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Route
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Dry River - Avachinsky volcano (2740, 1A), sunrise - (radial exit) - Gorely volcano (1829, 1A, sunrise) - Mutnovsky volcano (2322, to fumaroles, 1A) - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - settlement. Kozyrevsk - Kopyto - r. Interlavovy - trans. Tolbachinsky (1503, n / c) - trans. Tolud (1500, n / a) - an attempt to ascend. on c. Plosky Tolbachik (up to 2000 m) - r. Interlavovy - Woodpile - lane. Bezymyanny (1500, n / a) - Bezymyanny volcano (up to the edge of the old crater, 2750, 1A) - r. Studenaya - Bogdanovich glacier - Perevalny crater - Erman glacier - Sredny glacier - Derzhavin lake - village. Keys.
Reference information about the region.
The area is perfect for making travel I-V k.s. There is a full range of natural obstacles for a varied and eventful hike.
There are all kinds of local obstacles (peaks 4A Alp. to / tr, passes 1A-1B, crossings over turbulent rivers), extended obstacles (powerful glaciers and firn fields, elfin and high-mountain tundra, taiga and slag fields, meadow high grass). Peak traverses and river rafting are possible. The area is sparsely populated, the presence of a trail is rather an exception to the rule. Although it is possible to plan a route through simple and visited natural objects, with simple orientation and easy movement.
The south of Kamchatka is subject to winds from the Pacific Ocean (typhoons come here as cyclones) and storms from the Sea of Okhotsk, fogs and low clouds are possible. The snow line lies from a height of 600 m, but snowfields are often found even lower. Latitude 53-55 o, which is much south of St. Petersburg, so in clear weather it is hot in closed valleys. The northern group of volcanoes (Klyuchevskaya and its environs) is located in the middle of the peninsula, so there is a more continental climate.
The best time for travel is July and August, along the northern group of volcanoes - from late July to mid-September.
The main feature of the area is volcanoes.
An important advantage of the area is safety. This is probably why there are so many foreign tourists here.
Technical description
The plane of Domodedovo Airlines arrived in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at 13:00 local time on July 31.
Mountains in the clouds, fogs. A local advertising newspaper was bought and for 4 thousand rubles. rented for a month two-room apartment in the North-East. There we left things now unnecessary and for 1 thousand rubles we drove a minibus under the Avachinsky volcano ..
The road goes along the bed of the Dry River, and is a track, so you need an all-wheel drive minibus, 4WD, like everything else in Kamchatka. There are 3 bases under the volcano, we spent the night in the upper *, in “barrel” houses, 500 rubles / day. We hope the weather improves.
(the * sign here and below means the presence of the GPS coordinates of this place)
August 01.
In the morning the weather did not get better - low clouds cover the bottom of the valley with the city, high clouds cover the mountains. One can only guess about the existence of Koryaksky (3400) and Avachinsky (2700) volcanoes.
We left at 9 am.
The main route of the ascent passes along the southwestern scree ridge, a trail. Since our base is located above the beginning of the trail (and the beginning of the trail is separated by a river bed and ravines), it is more correct to go from the base to the northeast and climb the ridge approximately in its lower third. Today it is especially useful - a strong east wind blows at the top, and so we are protected from its gusts.
From the base we go along screes and gentle snowfields, gradually turning to the right along the way and gaining height. Before reaching the ridge - 1.5 hours. There is a strong wind, visibility is limited by patches of clouds. Further along the ridge along the path past the “house of volcanologists”* (iron chest), traverse the slope to the east, then climb to the summit cone. Up to 30 o. The apex cone consists of slag crumbling underfoot. Visibility is no more than 50 meters, a mad wind (as they later said - about 30 m / s), rushing ice fog (about 0) impregnates clothes with water. Sticks help movement, without them the wind just knocks down. At 50 m from the edge of the crater there is a stationary railing rope. Height 2740, from base 5 o'clock.
We planned to arrange lunch here, but now it’s impossible to think about it. Nothing is visible - no more than 10 meters in the fog, a mad wind. Snack under the protection of a large stone and down. To the camp 1.5 hours. Another 30 people went upstairs, less than half went up. The pleasure of climbing is doubtful, except perhaps the first ascent of the season and acclimatization.
