A brief overview of climbing routes from the Adyl-su gorge. Ski resort adyl-su in kabardino-balkaria

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Adyl-Su (Caucasus, Elbrus region)

This short review came about as a result of a request from one of our readers. website tell about the Adylsu gorge.

1. ROAD
Getting to Adyl-Su is easier from Nalchik, you can from the Mineralnye Vody (flies there more planes). Take the bus to the village. Terskol (this is the upper reaches of the Baksan Gorge). The bus usually runs several times a day, it takes about two and a half hours (if from Nalchik) or three and a half hours (if from Minvod). If you find yourself in Nalchik (Minvody) late, and all the buses have already left, there is a tempting option to take a private car (there are a lot of them at the stations and offer themselves). It costs money, but quite acceptable. DON'T AGREE! There were cases, private traders throw (that is, the devils call in at night where they extort money - the witness himself), and in the light of the slave trade that has become popular in the North Caucasus, you can not please Adyl-Su at all. It’s easier to spend the night in any way (there are a lot of hotels in Nalchik, I recommend bed bugs like Alpinist or Russia) and leave in the morning by public transport.

20 kilometers after Upper Baksan, the bus will pass through the village of Elbrus (the locals pronounce it with an emphasis on the first syllable). The road within the boundaries of the village of Elbrus will move from the right (orographically) bank of the Baksan River to the left. At the exit from the village, it will cross the bridge back (to the right bank, that is, to the left along the bus).

Immediately after this bridge, a branch of the road to the Adyl-Su gorge departs to the left. The bus will go further to Terskol (a little more than 10 km to it), and your way will be along a good asphalt road up to the Adyl-Su gorge. After about five minutes, on the right in the forest, the houses of the Adyl-Su alpine camp (1800m) will be visible, after another 3 kilometers the road, having made a rather strong climb, will lead to the Shkhelda alpine camp (house by the road - KSP, 2000m). The CSP has all the necessary descriptions. Then, having crossed the bridge over the Shkhelda River, and having passed a couple of loops of the serpentine road, on the right you will see a branch to the former state dacha of some local prince (asphalt, of course, ends). The Elbrus camp is also visible, located in a lowland on the left bank of the Adyl-Su River. The road will cross the bridge to the opposite bank of the Adyl-Su (do not miss beautiful view to the right - the northern wall of Shkhelda). From the fork at the mouth of the gorge, it's a light 30-40 minute walk here. The same amount remains from here up to the Dzhantugan alpine camp.

Editor's note: Mention should be made of the Shkhelda Gorge. As a rule, based in camps or in the glades of the Adylsu gorge, they climb the peaks of the Shkhelda gorge. Of these, the most popular and famous for their difficult routes are: Shkhelda, Chatyn, Shchurovsky Peak, Ushba.

2. GORGE and MOUNTAINS
Base (or at least throw things) in Adyl-Su is best in the Dzhantugan alpine camp. There are a lot of people in the gorge, including random ones, so tents (if you live below the snow) must be guarded. The Dzhantugan camp consists of two "territories" - "Lower Dzhan" is located 6 km from the mouth of the gorge and consists of several houses of various sizes, some of which are completely neglected. From Nizhny Dzhan there is an excellent view of the Kashka-Tash glacier and the peaks of Free Spain (4200m) and Bzhedukh (4270m). To the left of Free Spain is the Kashka-Tash pass (it is not visible), and even to the left is the ice cap of the Ullu-Kara peak (4302m). The three peaks mentioned are located in the GKH (Main Caucasian Range). A short spur descends from Ullukara in the direction of the valley with peaks of Germagenov Peak (3993m) - the one to the right - and Chegetkara (3667m).

A 10-minute walk along the road from Nizhny Dzhan, bypassing the strong Nekantui stone, is located Upper Dzhan. In the early 1990s, it was perhaps the most comfortable camp in the gorge (outdoor pool, sauna, shower on the floor, hot water and toilets in the rooms, a gym, etc.). Now it all depends on the season. It happens that the camp does not work at all and you can only settle in Lower Dzhan, having agreed with the watchmen. The situation with border guards, Svans and other subtleties is better to request closer to the season. All approaches to the top go through the Upper Dzhan.

