Noah’s Ark could be between Greater Mt. Ararat and Lesser Mt. Ararat, renowned Russian mountaineer Vladimir Shatayev told Interfax News Agency.  

“Even if it is located atop Mount Ararat, it is solely in the restricted zone. There is an object of secret command at the place where I assume it is located,” said the 74-year-old mountaineer, who has dedicated eleven years to find the Ark.  

All through his search, Shatayev has climbed Mt. Ararat from all possible routes. And in late August 2011, he reached the Mountain’s summit (5,165 meters) for the thirteenth time. 

He noted that while being at the Mountain’s eastern sector, he had seen how vehicles were going toward that assumed base and disappearing under the ground.

“That is why, if the Ark is covered somewhere nearby, we never arrive there,” Vladimir Shatayev said.