catherine Easdon, of the University of Bristol Expedition Society, led a trip to Svaneti earlier this summer and collected data for the TCT project. She has kindly written this account of the trip with helpful advice for those planning similar treks. By Catherine Easdon 2am, 19th June. Sleepily peering out of the window as we […]
If you’re planning on hiking from Dilijan to Parz Lake and through to Goshavank, you’ll be pleased to hear that two brand new trails have just been opened on this important route through Dilijan National Park, and are now available for use by hikers and mountain bikers alike! A big part of the Transcaucasian Trail’s […]
Summer is here in the Caucasus, and for the Transcaucasian Trail team, that means only one thing: grabbing our tools and heading out into the mountains to open up more of this stunning region for hikers, adventure travellers, and lovers of the outdoors. This year, building on the success of last year’s trailbuilding efforts on […]
Our friend and filmmaker Dave Katz said in a summary of his latest video on the Transcaucasian Expedition (https://vimeo.com/192392143): “Can you imagine a mountain range as big as the Alps and the Pyrenees combined, without an established trekking route? In 2016, a team of idealistic outdoor enthusiasts in the Caucasus decided to build one…”.
nn It’s Monday morning, a few hours before our first trail crew is set to leave for the mountains, and our once quiet house is now buzzing. In total, sixteen people hailing from seven different countries are here, packing bags, preparing food, testing walkie-talkies, studying maps, and sending out a few last emails for the […]
