| Mount Ararat Search Expeditions & Early Ascents | |||||
| Year | Nation | Organization | Leaders | Members | Locations Searched |
| 1701 | Pitton de Tournefort | 10-Aug | |||
| 1720 | Russia | Peter the Great of Russia (Alekservich) | |||
| 1809 | England | James Morier, Esquire | |||
| 1829 | Germany | Dr. Freidrich Parrot | August 27, Parrot Glacier named after him | ||
| 1832 | Turkey | Bayazit Ebraham | |||
| 1833 | Professor Frederick Barod | Published account Ascending Ararat in Berlin in 1834 | |||
| 1834 | Russia | M. K. Spasky-Antomanov | August 17, climbed Ararat to prove that the stars could be seen at noon and used ice from the summit to baptize his son | ||
| 1834 | England | Rawlinson | |||
| 1835 | Russia | Karl Behrens | August 8-9, Imperial Russian Georgraphical Society attested to the expedition, which saw the Parrot cross | ||
| 1843 | Russia | M. K. Spasky-Antomanov | |||
| 1843-44 | Germany | Moritz Vagner | |||
| 1845 | Germany | Hermann Abich | Armenian guide led him up the southeastern face from Sardar Bulak, a Cossack station with a well, located in the middle of the wide semicircular valley or sloping plain between Greater and Lesser Ararat | Summited on July 29, 1845, after three frustrating attempts and Abich I & II Glaciers named after him. Climbed Ararat to answer a common debate of his day, to see whether or not the stars and planets were visible during the day from extremely high mountaintops. | |
| 1846 | England | Henry Danby Seymour (Sir Henry Rawlinson's brother-in-law) | Two Armenians and a Cossack officer | No porters were available so carried everything including chickens fastened around his waist. The Armenian guide refused to go further, so Seymour gave the Armenian his boots and he had to wear some Persian slippers. | |
| 1847 | Russia | Khachatour Abovian | Professor Frederick Barod (his third attempt). Abovian was a school inspector and founder of modern Armenian literature and mysteriously vanished in 1848. Born 1809. | Found wood, came from St. Petersburg, erected a wooden cross on the northern side of the summit, from book on Khachatour Abovian by Hrair Muradian in 1963 | |
| 1850 | Germany | Tchovgounoff | |||
| 1850 | Russia | Colonel J. Khodzkho | N.V. Khanykov, five scientists (one being astronomer Aleksandorf Abegh, P.H. Moritz, one Armenian guide (same guide for Herman Abich, 1845), many Russian officers, and 60 Russian soldiers | Ascended from Sardar Bulak. Six days were spent on top of Mt. Ararat. Aug. 1-9 | |
| 1850 | Australia | Geologist Tzarnotta | |||
| 1856 | England | Haji Yearam's Father | Haji Yearam, 2 British scientists (maybe Seymour?) | ||
| 1856 | England | Major Robert Stuart | Major Alick J. Fraser, Reverend Walter Thursby, James Theobald, John Evans of Darley Abbey | July 12-14 starting at Sardar Bulak | |
| 1856 | England | Henry Danby Seymour (Sir Henry Rawlinson's brother-in-law) | William Monteith | ||
| 1856 | England | Rev. Charles Hudson | |||
| 1866 | Germany | Wood and erected crosses | |||
| 1868 | England | The Alpine Journal | Douglas W. Freshfield | Tucker, Francois Devouasford, Baker | May 27 |
| 1871 | Radde and Siewerss | ||||
| 1876 | England | James Bryce | Found timber at 13,500 | ||
| 1876 | England | Telfer, John Evans | |||
| 1878 | England | G. Percival Baker | Started from Sardar Bulak. On September 7, found wood, Alpine Journal 1879 | ||
