(29.09.2009) Muztag-AtaIt is one of the highest (7546) and most popular peaks of The Pamirs. Its name can be translated from Turkic as 'Father of the icy mountains'. This peak occupies the third place in altitude in the Pamirs after Kongur (7719) and Kongur-Tube (7595).
(24.11.2008) Au-Dag - from the ancient times to our daysAu-Dag is covered with legends. In ancient times the mountain caused the sacred feeling of nature's power. According to an old legend, a giant bear who lived here became a stone, trying to drink the sea and to stop fugitives.
á×ÔÏÒ: Eugene Shmidt, Yalta
(21.10.2008) To the peak of Aj-PetriYou can receive evidence in the contrast of Ay-Petri climate, if you ascend from Yalta to the plateau, and change hot sub Mediterranean climate to moderate cold, damp climate. The average air temperature in Yalta is +13,1œ, on Ay-Petri it is +5,9œ, temperature difference is in these points is about 7,2œ.
Author: Fomenko Alexandra, Yalta Photos: Alexander Demin, Simeiz
(18.08.2008) Skyang Kangri. To Be Continued:On June, 23, Krasnoyarian team (Nikolay Zakharov - leader, climbers: Alexander Mikhaylitsyn, Vladimir Arkhipov, Serguey Cherezov, Eugueniy Beljaev, Igor Loginov, and doctor Alexander Kukharev a.k.a. Bormental) camped at the base of the Skyang Kangri.
á×ÔÏÒ: Anna Piunova, Mountain.RU.
Photo: E. Belyaev, A. Mikhalitsyn, V. Arkhipov.
(11.02.2008) The Chinese Tien-Shan
(continuation)We started the descent, finding out our hooks. The upper ones we passed through but found ourselves on the station below marble zone. From that place there were two ropes for descending using descenders down to the fixed ropes, so we couldn't miss then.
Author: Anatoly Dguly, Moscow, Russia.
(21.01.2008) Fanskie Mountains (aka Fany). Review of the region In my opinion it is a thankless thing to write about the Fanskie Mountains. They have written a lot about them and the region has become well explored, but nevertheless: I'll try. May, this review will become useful for somebody.
Author: Anatoly Dguly, Moscow, Russia.
(10.01.2008) The Chinese Tien-Shan During walking days we were working for7-12 hours, the relief was mostly slide-rocky, or very difficult ice-snowy, climbing sometimes in crampons, sometime without them.
Author: Anatoly Dguly, Moscow
(12.11.2007) The Chinese Tien-Shan (the 3-rd expedition).Climb to the ridge: slightly-sloping bridge crossing the bergschrund about 20 m long. We climbed and went forward for about 200- 300 m . And then we came across a hole i.e. two-side cornices transformed into three-sided ones.
Author: Anatoly Dzhuly, Moscow
(5.11.2007) The Chinese Tien-Shan
(Third expedition)To our great surprise the weather was quite fine we didn't have to sit in the camp. There was only few snow, all the glaciers were open.
Author: Anatoly Dguly, Moscow
(5.10.2007) Caves in Abkhazia get deeper.New world record in Abkhazia: Krubera-Voronja cave is now almost 2,200 (-2191) m deep! The Second is cave system Illuzia-Sneznaja-Mezonnogo -1,753 m deep. The report covers also other speleo news from expeditions of August-September 2007 to Abkhazia.
Author: Alexei Serov (Moscow, Russia)
(30.08.2007) From Teberda to ArhizApproach to the beginning of the route, city Teberda, is realized by scheduled or rented bus from Nevinnomyssk or Mineral Waters. Before setting off for the route, the groups have to register in Teberdinsky Frontier Rescue Party.
Author: Sergey Aisin, Ufa
(14.08.2007) B.A.S.E. in FranceThese places are a real Klondike of long and high wing suit exits. Total difference of some of those is 2000 m!
Author: Valera Rozov, Moscow
(26.07.2007) Trip to the TatrasThat route was very beautiful and easy of access for everybody. I went back home along the same path, via Rainerova chata, from it I went down along yellow pass near Bitter stream.
Author: Sergey Vlasenkov, Riga
(23.07.2007) TatrasThese notes are addressed to the mountain hiking beginners. To those, who wants and can, but has doubts.
Author: Sergey Vlasenkov, Riga.
(5.07.2007) The Chinese Tien-Shan
(Third expedition)The pass is situated in the southern spur of the crest Kokshaalu, (crest Kashkartau), in the southern part of it. It connects settlement Talak (to the West) with the river Chon-Tereksu (to the East).