August 2
Rest day, drying equipment, trip to the hot springs in Paratunka, visit to the market at the 4th kilometer, fish. We agreed to drop us (according to the newspaper they found a minibus) under the Gorely volcano. The weather seems to be getting better - we want to use it.
August 3rd.
No rain, sure! Our calculation with the weather seems to come true. Asphalt from the city to Paratunka, then a good dump road goes to the Mutnovskaya GeoPP through a low pass. It is a 2-hour drive from the city to the fork* at the GeoPP / the road to the gold mine under construction near the Asacha volcano. This is the only fork after the pass, goes straight to Burnt. The area is mountain tundra. There is no firewood. From here we go on foot. From the fork along the dump road 30 min. to the foot of Gorely volcano*. A couple of minibuses with tourists and a jeep have already arrived here. The ascent to the volcano begins right away. Gentle herbaceous-scree ridges are gradually replaced by talus and snowfields, 10-15 o. in the upper part of the ascent there are turks and a trail* on the crests. To the ridge* 1 hour 45’. There is a gorgeous view, a panorama of mountains and right down a huge crater with a lake, smoking fumaroles and hot earth.
Walk around the perimeter - 2 hours (I advise). Three groups - Americans, Czechs and some other imported people, accompanied by guides, they left the city earlier.
Descent to backpacks - 1 hour.
Overnight stay at beautiful campsites* 200 m from the start of the ascent – walls, a hearth, a beautiful view of the mountains and the lake are laid out. There is no firewood.
August 4
It is cloudy in the morning, we make 50’ along the valley to the SE, bypassing the Gorely cone (the lake remains on the left), we cross the watershed of the streams. Volcanic sand, lava hills, grass here and there. Another 50’ of movement to the south (Dvugorbaya hill on the left along the way) until the appearance of an all-terrain vehicle track on the left bank at the head of the river. booed (R. Mutnaya). Down the river - to the houses of volcanologists on the border of the forest zone, but this is down from the goal of our movement. Therefore, 30' we traverse a gentle grassy slope to the south and set up camp * on a stream with a small waterfall (20 m from the road).
After lunch we go light to the fumarole field in the crater of the Mutnovsky volcano. On the road (track of the Urals) 30-40 'to the end of the track *, then 30 ' along the path along the right bank of the river (the path goes along the gentle bank 300-400 m from the river) to the traverse of the snowfield (and the place with the cross). A traverse of a dense snowfield ~300m, 10-15 o leads to a valley glacier at the source of the river. Then the path along the glacier 30-40 'to the fumaroles (on the left bank of the river). Sulfur dioxide and steam (200-300 o) creep from the fumaroles, there is a powerful mud pot, on the right bank there is a type of small geyser (boiling water and steam jets periodically fly out). Valley of Geysers in miniature, and not for $500 per person. Above there is a glacial lake and a crater (active funnel) - the leader was there last time, now they didn’t go.
It is written in the literature that the fumarole field of the Mutnovsky volcano is the most powerful in Kamchatka, and even in the world. Up to the tents along the path and rut of the Urals - 1 hour.
5th of August.
It rains periodically in the morning (as it turned out later, a typhoon came). The task is to reach the Mutnovskaya GeoPP and leave for the city. I walked the route through the pass between the city of Dvugorba (1503) and Skalista (1413), in view of the fog and the veil of rain, we decide not to look for new ways and reach the GeoTES by the known one.
(probably, it was possible to get to the GeoPP through the pass between the Outgoing Ridge (a spur of Mutnovsky) and the city of Dvugorba - it’s shorter on the map, and the labor intensity seems to be equivalent. But since the other way was not known, and the weather was bad - let’s go according to known).
We go to the upper reaches of the river. Osvistannaya (40 'from the overnight stay), then along the gentle grassy-scree slopes 15-20 about to the pass. There are snowmen. In the fog, they took it too far to the right (on the slopes of the Dvugorboy) - 200 meters in excess height. We determined the height by GPS and made the correct conclusion.