| 1882 | Russia | Sivaloboff | August 23 | ||
| 1883 | Turkey | Turkish Government | Turkish Commissioners, English Attache Captain Gascoyne | ||
| 1887 | Persia | Prince John Joseph Nouri | April 25, 1887 | ||
| 1888 | Russia | A.V. Markov | Ivanoe Kowalewski, Mosokevich (young lady) | Started from Sardar Bulak on August 25, Ausland 1889 No. 13, "Expedition scientific au Caucase" | |
| 1888 | Russia | Semenoff | |||
| 1889 | Russia | Rapholovich | Gipfelpapiere | ||
| 1890 | Julies Leclereq | Voyage on Mont Ararat, Paris 1892 | |||
| 1890 | Chautre | Annales de Geog., 1893 | |||
| 1890 | Russia | Fraulein Mosokevish/Mokossavitch (Young lady) | Bull. Soc. Geogr. Marseille, 1890 | ||
| 1889 | Russia | Rapholovich | Anatolius Markov, Bartjenieff | Started from Sardar Bulak on June 19 | |
| 1892 | T. J. Allen | W. L. Sachtleben | |||
| 1892 | Wantner | Brown | June 20, Gipfelkarte | ||
| 1892 | G. Merzbacker | October 22, Gipfelkarte | |||
| 1893 | England | H.F.B. Lynch | Rudolph Taugwalder | Started from Sardar Bulak on September 19, Geographical Journal 1893, II | |
| 1893 | Russia | Lieutenant P. Postukhov | Iwanowski, General, 5 cossacks | Started from Sardar Bulak on August 4, highest summit of the mountain was not covered by snow same as last year, minimum yearly temperature was -17.5 celsius but questioned and maximum 39.85, Gipfelkarte | |
| 1894 | M. Zimmer | August 16, Comptes R. Cxix #14 | |||
| 1894 | Posharski | Dr. Willie Rickmers | August 23-26, D. Rundshau f. Geoger Dec. 1894 | ||
| 1897 | A. Oswald | ||||
| 1900 | Russia | Poggenpohl | Two officers and several Russian soldiers | Member of the Russian Geographical Society | |
| 1900-1908 | Turkey | George Hagopian's Uncle | George Hagopian | Ahora Gorge (Jacob's Well), Top of Mountain | |
| 1902 | Ivangouloff | Placed recording thermometers on the summit | |||
| 1910 | Seylaz | ||||
| 1912 | America | Edgar J. Banks | Dr. Gibson | Last expedition while Ararat under Russian control | |
| 1916 | Turkey | 3 Turkish Soldiers | |||
| 1916-1918 | Russia | White Russian Army | Mr. Pastounow | About 150 Russian Army Soldiers | Just below the Saddle, Western Plateau |
| 1918 | Russia | Major Jasper Maskelyn | USAF Guillford Officer | ||
| 1933 | USA | Carveth Wells | |||
| 1936 | New Zealand | Hardwicke Knight | Found wood at 14,000 feet | ||
| 1940-1941 | Australia | "Aussie" R. Taylor | |||
| 1942 | Russia | Soviet Academy of Sciences | Professor Alikhanyan | Group of others | Collected data on cosmic rays |
| 1943 | Iran | Abas Abas Family | Abas Abas Eldest Son | Abas Abas, U.S. Army Sergeant Ed Davis, Abas Abas' Sons | |
| 1943 | USA | U.S. Air Force | Sergeant Vince Will | ||
| 1945 | USA | U.S. Army Air Force | Corporal Lester Walton | ||
| 1948 | Turkey | Reshit | |||
| 1949 | USA | Dr. Aaron J. Smith | Walter Wood, Wendell Wayne Ogg, E. J. Newton, Edwin B. Greenwald, Dr. Necati Dolunay, 2 Army Captains | 12 days, Lake Kip | |
| 1951 | USA | Oliver S. Crosby | Hermann | American Alpine Journal 1954 | |
| 1952 | France | Jean de Riquer | Ferdinand Navarra, Rayomond Zubiri, Major Sehap Atalay | Peak, "dark mass" at the bottom of a crevasse | |
| 1953 | USA | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy Photographer William Todd | 6 Other Crew Members | |
| 1953 | USA | George Greene | |||
