Mark Ziese December 4, 2012 Mt. Ararat, Exploring Türkiye The Painful Mountain: Climbing Ağrı Dağı in 1967 (Part 5) Mark Ziese December 4, 2012 Mt. Ararat, Exploring Türkiye Fierce winds, frozen cameras, and a near-fatal wrong turn. Read Ward Patterson’s gripping first-hand account of conquering Ağrı Dağı in 1967.