A strong wind blows off the slopes, knocks down. Drizzling rain and lack of visibility. 1 hour ascent, then 500 meters along a gentle glacier and along snowfields to a rut that turns into a dirt road washed out by rains. To GeoTPP on the road 3-4 km. At the fork we met, we had to turn left on the way - along the slope (we went on the right - more well-traveled, loss of 15-20 minutes). A group of Czechs took the right path - apparently, they had a description. About 1 hour from the pass.
Due to the rain we didn't go to Dachnye hot springs as planned.
A passing shift after 2 hours dropped us off in Petropavlovsk near the Geotherm building.
August 6
Rest day, equipment drying. The winds of South Kamchatka pointed to the impracticality of a standard gable tent (“house”) with a polyethylene awning - the awning near the second tent was periodically torn off, habitability was not very good. Therefore, in Alpindustria, a Camp tent was bought - a hemisphere with a vestibule (4.2 thousand rubles - quite humane prices were in 2004). Further, the issue of sending us to the Klyuchevskoy district was resolved.
In general, there is a regular bus to Kozyrevsk/Klyuchi/Ust-Kamchatsk, no problems. Further from Kozyrevsk to the city of Kopyto (35 km) or to the Leningradskaya base (60 km) (or the Lunokhod base - they were tested there) only a GAZ-66 car, $ 200, goes. But you can look for a passing transfer - we called the travel agencies and found a car. The car was going to pick up a group of Jews from Israel from the city of Kopyto, and we wanted to get there. As a result, instead of 4 * 500 (bus) +6000 (transfer to GZL) = 8000 rubles, we paid 4000 rubles. 2004 prices!
August 7.
Machine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - pos. Kozyrevsk. 530 km., almost 9 hours drive. Asphalt only 1.5 hours, then a dump road. Ferry across the Kamchatka River. Overnight in Kozyrevsk at the Shevchenko hotel* - hosts Masha and Stas. 5 houses and a bigger house, a bathhouse. There is a place to cook, 150 rubles per person (in 2004). You can live with full board. 8-961-960-81-14, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it You must have Javascript enabled
Kozyrevsk is a large village, there are shops, a post office, etc. The prices are almost the same as in St. Petersburg.
8 August
In the morning transfer to the GAZ-66 to the city of Kopyto. Clear. 35 km, 3 hours to the border of the forest zone*. There are A LOT of mosquitoes in the forest - this was not the case in South Kamchatka, and we left part of the repellents in an apartment in Petropavlovsk (and in vain). The car took us to the GZL, where Israelis, porters, a guide and cooks were waiting for the car. Actually, the car could still easily drive further 3-5 km (along the track) *, but this is not important. From the landing site - 30' + 4 * 40' we move along the alpine tundra in the direction of Volk. Oval Zimina. In case of rain, the places are swampy.
A group of Poles we met climbed Klyuchevskaya a few days ago. Ice axes and helmets are strapped to backpacks. Overnight at the next stream *.
August 9th.
Clear in the morning, cloudy in the evening. We left at 10. 30 'to the Baraniye stream, width - 1 meter, crossed the stones of the river. Icy - 2 meters (and in the reports people were washed away!?). Further 4 * 40 'to the upper reaches of the Mezhlavovy stream along the ridges and slag mounds. The Tolbachinsky Pass is a wide grassy saddle, a gentle ascent of 10-20 o. 40’ to the saddle of the pass*. There is a tour.
We make one transition to sowing. headwaters of the Tolbachik River (40'). There is a trail in some places, it goes 300-400 meters from the water along the right bank of the river along rough terrain, lava remnants, grass, avoiding the barrancos if possible. There are no firewood throughout.
11th August
As before, we either sit in the “milk”, or the canopy of clouds rises slightly, but there is no rain. We decide to go to the Tolud pass (n / a). According to the book, climbing Plosky Tolbachik is easy from the Leningradskaya base and from the lane. Tolud. - need to try.
Before the Tolud pass from spending the night 2 hours without backpacks along gentle grassy ridges. The pass is a wide gentle saddle between Plosky Tolbachik and Bolshaya Udina. From the pass to the west there is a scree ridge that goes into low clouds, somewhere there is Plosky Tolbachik. We move along this ridge, 20-30 about. Visibility 15-20 meters, climbed to a height of 1988 m in 1.5 hours. The crest has already become, what's next is unclear. There are no traces of the trail. Rain is coming. We decide to return - in the fog and in the rain, we have already climbed Avacha, the sensations are known, still nothing is visible. 40’ down to the foot of the lane. Tolud. There is no rain here, there are still 2 hours before the tents.