Below the end of the Dzhankuata tongue, about an hour's brisk walk from Upper Dzhan, is the Green Hotel meadow. There are two glaciologists' houses there and there are usually a lot of tents. Having passed from Dzhan in the direction of the Green Hotel, a view of the northern walls of the mountains located to the right of the top of Dzhantugan will soon open. First, the peak of Bashkara (4241m) will open, and then Ullu-Kara, which is even more to the right (already mentioned). The glacier, fed by ice collapses from these walls, is named Bashkarinsky. From there there are routes to Bashkara (6A), Ullukara (4B and 5A - dangerous due to landslides). From there there is also route 4B to Jantugan. Heard it's tough. The easiest route to Dzhantugan (2A) is through the Dzhantugan pass. Passing through the same pass to the Dzhantugan plateau and bypassing Dzhantugan from behind, you can reach the bridge between Dzhan and Bashkara. From there there is 3B to Bashkara and 3A to Dzhan (this 3A is not interesting at all). There are 2 routes 3B on Dzhan in the forehead (when viewed from the side of the camp). A ridge goes from Bashkara towards Georgia, almost without going down and ending with Gadyl peak (4120m). You can see it if you go up to the Dzhantugan pass, from there they walk on the left along a long ridge (3A).

The Adyl-Su ridge extending from the GKH is low, does not have complex peaks (maximum 2B) and includes the following peaks (in order of distance from Gumachi): Trapeze (already mentioned), VIA-Tau (3820m, from the words of the Military Engineering Academy) , Koi-Avgan (3877m), Druzhba (3875m), Adylsu-Uzlovaya (3820m), Kurmychi (4050m) and Andyrchi (3913m). From the side of the Adyl-Su gorge, as a rule, they visit Gumachi (three 1B), Trapeze (two 2A), VIA-Tau (1B, two 2A, 2B) and Kurmychi (1B, 2B). You get little aesthetic pleasure from climbing the peaks of the Adyl-Su ridge. Having passed from the upper gate of the Upper Dzhan for about 100 meters in the direction of the Green Hotel, and turning to the left, the path will sharply go up a steep grassy slope. After 4-5 hours of monotonous ascent along this path (if with a load and without acclimatization) you go to the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions (about 3800m), from which the opposite side of the gorge looks great - including the upper reaches of the Kashka-Tash glacier and Free Spain. Approximately 2/3 of the ascent to the pass, the trail passes successively two slope flattenings, one from the other in 10-15 minutes of walking. The upper flattening is called School or Sandy nights. The pass of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions leads to the Kurma gorge, which descends into the Baksan gorge. The pass is located in the Adyl-Su ridge and separates the already mentioned peaks of Kurmychi and Andyrchi. Behind the pass there is a circus formed on the right by the spurs of the peak of Kurmychi - the peaks of May Day (3900m) and Aviation (4000m) and on the left - the peaks of Andyrchi - the peaks of the Mongolian People's Republic (Mongolian People's Republic).

MNR - three beautiful rocky peaks (SW 3810m, C 3820m, NE 3830m) with a full range of difficulty categories from 1B to 4A (from the circus) and 4B (from the side of Baksan). From the circus there are routes to the peak of May Day (4B), Aviation (1B, 4B), Kurmychi (1B along the ridge from the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions and 2B from the circus head on over the ice). It is better not to go to Aviation on 4B. The route is illogical. I know only two groups that tried to go there, and both returned without finding a route. They hardly go to Andyrchi (from the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions pass - not categorized), on the opposite side from the circus (from the Baksan gorge) there is 3B. On the MPR, I recommend the SW summit (closest to the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions) - 2B (left) or 4A (frontal). This route 4A is called "Konfetkoy" in the area - in good weather dry climbing in shoes is a pleasant relaxation for those who are a fan of rocks. There is mix 3A on the same MNR SW (on the right). Once I went 3B to the MPR Central - from the circus along the buttress.