| 1953 | France | Ferdinand Navarra | |||
| 1954 | USA | American Outing Club | John Libi | Lieutenant Sahap Atalay, District Administrator Nedim Boysan, 6 civilians | 2 searches for weeks in July and September 1-6, fell in crevasse up to shoulders and Atalay pulled Libi out |
| 1955 | France | Ferdinand Navarra | Raphael Navarra | ||
| 1955 | USA | John Libi | Lieutenant Sahap Atalay, District Administrator Nedim Boysan | Denied permission | |
| 1957 | England | Egerton Sykes | |||
| 1958 | USA | John Libi | Captain Sahap Atalay | ||
| 1958 | Turkey | Major Sehap Atalay | |||
| 1959 | USA | U.S. Air Force | Captain Gregor Schwinghammer | ||
| 1960 | USA | John Libi | Captain Sahap Atalay, 10 civilians | ||
| 1960 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | George Vandeman | Arthur J. Brandenberger, Rene Noorbergen, Dr. Seigfreid Horn | |
| 1962 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | Gordon Mansell, George Vandeman | Major Sahap Atalay, Ronald Vandeman, Harry "Bud" Crawford, Robert McReynolds, Bill Dougall, French guy friend of Navarra | Atalay found wood at 14,000 ft., northwest |
| 1962 | USA | John Libi | Stolen travelers checks in Italy so expedition cancelled | ||
| 1964 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | Gordon Mansell | Bill Dougall, Dr. Rex Callicott, Photographer for CIA, Major Sehap Atalay, Harry "Bud" Crawford, Lawrence Hewitt M.D., Raymond Moore Ph.D., V.L. Paul Nabors, Mike Anguiti, Wilbur Bishop, Roger Brown, William Cromie, Norman Kendall M.D., Dr. John Lunt, Dennis Moore, Sidney Phillips, Richard Pownall, William Reed, George Silberberg, George Jernigan, Nicholaas Albert Van Arkel | Photographer taking Pictures of mountain and Russia for CIA (Erevan making most of rocket fuel), couldn't help the team enough, American Army enclave in Erzurum took care of the team, Ahora Gorge, Lake Kop, Paul Nabors flew all around the mountain and landed at 10,000-11,000 feet elevation twice at Kıp Göl |
| 1964 | USA | U.S. Air Force | Master Sergeant Merritt Van Ostrand, 6 Other Crew Members | ||
| 1964 | Swiss | Swiss man raced Bill Dougall to summit of Ararat | |||
| 1965 | United Kingdom | Peter Harvey | Summit August 25 | ||
| 1965 | United Kingdom | Christopher Trease | Missing since August 24, 1965 | ||
| 1965 | USA | John Libi | Major Sahap Atalay, 4 from Munich including Heinz & Effie, George Gruba, Vienna, 5 Turkish civilians | Bear throws rocks near explorers | |
| 1966 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | Dr. Lawrence Hewitt | Bill Dougall, Nicholas Van Arkle, Harry "Bud" Crawford, Clifford Burdick Ph.D., Eryl Cummings, Alex Staub, Theo Koehler, Alva Appel | 4 weeks on mountain, Ahora Gorge itself and along eatern rim, Abich I, Parrot Glacier, Found group of men who knew Reshit, an old Kurd from Lake Kop |
| 1966 | USA | John Goddard | |||
| 1967 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | George Vandeman | Hardwicke Knight, Harry "Bud" Crawford, Peter VandenHoven | |
| 1967 | USA | John Libi | Colonel Sehap Atalay, Yucel Donmez | ||
| 1968 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | Alva Appel | Bill Dougall, Harry "Bud" Crawford, Ferdinand Navarra | 4 weeks on mountain Ahora Gorge, Abich I, Abich II, Parrot Glacier/Navarra ice pack |
