ARKA News Agency
Oct 14 2005

ARMENIAN FLAG HOISTED ON MOUNT ARARAT

YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. Rene Reacher, Director of the
Environmental Research and Protection Center, American University of
Armenia (AUA), is the first woman-conquerer of Mount Ararat. She
hoisted the national flag of Armenia on the top of Ararat and
descended from 3,000 meters on a paraplane. The AUA press service
reports that the ascent was started from Dogubayazet, Turkey, on
August 18, 2005, in association with two other US citizens, Dan Retz
and John Tace. The ascent lasted for three days. P.T. -0–