On opposite side the gorges are most often visited by Chegetkara, Germagenov and Volnaya. With the exception of one or two routes 4A going to Chegetkara from the side of the Bashkarinsky glacier, all other approaches start from the bridge over the Adyl-Su River near Upper Dzhan and further along the path leading to the crest of the right (orographically) moraine of the Kashka-Tash glacier. After 30-40 minutes of slow ascent, the trail will lead to a large stone, from which the branch of the trail departs to the left, to the Tury Lakes (about half an hour before them). If you go straight, you will soon be able to go down to the glacier in the zone of cracks (here perfect place for ice climbers, competitions are held). Without going down to the glacier and going up the moraine for at least half an hour, the path will lead to overnight stays on the Ryzhykh Rocks. The rocks themselves are reddish in color - a little to the side. Further, the path goes along the edge of the glacier in the direction of its upper reaches.

They go free from the plateau, some have time to go from Dzhantugan in a day from camp to camp. From overnight stays on the Yellow Rocks, they go 2B to Germagenov Peak along the ridge - they say it is one of the longest 2B in the Caucasus. Rising from the Turiye Lakes in the direction of Chegetkara, you get to the Chegetkarinsky glacier. The glacier descends from the saddle between Chegetkara and Germagenov Peak. From the glacier there are 4A and 3B on Chegetkara and a strong ice 3B on Germagenov. From the saddle - 2B to Chegetkara (rocks) and ice 3A to Germagenov. The descent from all these routes is through the saddle.

Route 4A to Chegetkara seemed to me not at all interesting, although it was my first four. I think that 3B is not particularly attractive to her either. It is very easy to get lost on the descent from Chegetkara. You should rappel exactly in the direction of the saddle, even if the rappel loops pull a little to the right (when looking down from the top). On the right there are concrete verticals, although some kind of 2B goes very close to the saddle. Once there, on our descent, the rope did not slip through - someone had to climb up through the cornices, correct the knot. It's good that the free horses didn't go very far.

3. ACCLIMATIZATION (before 5B on Free Spain).
3.1. I would go "Konfetka" (4A) to the Mongolian People's Republic (SW). Although this route goes from the bottom from camp to camp (Jantugan), without acclimatization it will be an unnecessary strain. Therefore, fate itself orders to lock up at the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions with a tent (for 1-2 nights) and go to warm up Kurmychi (1B on foot or ice 2B), and the next day - "Konfetka". As a result, acclimatization will be excellent (overnight at 3800 plus Kurmychi - a relatively high peak in the area), and there will be an opportunity to warm up technically. In addition, as fallback options (in addition to "Candy"), a full menu of route categories on the MPR is available. In addition, if there are rumors in the gorge about possible attacks by robbers from Svaneti, the proposed routes are the most remote from the border and therefore safe.
3.2. I would choose another acclimatization option not quite traditional - I would lock myself up on the Dzhantugan plateau with a tent for 2 nights, and from there I would go 2A Cheget-Tau-Chan and then 3B Bashkar.

The Adyl-Su gorge is a tract of the river of the same name. This water stream originates on the top of the Caucasus Mountains, mainly from the melting of the Dzhankuat glacier, and flows through the expanses of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic of Russia. The Adyl-Su River flows along the Elbrus region and is a tributary of one of the most major rivers this region- Baksan.

The beauty of this natural site attracts many tourists. The Adyl-Su gorge, the photo of which we present in our article, is located between the Adyl and Yusengi ridges. The length of the gap between mountain peaks is 15 km. In this way, the water flow moves from the very peaks of the Main along the entire Baksan valley to its mouth.

Description of the gorge

The beauty of nature is difficult to convey in words, this must be seen. This place is especially beautiful in summer, when the slopes of the surrounding mountains are covered with green grasses with flowering plants. Then they resemble alpine meadows. The smell in the air at this time is extraordinary. sharp tops rocky mountains surround the valley on all sides. The glaciers that stretch their outgrowths into the Adyl-Su gorge are dissected by breaks from melting and sparkle white against the green background of vegetation.