| 1969 | USA | SEARCH Foundation | Harry "Bud" Crawford | Ferdinand Navarra, Elfred Lee, Hugo Neuberg, Ralph Lenton, Ferdinand Raymond "Coco" Navarra Jr. | Parrot Glacier wood |
| 1969 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | Dr. Lawrence Hewitt | Dr. Clifford Burdick, Eryl Cummings / Bible Science Foundation | Karada/Korhan (Araratsky Pass), Ahora Gorge |
| 1969 | USA | John Libi, Yucel Donmez, Canip Karakus | |||
| 1971 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | Eryl Cummings | Mark Albrecht, Yucel Donmez | Parrot Glacier |
| 1971 | USA | SEARCH Foundation | Ralph Lenton | Hugo Neuberg, Dr. William Farrand, Michigan university assistant, Bud Crawford, Rene Noorbergen | Bud told Turkish reporter that SEARCH was already on Ararat without permission, which caused problems |
| 1971 | USA | Holy Ground Mission | Tom Crotser | Bob Wales | |
| 1972 | USA | Institute for Creation Research | John Morris | J.B. (John) Bultema, Roger Losier, Skip Seiter, Bill Ellison | Inside Ahora Gorge, above Gorge and Western Plateau, etc. |
| 1972 | USA | International Expeditions | Eryl Cummings | Gary Oliver, Mike Harris, | |
| 1972 | USA | Holy Ground Mission | Tom Crotser | Bob Wales | Navarra Icepack - two expeditions April & September |
| 1973 | USA | Holy Ground Mission | Tom Crotser | 56 days | |
| 1973 | USA | Institute for Creation Research | John Morris | Durnal, Losier, Dr. Jim Davies, Ikenberry, Jim Dewberry, John Bradley | |
| 1973 | USA | Archaeological Research Foundation | Jack Darnell | Eryl Cummings, Geoff McMahon, John Willis, Dr. Clifford Burdick | Karada/Korhan (Araratsky Pass) |
| 1973 | USA | Dr. John Warwick Montgomery | Bob Stuplich, Jerome Iverson | ||
| 1973 | USA | Lawrence Hewitt, M.D., Yucel Donmez | Ray Anderson, Jerry Williams | ||
| 1973 | Swedish | Gunnar Smars | |||
| 1974 | USA | Holy Ground Mission | Tom Crotser | Bob Smith, Melvin Barcelo, Larry Lucas, Bobby Woehl, Leon Holcomb, Jim McCormack, Pat Kerr | Ahora Gorge |
| 1974 | USA | Dr John Warrick Montgomery | Bob Stuplich | Three Turkish Climbing Federation Climbers | South Face to Summit, Abich II |
| 1974 | USA | Dr John Warrick Montgomery | Bob Stuplich | Jack Dabner, Brian Bastien, Frank Raymond, David Montgomery, Ahmet Turan | Parrot Glacier |
| 1974 | USA | Dr John Warrick Montgomery | Bob Stuplich | Scott Little | Parrot Glacier |
| 1974 | USA | Institute for Creation Research | Dr. Henry Morris | Dr. John Morris | |
| 1974 | USA | Lawrence Hewitt, M.D. | Ray Anderson, Jerry Williams | ||
| 1975 | USA | Dr John Warrick Montgomery | Bob Stuplich | Jim Bouck, John Gustafson | Parrot Glacier |
| 1975 | USA | Holy Ground Mission | Tom Crotser | Bob Wales | |
| 1976 | USA | Holy Ground Mission | Tom Crotser | ||
| 1976 | Swiss | Gunnar Smars | |||
| 1976 | USA | Pat Frost | |||
| 1977 | USA | Eddie Atkinson | |||
| 1977 | USA | Pat Frost | |||
| 1978 | Turkey | International Expeditions | Yucel Donmez | Mustafa | Found light-colored cypress wood (12'x4'x3') in snow on west side of Ahora Gorge - sent by Eryl Cummings and movie by Bart LaRue |
| 1978 | USA | SEARCH Foundation | John Bradley | Jim Dewberry | |
| 1978 | USA | Pat Frost | |||
| 1978 | USA | John McIntosh | |||
| 1978 | USA | Mark Rafter, Gaza | |||
| 1979 | USA | Pat Frost | |||
| 1980 | USA | TUSLOG | Lt. Stephen Jolly, Dennis Devenport, Kevin Pugliese, Larry Truglio | ||
| 1980 | USA | Pat Frost | |||
