Armenian Mountaineering and Hiking Federation

The Armenian Mountaineering and Hiking Federation (Armenian: Հայաստանի լեռնագնացության և արշավների ֆեդերացիա, romanized: Hayastani lerrnagnats’ut’yan yev arshavneri federats’ia), also known as the Armenian Federation of Alpinism and Mountain Tourism, is the regulating body of mountaineering, hiking, and climbing in Armenia.

[6] The federation organizes annual Mountain Day celebrations on 9 October.

In July 2022, an initiative was proposed to install a statue of Jesus Christ atop Mount Hatis.

[10] The Federation actively opposed the creation of the statue and called on the government of Armenia to protect the mountain.

[11] In January 2022, the federation created an artificial rock climbing wall for a school in Stepanakert, Artsakh.