Here in the natural expanse you can meet grazing mountain goats or sarn. Several peaks look at the fault at once, so many climbers start their ascents from this point, because sportsmen call the Adyl-Su gorge a "green hotel". Although translated from Kabardino-Balkarian, adyl means "beautiful, beautiful", suu means "river".

There are many streams and small lakes on the territory, which periodically fill up due to the melting of glaciers and snow caps of the surrounding peaks. The area is covered with a magnificent pine forest, which is also interesting to explore, passing along the narrow paths of the forest.

Authorization permission

But just to look at the beauty of this place will not work. The Adyl-Su Gorge in the Elbrus region is located just on the border between two states: Russia and Georgia. To pass through the border zone, you need to get a pass. This procedure is free, but it takes time. It is better to order it in advance on the Internet, through the website border service Russian Federation. There is a sample application. They will write it to the checkpoint where the tourist will subsequently receive it.

If you have already arrived at the place, then you can do this at the border office. You have to wait three days. During this period, you can plan a visit to other natural attractions, which are in abundance here. Some climbers or rock climbers, at their own peril and risk, start a journey without any permits. You can, of course, do so, if you are not afraid of meeting with border guards and you have time to find out all the details. Without a pass, it is allowed to go only to "Dzhantugan". So everyone should decide for himself this question for himself, but the best option all the same, he will arrange everything according to the law, as it should be, so as not to spoil such an amazing adventure as climbing the mountains with unnecessary delays and troubles.

How to get there

You can fly to the Elbrus region through the airports of Nalchik and mineral waters(liners fly there from most cities in the country), but it is more convenient to get to the place of travel from Nalchik. From airports or bus stations, you need to transfer to buses, minibuses or take a taxi to get to the nearest village to the gorge called Terskol. It is located in the upper reaches of the Baksan Gorge.

dangerous acquaintances

Best to get to public transport, since, according to witnesses, there are cases when private traders offer their services very cheaply, and then they bring them into dark nooks and crannies and extort money, knowing that tourists take a lot of money with them on vacation. Also dangerous are meetings with strangers who can capture and sell the traveler into slavery, especially if he is on his own way. In order not to risk your freedom and life, as well as to keep your cash safe and sound, it is better not to use the services of strangers. If you missed the last bus in the Elbrus region, then it is better to stay overnight at the Nalchik hotel, and in the morning calmly, without risks, get to the place by bus.

"Green Hotel"

The peaks of the Adyl-Su gorge form beautiful valley, which is one of the most impressive places Elbrus. Since to this place suitable asphalt road, then it is the most accessible for most lovers of conquest mountain heights. There are four camps for climbers in the valley, which from this "green hotel" go to various mountain routes developed by instructors.

From the mouth of the gorge there is a good road to the Elbrus camp, but a dirt road already stretches higher, which will lead travelers to the rest of the "green hotel" camps. There are "Adyl-Su", "Shkhelda", "Dzhantugan".

The terrain is flat and great for stopping hikers and climbers. And a little higher up the mountainside, near the edge of the Dzhankuat glacier, there is also a camp, but it is the base of glaciologists, scientists and students studying eternal ice, their physical properties and the impact of glaciers on our planet.

Glacier

On Mount Dzhantugan (translated from Balkar means "birth of the soul"), which starts from the gorge, there is a glacier, dotted with breaks and crevices. This is a very dangerous place where it is better not to be even for experienced climbers, not to mention ordinary amateurs. wildlife. Straight out of camp tent city"green hotel" you need to go through the gorge with the Adyl-Su water stream. From the trail you can see such peaks of the Elbrus region: Bashkara - 4241 m, Dzhantugan - 3991 m, Chatyn - 4368 m, Ushba - 4710 m, Gumachi - 3805 m, Caucasus peak - 4037 m.

The Kashka-tash glacier hanging over the ledge of the mountain fills Lake Bashkarinskoye in the summer in the Adyl-Su gorge. Although the water is cold, you can refresh yourself in the summer heat in clean water clear lake.

