What to Expect in Kapan, Armenia

Kapan is the penultimate stop on the Caucasian Challenge.     Kapan, in South-Eastern Armenia, offers teams on the Caucasian Challenge to stay in a typical Armenian town. This means you should expect a mix of socialist architecture, medieval sites, and fantastic nature.We arrive in Kapan, the center of Syunik Province, after a day of adventures, […]

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The Moments that Made the Caucasian Challenge Special

We recount some of the moments that made the Caucasian Challenge 2016 special.         There are fewer than five months till the this year’s Caucasian Challenge, and we’re getting excited by looking at back at the Caucasian Challenge 2016. We’ve recounted our highlights of each leg of the journey, from leaving Istanbul to the finishing party in […]

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Caucasian Challenge Day 11: Party in Yerevan

The Caucasian Challenge 2016 had a great final day, as teams visited Tatev Monastery en route to the party in Yerevan.     After ten incredible days of driving, socialising, experiencing the weird and the wonderful, the Caucasian Challenge was almost over. On Day 11 the team’s task was to make it to the finish […]

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Caucasian Challenge Day 10: Secret Adventures

Day 10 of the Caucasian Challenge was dedicated to secret adventures, which we can’t really tell you about.       On Day 10 of the Caucasian Challenge we explored Nagorno-Karabkh, before driving along the Iranian border on our way to Kapan, in Southern Armenia. We can’t tell you everywhere we explored, but it was […]

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Vank (NKR) – Kapan (AM) – Day 10 of the Caucasian Challenge 2014 – The Real Ghost Town Experience

We had a good night’s sleep at our comfortable hotel in Vank, so all teams got up bright and early to prepare for today’s 342-kilometre drive to the town of Kapan, Armenia. This is one of the most interesting parts of our Caucasian Challenge route because it takes us through one of the most remote […]

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