We make another 35 "to the Tolbachinsky Pass, then we cross the Mezhlavovy Creek and move north in dense fog along the steep right (along the way) slope. In some places there is a trail. 30 'were passed until we spent the night. A good place to spend the night.
12th of August.
It's clear in the morning, frosty. It turns out that we were only 20’ short of Woodpile*.
Woodpile is a cliff made of basalt crystals. Hexagonal elongated crystals resemble logs in size. Curious place. At the bottom of these stones are the names of the cities, the people from which were here. There is Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khabarovsk, etc., but also Hamburg, Paris and others.
Another 20' along the right slope (on the left - the fields of Klyuchevskoy Dol with grass and lava remnants) and go to the characteristic saddle - this is the Bezymyanny Pass*. Climb - 70 m, grassy slope, trail. From the pass, a view of the river valley. Dry Khapitsa, mountains of the Eastern Ridge in the distance. Between the Tolbachinsky and Bezymyanny passes, 80% of the trail.
Descent from the lane Nameless 20 about along the trail. The hut of volcanologists "Dam" is about 2 km away. Here the Germans are camped, accompanied by a guide, a cook and porters. According to the guide, this is not a dam, but the house of Plotin (surname). And really - what kind of dam is here ?? And the peaks are Zimin's hills. All this fits into the general toponymy of those places - the Czechs learned by heart - "Apahonchich, Marina Demenchuk"
Plotin's hut* is located on the left bank of the S. Khapitsa, on a grassy terrace. There is no firewood. From lane to the hut 30 '.
Volcano Nameless in the clouds. We tried to find a climbing route in the fog, climbed 500 meters from the hut - visibility was 20 meters, returned. Czechs lived here before the Germans - they waited for the weather for three days, and left with nothing.
August 13
Exit to the ascent to the volcano. Nameless at 8 o'clock, because from experience it is clear that after 14 hours the mountain is covered with fog. It takes 4 hours to climb to the edge of the old crater, 2 hours to go down.
First, the ascent * passes along a grassy slope of 10-20 o (500 m.) Along the mountain along left hand(Expedition dome), in some places a trail. Next, we leave the red mountain (2109.3) on the right, climb the lava flow, pass along it ~ 100 m and climb to the right on the slope between the red mountain (2109.3) and Bezymyanny. Then we go straight up the scree slope, gaining height. Small unstable scree, there are larger stones, be careful when descending. Direction - to the left of the characteristic gendarme "Sofa" (seen from the house).
As a result, we climb to the edge of the old Bezymyanny volcano crater (2750). We see the New Dome (growing before our eyes - fumaroles are smoking, sulfur dioxide is spreading, rockfalls are thundering), to the left of it is Klyuchevskaya, Stone. From the side of the ascent path, at a glance, Shiveluch, a group of Zimin hills, Udina, Tolbachiki. Kronotskaya Sopka is visible in the distance, somewhere in the bluish distance Pacific Ocean(like the coastal edge is clearly visible from Klyuchevskaya).
Summary - a good panoramic point, it is worth going.
Descent along the ascent path. 300 m from highest point we enter the cloud layer, visibility drops to 10-15 m. We navigate by GPS and in 2 hours we are at the tents. 15 oo
August 14
We left at 10:20. 45’ to the saddle of the Bezymyanny pass, then 3*40’ + 30’ to the headwaters of the Razmyvochny brook along gently sloping grassy fields. On the way we cross about 10 deep ravines (barrancos - of volcanic origin). Weak climb. Lunch on the river Washout (interesting canyon *) - a little before reaching the city of 1448.6. Next, having lost height, I had to cross the river. Middle Washout, then with a significant climb (~ 200 m.) Come to the river. Upper Scouring and passing through the last ridge to reach the river. Icy above the mark of 1326 m. It took 2-40 '. It seems that it was quite possible to go from the lane. Nameless along the river bank. Interlavovy to the river. Icy and then climb up. True, then we would not have seen the canyon and would not have met a she-bear with a cub (on the Verkhn. Razmyvochny river, on the left slope.).
