Bob Stuplich - Crested Butte, Colorado

    Ararat Veteran

    Climbed Mount Ararat from 1973 through 2001

    Involved in 12 expeditions to Mt. Ararat in eastern Turkey

    Climbing leader for 11 of the 12 expeditions

    Also participated in 5 other international archaeological expeditions involving scuba diving, caving, and climbing in Israel, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Iran.

    Co-Author of The Explorers of Ararat: And the Search for Noah's Ark book


    Bob Stuplich Mount Ararat Photo Album

    All Photos Copyrighted by Bob Stuplich


    Airplane Photo Tour Around Mount Ararat

    010 East Glacier

    020 East Glacier, Northeast, Ahora Gorge

    030 Northeast, Ahora Gorge

    040 Northeast, Ahora Gorge

    050 Northeast, Ahora Gorge

    060 Northeast, Ahora Gorge

    070 Northeast, Ahora Gorge, Abich II

    080 Northeast, Ahora Gorge, Cehennem Dere

    090 Northeast, Ahora Gorge, Cehennem Dere

    100 North Canyon, Ark Rock, Parrot Glacier

    110 Northwest, Ark Rock, Parrot Glacier

    120 Northwest, Ark Rock, Parrot Glacier

    130 West, Western Plateau, Summit

    150 Southwest

    160 Southwest

    170 South

    180 South

    190 South, East Glacier


    Other Mount Ararat Photos

    Abich I Horizon

    Ahora Gorge, Bob Stuplich rapelling off the dangerous, collapsing rock of the Western Rim of the Ahora Gorge for a better view

    Ahora Gorge, Cehennem Dere, Doomsday Rock? #1

    Ahora Gorge, Cehennem Dere, Doomsday Rock? #2

    Ahora Gorge from East Ridge #1

    Ahora Gorge from East Ridge #2

    Ahora Kurdish Village 1983

    Ahora Kurdish Village - Bob Stuplich in shepherd's tent

    Ahora Kurdish Villagers

    Ahora Kurdish Villager #1

    Ahora Kurdish Villager #2

    Altitude causing tiredness for Brian Bastian and Deniz Blake 1974

    Ararat Euphrates Source

    Bob Stuplich descending into the Navarra Icepack crevasses looking for wood

    Bob Stuplich rapelling the Cehennem Dere

    Cehennem Dere

    Cehennem Dere

    Cehennem Dere, Doomsday Rock?

    Cehennem Dere, Doomsday Rock?

    Donkey Fallen

    Ed Davis Canyon allegedly

    Expeditions on east side of Ararat including Irwin and Marv Steffins groups combined

    Explorers including Jack Dabner, Dr. Montgomery, Brian Bastian 1974

    Explorers inluding Oole Honningdalsness and Dick Bright packing

    Explorers including Dr. John Baumgartner and Ron Wyatt

    Eye of the Bird 1989

    Halis, Memete, Ahmet Turan

    Helicopter Bob Stuplich 1987

    Honeymoon Cabin stuck in snowstorm on the Parrot Glacier

    Ibex on Abich I

    Igdir nicknamed "Rathole" Hotel

    Jim Irwin Moonrock 1982

    Kangal Dogs 1974

    Korhan #1

    Korhan #2

    Korhan Kurdish village goat for Bob Stuplich's supper 1982

    Kup Gol Plain

    Kurdish shepherds preparing chickens to eat

    Kurdish and Russian Shepherds in Ahora 1982

    Navarra Crevasse with Bob Stuplich and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery looking for wood

    Parrot Glacier and Kup Gol Plain below

    Parrot Glacier camp Scott Little 1974

    Parrot Glacier #1

    Parrot Glacier #2

    Parrot Glacier 1975

    Parrot Glacier Bob Stuplich 1974

    Probe Expedition 1985

    Probe Expedition remains after being forced off the mountain at gunpoint by Kurdish terrorists 1985

    Sabalan Mountain Mosque built by American soldiers during World War II, 1999

    Sabalan Peak Lake, Iran 1999

    Summit Bob Stuplich 1974

    Summit Gazi Kadogen 1974

    Train with jeep crossing Anatolia 1973