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Trekking to Kuznetsk Alatau mountains

Dates: 21 - 28 June 2024
Days:8
Price:
(per person)
460 eur
Type:trekking
Includes:meals on route
transfer from Mezhdurechensk to Luzhba
tents, cans
guide service
Excludes:international flights
renting personal equipment
visa fees
meals in cafes
accommodation in Mezhdurechensk
Length: 120km by train, 70km on foot
Start from Mezhdurechensk
level: difficult (trekking experience required). You have to carry personal equipment (tent, sleeping bag, mat) and 4kg of shared food

Description
Kuznetsk Alatau features picturesque mountain area, various fauna, clear water and bright flowers. Best time to visit is June. You can see how summer is changing to spring season during going up.
We will see lots of flowers - violets, aquilegia, euphorbia, globe-flowers and much more. Golden Valley, beautiful area with lakes and snowfields is just below Karatash plateau.

Animals we've seen in Kuznetsk Alatau mountains: reindeer, roe deer, bear.
Estimate your fitness level for this trip. You have to carry all stuff and cross some streams. Water level can be high, we do care about safe crossings. As well, there can be few ticks in grass.

Height of Karatash pass is 1560 meters above sea level.
Highest point of Kuznetsk Alatau ridge is Verhy Zub (2180m).

Itinerary
Meeting point is Mezhdurechensk. It is a small city in Kemerovo region. There are no airport, closest airport is in Novokuznetsk.

Weather
Average day temperature is +15..+25 Celsius. Night temperature is about 0..+10 Celsius.
Fog and low clouds are usual. It can be rainy, so take waterproof clothes and equipment.

Trekking 2018 picturesHow to go to Mezhdurechensk. Easiest way to take a flight to Novokuznetsk airport (NOZ), then take a taxi to Mezhdurechensk (120km).


List of equipment
- backpack, warm sleeping bag (with extreme temperature to -15 celsius), sleeping pad
- trekking shoes, light shoes for river wading and day's rest
- rain jacket, pants, fleece pullover, thermal underwear, socks (2 pairs of cotton and 1 pairs of warm trekking socks), cap, raincoat
- the dishes (mug, spoon, bowl and knife)
- forehead lamp
- matches, personal first-aid kit, dental paste with tooth brush, tissue

day description km
1 21th June. Departure Mezhdurechensk by train, arrival to Luzhba station in two hours. Cross river Tom by boat, then driving 8km by 4wd. Start of hiking. 12km on foot. Going up to Shorsky pass and descent to valley of Maliy Kazyr river.
2 22th June. Hiking along Maliy Kazyr river.
3 23th June. Climbing to Karatash pass, hiking at plateau, descend to the valley.
4 24th June. Short hikes, ascend to closest mountain. Nice views with snowfields, brooklets and lakes.
5 25th June. Rest day in Golden Valley.
6 26th June. Hiking in Golden Valley. Climbing up to plateau. Hiking down along Maliy Kazyr river.
7 27th June. Descent to Maliy Kazyr valley.
8 28th June. Hiking to Tom river. Departure by train to Mezhdurechensk.

Map

Tour map

Photographs



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