Andreas Hofer survives some tough skiing – and a car crash – re-visiting remote student-day haunts in Armenia. The snowfields rising far ahead of us gleamed in early sunshine, the rugged summit of Mt Aragats (4092m) still hidden behind slopes rolling endlessly upwards. We’d started our ascent at Byurakan (1405m), the post-war observatory nestling abandoned under deep cushions of freshly fallen snow. All roads leading further up the mountain had disappeared. Fresh tracks of hares and foxes, going to and fro in random circles, were the only signs of life… Continue Reading