Further 30 'up along the river. Studenaya until the confluence of two drains - either along the right bank, then along the left, along unstable screes and kurums. There are no parking spaces. And another 15 'on the right source - gently sloping platforms appeared, convenient for an overnight stay *.
August 15.
Departure at 9-10. We make 3 transitions along 40 '+ 15 ' along the bed of the source of the river. Studenaya, flowing in the pocket of the left-bank moraine of the Bogdanovich glacier. Screes, snowfields, in some places the stream flows completely under snow bridges. As a result, the stream ended, the pocket of the moraine also ended. Here we made reconnaissance: the tracks went forward up the left side of the glacier valley - along the slope at. Stone. It would be difficult to descend to the glacier within sight (about 70-100 m of the steepest conglomerate slope), as a result, one would have to go to the confluence of the Schmidt glacier and the glacier. Bogdanovich and there only go to the upper reaches of the river. Bogdanovich. This path was not completely visible, so we returned 200-300 m back* and began to cross the glacier to the starboard side*. The width of the glacier in this place is about 1 km, we go in the direction of the stream flowing from the pocket of the right-bank moraine. The glacier is covered with a moraine cover, there are no problems with cracks. 25'
Closer to the right side of the glacier, the path is blocked by a turbulent stream about 8-10 m wide and of sufficient depth (about 2 o'clock in the afternoon). We managed to find a place where the serac hangs over the stream like a bridge, and its lower edge is 1.5 m above our bank. They made a pyramid of stones, cut a step in the ice wall and the first person (in crampons) managed to climb up. Then he took the backpacks and the rest of the participants. 20'
Then we went up along the stream flowing from the pocket of the right side moraine (10 ') and went along the top of the moraine. After ~300 m we saw traces.
Then we go up the crests of the moraines, adhering to the direction to the place where under the slopes in. Ushkovsky, you can see a snow field leading to the flat part of the Bogdanovich glacier. This path, in general, is unambiguous - the glacier flows like an icefall and there is no desire to turn to the right along the way. Before flattening 2*40’.
Further we see the so-called Little Antarctica - a snowy plateau measuring 2x8 km. From the west, it is bounded by the peaks of Ushkovsky (3900) and Krestovsky (4100), from the east by Klyuchevskaya (4800) and Kamen (4574), the Bogdanovich glacier flows to the south, and the Erman glacier (~12 km) to the north. According to the book, a good (and correct) place to spend the night is in the Perevalny crater (2700). We planned so, but on the way we saw a moraine ridge under the slopes of c. Ushkovsky, where there was a group from Khabarovsk. Decided to spend the night here*. The place for the summer is good (avalanche hazardous in winter), they laid out windproof walls, settled down.
Khabarovsk residents at 10 in the morning went to the ascent to V. Ushkovsky (supposedly 1A, drop 1800 m). (Later I found on the Internet the List of classified peaks of Kamchatka - Ushkovsky 2A there) They had crampons, drills, ice axes, ropes, etc., a burner and a saucepan - a complete set. East route. slope sn-ld., partly firn. Slope 20-40 about. By 22 o'clock they went under the summit. Complete darkness. We made the decision to go down. We arrived at the camp at 6 am. It took 18 hours to climb (we were not at the top). They have no description (like we do).
August 16
In the morning we studied the map and decided to try to climb Ushkovsky from the pass that connects it with V. Krestovsky (4108). It seems to be there. Alas, a beautiful blue icefall slides down from the pass, which is interesting for passing. The nearest slope of Ushkovsky gradually becomes steeper - 30-35 o, firn. Crampons and ice axes are required, as well as the ability to use them. Where route 1A remains unclear. We climbed 300 meters and it began to snow, visibility was gone. We made the decision to return.
We left the tents at 14-20, until the traces of the Khabarovsk residents were covered; 2 hours to the pass between c. Krestovsky and Sredny. Plateau, almost no cracks. After a snowfall here, probably, a tiring footpath. We were lucky - we sat out the cyclone near Tolbachik, since then the loose snow has evaporated or compacted. On the pass a good place parking (however, windy).