| 1981 | USA | Pat Frost | |||
| 1982 | USA | High Flight Foundation | Jim Irwin, Yucel Donmez | Lt. Orhan Baser, Bob Stuplich, John Bradley, Dan Bass, Tim Brinley, Eryl Cummings, Rob Gowdy, John Christianson, John McIntosh, Monte Unger | Parrot Glacier, Abich, Cehennem Dere, Ahora Gorge |
| 1982 | USA | High Flight Foundation | Jim Irwin | Bob Stuplich, Ray Anderson, Marv Steffins, Eryl Cummings | Ahora Gorge |
| 1983 | USA | Mount Ararat Research Foundation | Scott Van Dyke | Walter Scott, Grant Richards, Umut Echel, Steve Neutenboom, Jessy Reinhart, Ahmet Turan | |
| 1983 | USA | Snow Tiger Team | Charles Willis M.D. | Martin Black, Gary Meosky, Michael Carpenter, William Ball Jr, Eryl Cummings, Larry Mast, Jim Willis | Southeast and saddle |
| 1983 | USA | John McIntosh | Doris Bowers, Rick Licata | Southeast | |
| 1983 | USA | International Expeditions | Marv Steffins | Bob Stuplich, Jim Kunes, Bill Spear, Ray Anderson | Eastern Ahora Gorge and East Glacier |
| 1983 | USA | High Flight Foundation | Jim Irwin | Doris Bowers | |
| 1983 | USA | Institute for Creation Research | John Morris | ||
| 1983 | USA | Pat Frost | Dr. Jim Davies, Turkish Prof. Dr. Abdül Mecit DOĞRU (died climbing Communism Peak in the Kamir Mountains, Russia) | ||
| 1983 | Canada | Edward Crawford | |||
| 1984 | USA | High Flight Foundation | Jim Irwin | Bob Stuplich, John Christianson, Dick Bright | |
| 1984 | USA | John McIntosh | Doris Bowers, Rich Hatch | Karada/Korhan (Araratsky Pass) | |
| 1984 | USA | Marv Steffins | Ron Wyatt, Marjorie Steffins, Watcha McCollum, Tim Brinkley, Bulent Atalay | Durupinar | |
| 1984 | USA | Institute for Creation Research | John Morris | Don Barber, Halil Hüsrevoğlu | |
| 1984 | Finland | Timo Hokkanen | Kari Rastas, Peter Grönfors | ||
| 1984 | USA | Snow Tiger Team | Charles Willis M.D. | Larry Mast, Bill Crouse, Eryl Cummings, Melvin Behr, William Ball, Martin Black, Dana Forbes, Bob Garbe, Yavuz Konca, Curtis Madding, Gary Meosky, Gregory Ryan, Dan Youngquist, Rod Youngquist, Jim Willis | |
| 1984 | USA | Ray Anderson | Ray Anderson | ||
| 1985 | USA | High Flight Foundation | Jim Irwin | John McIntosh, Bill Dodder, Bob Stuplich, Dick Bright, Dennis & Shirley Long, Dana Sweet, Charles Springer, Harlan Dobbins, Otis Eversole, David Manning, Bruce Johnson, Bob Ruff, Dennis Weczorek, John Kudlas, Brian Fisher, Ron Lane, Jim Maas, John Doerner | |
| 1985 | USA | Jim Davies Team | Dr. Jim Davies | Martha Davies, Rev. Johnson | |
| 1985 | USA | Probe 85 | Bill Crouse | Wayne Mitchell, Gary Meosky, Dr. Paul Meier, Greg Cromartie, Elfred Lee, Jay Bitzer | |
| 1985 | USA | Dewitt Hutson Team | Dewitt Hutson | Ahmet Turan, Faruk Filzilay, Mehmet Ciltas, Dewitt Hutson Daughter | |
| 1986 | USA | Snow Tiger Team | Charles Willis M.D. | Bob Garbe, Larry Mast, Melvin Behr, William Ball, Martin Black, Yavuz Konca, Gary Meosky, Gregory Ryan, Dan Youngquist, Rod Youngquist, Jim Willis, Debbie Redmer, Ken Alexander, Pat Frost | Eastern Summit Plateau |
| 1986 | USA | High Flight Foundation | Jim Irwin | Mary Irwin, John McIntosh, Doris Bowers, Eryl Cummings, Bob Stuplich, Bob Cornuke, Bill Dodder, Ole Honningdalsnes, Ahmet Arslan, Ron Lane, Dick Bright | |
| 1986 | Dennis Burchett | Gilly Sherman | |||
| 1987 | USA | High Flight Foundation | Jim Irwin | Bill Dodder, Bob Stuplich, Bob Cornuke, Dr. John Morris, John McIntosh, Ole Honningdalsnes, Dick Bright, Rod Keller | |
