US envoy Ricciardone climbing mount Ararat

US ambassador to Ankara Francis Ricciardone started climbing Mount Ararat, Turkey's highest peak, with his family on July 14. Ricciardone and his family reached a height of 3,200 meters and spent the night there, while they are expected to climb to the camp at 4,200 meters on July 15. Ricciardone will reach the peak of the 5,137 meter high Mount Ararat on the third day of the climb. A local guide is climbing with the ambassador.