Further down the snowfields, the Sredny glacier and the moraines to the shelter on the lake. Derzhavin. The snow turned into a drizzle, visibility was no more than 20 meters. Therefore, first we go straight down the snowfield (~ 700 m), then we cross the moraine ridge to the left, then we go down, turning a little to the right. It is not clear where we are exactly (we are walking in fog under drizzling rain), therefore, in order not to slip past the shelter, we turn to the right - we think that icefall l limits us on the right. Erman, and sooner or later we will see a house on the left. And so it happened - we saw a house, but it turned out to be a ruined house * 2 km above the shelter. Everyone knows how such houses collapse - first they burned the toilet for firewood, then the second door, then the "extra" rafters. The inhabitants of the Keys sin against the club "Alney" - supposedly they were too lazy to carry firewood from below, and they were terrified to heat the stove as they wanted.
However, this house is located below the upper tier of clouds, and Lake Derzhavin is visible from it as a narrow blue stripe. Below the entire river valley. Kamchatka is filled with clouds.
From the pass to the shelter * 1.5 hours. The shelter is a stone building built by local enthusiasts. How it was possible to save it from destruction by various idiots is unclear. Inside is very good, clean, tidy. Firewood, of course, within a radius of 5 km. No. (located much higher than the forest zone).
August 17th.
In the morning there is a rare snowball, according to the book to the Keys one day, so we are not in a hurry. Exit at 10-00. First we go down and to the right, going around the top near the body of the Erman glacier (a huge mountain of black ice), then we go almost straight to the Karaulnaya mountain * (1116.2) along the gently sloping grassy hills, 2 hours. Further in the book it is said that the most correct way to cross the belt of shrubs (alder dwarf) is to move down the riverbed. Stolbovoy to Domashnaya. They did not believe the book, because if there was water in the river, they would have to walk in boots partly on the water, partly on semi-drenched slippery stones. Khabarovsk residents said that from the city of Karaulnaya it goes down the river. I'm on the trail of an all-terrain vehicle, that is, a semi-overgrown path. This is valuable information - why go along the riverbed when you can go along the path / road? It took 20’ to find the beginning of the trail* (track of the all-terrain vehicle) - it starts almost 150-200 m below (tops with a triangulation puncture) at the border of the bushes. A drizzling rain fell.
Further along the track of the all-terrain vehicle through a birch dwarf forest, alpine meadows to Mt. 920, then * along the slope of the river. Stolbovaya to the destroyed military unit near the city of Domashnaya* (indicated on the maps as a hostel) 1 hour 40’. Clouds of mosquitoes from the border of the forest, wet grass on the rut to the chest. Alder dwarf 3-4 meters high, it is clear that you need to go along the track of the all-terrain vehicle. The military unit has been dismantled, partially destroyed by tourists (it’s worth guessing to cut down a wooden pole supporting the roof for firewood!), But you can dine under the roof. True, no water was found - only in some kind of cistern.
From the military unit there is a primer going down, passing for a car. To the village of Klyuchi 2 hours 10 '. Down and down, clouds of mosquitoes, drizzling rain, we pass the airport (on the left). We went to some kind of checkpoint with a gate, the guard with the words “Hey tourists, Keys - here” opened the gate (in the accumulation of parts of the Strategic Missile Forces, it’s no wonder to get lost).
Transport.
- We have used airfare discounts, which announced 2 airlines for flights Moscow - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Domodedovo Airlines and Transaero). Tickets cost 5 thousand rubles one way. Tickets can now be bought almost a year in advance, so we bought for August in April. In 2013, Aeroflot had a similar promotion, according to which comrades bought tickets for August 2013 Moscow-Petropavlovsk-Moscow for 12,000 rubles.
In December 2013, ticket sales also started; Moscow - Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky - Moscow already cost 9400 rubles.
- upon arrival, a newspaper of the type "From hand to hand" - "All for you" was bought and a free local newspaper "Demand Kamchatka-advertising" was asked for, in which the heading "car services" was found. As a result, we found a 4WD passenger minibus, like almost everyone in Kamchatka, and for 1 thousand rubles from the group we drove to the foot of the Gorely volcano (2 hours from the city).
