[Fast Moving Angel]

Thanks for the clarification -- I thought they were.

I just remember hearing that even the most credible of groups who had applied for governmental permits to go up there were constantly being denied -- and access without a permit was strictly forbidden.

[ASOC]

Keep in mind that Mount Ararat is located in Eastern Turkey on the borders of Iran, Armenia (formerly U.S.S.R.), and Nakchivan. IOW, a potential powerkeg.