| 1987 | Canada | Edward Crawford | Clifford Brown, Ziya Mengenecioğlu | ||
| 1988 | USA | Snow Tiger Team | Charles Willis M.D. | B.J. Corbin, Larry Mast, Guy Leduc, Scott Little, Ross Mehan, USMC Sergeant Carl Nestor, Willis Newton Jr., Willis Newton III, Debbie Redmer, Bob Roningen, Margaret Roningen, Chris Roningen, Jim Willis, Buddy Davis | Eastern Summit Plateau |
| 1988 | USA | John McIntosh | Chuck Aaron, Dick Bright, Bob Cornuke, Al Jenny | ||
| 1989 | USA | Snow Tiger Team | Charles Willis M.D. | Bob Baker | |
| 1989 | USA | Mount Ararat Research Foundation | Scott Van Dyke | ||
| 1989 | USA | Don Shockey O.D. | Ahmet Arslan, Robin Simmons | Stephen Site / Abich II Arslan photo | |
| 1989 | USA | First Trip | Chuck Aaron | Bob Garbe, B.J. Corbin, Paul Schemer, David and Kathy Montgomery, John Wanvig, Debbie Redmer, Gerry Garbe, Linda Aaron and Chuckie Aaron | Western Plateau |
| 1989 | USA | Second Trip | Chuck Aaron | Chuck Aaron, Bob Garbe, and Alp | Went to check out Corbin NW site and discovered considerable meltback of the Ice Cave |
| 1989 | USA | Third Trip | Chuck Aaron | Chuck Aaron, Bob Garbe, John Morris and Grant Jefferies (I think?) | Helicopter flight to determine if the Ice Cave was the Ark |
| 1989 | USA | Ray Anderson | John Anderson | ||
| 1990 | USA | Ararat 8 Team | Don Shockey O.D. and Carl Baugh | Walt Brown Ph.D., Robin Simmons, B.J. Corbin, George Adams, Ron Charles, Robert Summers, and Ed Cassady | Helicopter flights all over, while concentrating on the NE Abich II area |
| 1990 | Canada | Edward Crawford | Clifford Brown, Hussein Coktin | ||
| 1992 | New Zealand | Paul Thomson (aka Paul Pound) | Ahora Gorge | ||
| 1993 | USA | Dick Bright | John McIntosh, Ray Anderson, Ron Lane, Al Jenney, Bob Roningen, Margaret Roningen, Joe Presi, Gary Duce, Barnett Duce, Rick Perkins & Ross Wutrich | ||
| 1995 | USA | Tom Hayek | John Bradley, Orhan Baser | ||
| 1998 | USA | BASE Institute | Bob Cornuke | Iranian Mountains | |
| 1998 | USA | SEPDAC Conference | Salih Bayraktutan | Rob Michelson, Jim Hall, B.J. Corbin, Matthew Kneisler, Mark Jenkins, and Michael Holt, Ed Crawford, Peter Aletter, John McIntosh, Tim Mills, David Deal, Bill Shea, Jerry Kitchens | Workshop at Ataturk University in Erzurum, fieldwork at the Durupinar site, photographed Mount Ararat |
| 1999 | USA | Dave Larsen | |||
| 1999 | USA | Dick Bright / BASE Institute | Dick Bright | Bob Stuplich, Bob Cornuke, David Banks, George Crayok | Abich I, Cehennem Dere, Parrot Glacier, Ahora Gorge |
| 1999 | USA | BASE Institute | Bob Cornuke | David Faltot, Bob Stuplich, Larry Williams | Sabalan Mountain, Iran |
| 2000 | USA | BASE Institute | Bob Cornuke | Dick Bright | Sabalan Mountain, Iran |
| 2000 | USA | Ataturk University Meetings | Jim Hall, Rex Geissler | John Bradley, Peter Aletter, Michael Holt, Yavuz Konca | Ataturk University and Mount Ararat |
| 2001 | USA | ArcImaging Archaeological Imaging Research Consortium | Rex Geissler | Dr. David Livingston, Bob Stuplich, Peter Aletter, | 325 archaeological artifacts delivered to Ataturk University Archaeology Department |
| 2005 | USA | John McIntosh | Dow Pursley, Matthew Kneisler | John slid down the ice, broke his ankle and cracked several ribs and the Turkish Military rescued him | |