Also for this price you can go under the Avachinsky volcano.
- to the northern group of volcanoes (Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Tolbachik, etc.) you can absolutely easily get to regular bus(to Kozyrevsk or Keys). In extreme cases, it will be a PAZik with soft seats, but very frisky, or a Korean bus. It is better to go to the border of the forest zone on a GAZ-66 type shift ($ 200 from the village).
Housing.
- we called the indicated local newspapers under the section "rental of real estate" and rented a 2-room apartment for 4 thousand for a month. For 6 people it was optimal. Kitchen, bathroom, etc. Water, however, had to be heated with a bucket boiler - there was no water heater. Thus, for a month, housing cost the same as in a hotel for 1 day.
Maps, descriptions.
- this is more difficult. Maps 2 km. before the trip, they downloaded from the Internet and bought in Petropavlovsk the book “Tourist's Handbook. Kamchatka. All the most beautiful places are announced natural parks, but even 1 km. for some reason maps of these parks are not for sale.
On the Internet now you can find maps of the State Historical Center, as well as the General Staff of the 1970/1980s (I did not check the availability, quality of maps and bindings).
a) The first conclusion is that you MUST go here, at least once. Not so expensive, but a lot of fun. And safe is a big plus.
b) Prices for everything - St. Petersburg. The entire event (a / b, layout, transfers, etc.) in 2004 was within 18 thousand rubles. In 2011, our comrades bought tickets from Moscow to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky for 14 tr., but still, it's worth it.
c) Our schedule for the first acquaintance with Kamchatka seems to be correct (Avacha immediately upon arrival, 3 days Mutnovsky-Gorely, then the Northern group of volcanoes). It is better to call at the Leningradskaya base (where lunar rovers were tested) near Tolbachik, and go from there to Klyuchi (a more logical linear route, our choice was due to a passing car).
d) We did not fly to the Valley of Geysers (about $500 per person for a one-day excursion). This money can be put to better use. And there are fumaroles, mud pots, clouds of sulfur dioxide and steam on the Mutnovsky volcano.
e) Often heard the opinion - a lot of bears, you need to walk only with a guide (min. $ 50 per day) and a cook with porters. I think these are tales from the series that bears walk around Moscow, and citizens ride on troikas with bells. We saw one bear - 700 meters away. A well-known case of an attack on a person is the “same” Japanese photographer almost in the late 90s. Although, of course, a guide and porters are only good.
f) If you have time, you should go to the nat. Nalychevo park (week), there are occasions with a helicopter for 1500 rubles. (mostly backwards). If there is an opportunity to turn off the road, it is worth stopping by the Malkinsky hot springs - just for a swim. They say it's interesting to visit the village for a couple of days. Esso (~60 km from the highway) are also hot springs. Between the village Klyuchi and Kozyrevsky have a "Rybzavod" - abandoned, of course. Allegedly, you can stop on the bridge and walk 1 km down the river - out of habit, fish come there to spawn.
It also happens that the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology organizes helicopter excursions to the Karymsky volcano and its environs. http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs (in 2004 it cost $150 for 1 day). A similar tour through a travel agency will cost min. $450. Rafting on the river. Fast or, even more so, Kamchatka - only for the elderly - the main obstacle is fish and vodka. I myself saw a company of American fishermen - one was born in 1924. In short - if you are under 70 ... ..
g) In Petropavlovsk, you should go to the Three Brothers rocks, take a boat ride around the bay, go to the museum of volcanology (in the institute building, by prior arrangement only), swim in the Pacific Ocean.
h) Probably, it would be interesting to get to Vladivostok by ship. Kuriles, Sakhalin - only 4 days are needed. There is no passenger line, but there are 5 container ships on the line, the crews have been reduced, there is always a cabin. The maritime station (directly opposite the city hall) is interesting - huge building with broken windows, broken doors - completely abandoned. The Japanese are photographed against its background.
By equipment:
- read on the Internet about cheap Korean burners in Kamchatka. Alas, we saw not very suitable models (heavy and unsuitable for hiking). We brought with us an adapter for a Korean (Kazan) cylinder and a normal burner with a hose and used it. The price of a balloon in 2004 is 20 rubles. No firewood, never lit a fire.
- About boots - my opinion - they are not needed on our route. Good enough mountain boots like Trezeta Makalu (they are not so heavy when wet). There is high wet grass only for ~ 5 km at the exit to Klyuchi.
- GPS is desirable - the fogs are very dense, and the path is only between the lane. Tolbachinsky and Bezymyanny. Naturally, no tours and signs (I put a few pieces). Download maps from the Internet or buy in advance, only 2 km are on sale.
- of course, there are no mosquitoes on the glaciers, but repellents are needed on other sections of the route, spirals are very useful. We were presented with a package - God bless this person! - thanks to this, the wonderful quiet evenings were not overshadowed by mosquito buzzing.
- There are strong winds, especially in South Kamchatka, so the tents must be appropriate. It seems that the reviews about the "wind tunnel" (for example, about the Vulcanologists Pass (3000, 1B)) are true.
Useful (in my opinion) information
1. Gas
Korean gas (Kazan) is sold at 20-25 rubles. Low price- at the Chubarovsky market. Cylinders Coleman (threaded) >300 rub. Gas lamps - sold only on a Korean bottle. For 4 people, on average, 1 bottle was consumed for 2.5 cooking.
2. Products
Food prices are approximately equal to St. Petersburg. Only a) sublimates were not found; b) t/c sausage of the Braunschweig type - there are only s/c c) oriental sweets in portioned packaging. The rest - everything is in stores, it is not necessary to bring it.
Curious - red caviar in St. Petersburg and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky costs about the same.
Perhaps in P-K quality wow!, but the very fact of price equalization is indicative. In addition, what is in St. Petersburg, what is in P-K tourist sees the price in stores, and the price on the shelf depends more on the appetite of the retailer and its purchasing policy than on the location of the outlet.
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The current GPS-map of the Kamchatka Territory in vector format Navitel nm2. Works on all versions of the program - 3.5.*, 5.0.*
Perfect for navigation in the car, as well as for cycling trips. On the map of the Kamchatka Territory, both major roads and highways, as well as dirt paths and country roads are drawn. Thanks to the “routing” function, the map will help you get to right place, taking into account turn restrictions and one-way streets.
The map displays many points of interest (POI-objects), for example: metro stations, hotels, gas stations, airports, shops, museums, car services, cafes, banks and many others.
The photo shows a map of the Kamchatka Territory, on which highways and the names of large cities are indicated.
The map is frequently updated and kept up to date.
Main functions of the map
Search by address
The navigation map of the Kamchatka Territory for Navitel supports the address search function.
To find a building by address, first select the city, then the street name and house number.
Transition by coordinates
On the map, you can go to an arbitrary GPS coordinate and show this place on the screen. If necessary, you can
get directions to that point.
Routing (routing)
One of the most useful features of the Kamchatka Krai map for motorists is routing.
For more correct construction route, in the settings you can select the type of vehicle:
car, bicycle, pedestrian… With this setting, the optimal route will be created.
When laying the route, turn restrictions, speed on the road section, one-way traffic are taken into account.
Complex junctions are displayed in 3D.
For the convenience of navigating the Kamchatka Territory, you can turn on voice guidance. A pleasant voice
will warn of upcoming turns, U-turns and other maneuvers.
While navigating given route the screen displays: current speed, distance
to the next turn, the remaining time to the finish, the remaining distance and the estimated time
arrival at the end point.
About the map
Kamchatka Territory - subject Russian Federation, is part of the Far East federal district. The administrative center is the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
It borders on the north with the Magadan Region and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Formed on July 1, 2007 as a result of the unification of the Kamchatka region and the Koryak Autonomous Okrug.
Satellite navigation map of the Kamchatka Territory for GPS and GLONASS receivers. Suitable for all models of car and conventional navigators with the Navitel program. The most popular ones: Explay, JJ-Connect, Prestigio, Prology, Ritmix, etc. - you can download a map of the Kamchatka Territory on them.
Download map
The map of the Kamchatka Territory for Navitel is free. Works on all versions of the Navitel program - 3.2.6, 3.5, 5.0, 7.*, 8.*, 9.*, keys are not needed for the card itself. Updated on average once every two days. Fresh version March 2018!