A few words about the pond

The water bowl was formed in the late 30s of the last century as a result of the melting of "dead" ice that fell off the glacier. Now the volume of the lake is 800 thousand cubic meters of water, and its depth is 33 meters. It is not the only one on the mountain. Due to the melting of the glacier, new depressions and cracks are constantly formed, filled with water. So far, they have not been mapped yet, but this will happen soon, as moraine lakes grow more and more every year.

There is no surface runoff from the lake, but scientists consider it one of the most dangerous places Elbrus. More than once, the force of the water mass filling the lake has made itself felt by breakthroughs and the formation of mudflows. The very first collapse occurred in 1958-1959. The cause of such a disaster was the breakthrough of the grotto in the body of the glacier and the erosion of the ice dam.

Adyl-Su Gorge: Mudflow

Let's first understand what a mudflow is and why a mudflow is dangerous. During the melting of snow or a glacier and due to numerous precipitations in the spring-autumn period, a mudflow or (in Arabic) can suddenly form. Water along the way is picking up fragments of stones, rocks, has a high concentration of mineral particles and soil.

Mudflow is a rather thick layer of water. Although its promotion lasts only a couple of hours, it has a terrible destructive power. Mudflow velocity ranges from 2-6 m/s. In the course of the current, he can lay a deep channel. Usually these are either dry places or small streams. After such a disaster, mountains of dirt and stones are left, which subsequently harden.

The mudflow has a frontal part, a huge shaft that moves forward, demolishing all objects in its path. There are streams consisting of several shafts replacing each other. Such a force of heavy water is accompanied by serious changes in the riverbed.

Mudflow danger

In the Adyl-Su gorge, mudflow descends quite often, especially in last years. Everyone suffers from such a formidable force: people die, cars, roads, entire villages are washed into the water, the gas pipeline suffers. The power of mudflows was also recognized by some tourists who were trapped. The authorities are constantly organizing rescue work. Several towers with observers have been built, who are trying to anticipate the formation of a mudflow.

But, unfortunately, this is not always possible. More often, a collapse occurs with such explosive force that the sound travels for many kilometers. In early September 2017, a mudflow came down in Adyl-Su, three cars with people were washed away by a mass of traffic during the failure of the route, people died, the gas pipeline broke, several villages were left without gas. Authorities evacuated people by helicopter.

Tourist groups were cut off from the rest of the world, including children. locals they said that they had never seen such a powerful mudflow in their lives. The road was washed away in several places, bridges were destroyed.

Today the following proposals for Shkhelde!

We welcome guests during the snow season.
Rooms 2-3-4 local, with separate bathrooms and showers.
Open kitchen for self-cooking.
It is also possible 2 meals a day, the price is 500 rubles.
Japanese cuisine is available upon request.
The cost of living from 700 rubles / person.
Equipment rental 400 rub.
When eating in a cafe on Azau 15% discount.
We accept tours up to 50 people.

Gorge Adyl-Su, mini-hotel Maral.
Hotel with 8 rooms for 20 people. Separate 2-3-bed rooms.
Free kitchen. It is possible to order dishes of Japanese cuisine.
Price for accommodation from 1000r / person.
Own atmospheric territory, barbecue, sauna.

Alpine camp "Shkhelda"

Tour 9 days.
The cost for 1 person is 25.000 rubles.

The tour includes:
accommodation,
2 meals a day,
transfer to the place of residence,
routes,
climbing professional trekking,
trekking climbing routes in the central Caucasian ridge - Dzhantugan, Bzhedukh, Free Spain, Vulleya, Germogenov Peak, Yusengi, etc.
All instructors have over 30 years of experience.
transfer to trekking places.
Work on machines mountain climbing and rock lab.

Mail [email protected]

Mountaineering

1. Lots of beautiful office hiking trails, I call office ones, since people can be, in general, zero in physics ....
We accept them too! I won’t say that the route is easy, I have to stand with them, wait, talk, convince them that another five minutes and we have reached :), etc. But ultimately, they are grateful. There is experience! Many times I went with such and every time I go with love and admire!

2. Tourist routes - we complicate. This most likely applies to acclimatization and trekking class routes. Including climbing and passing the passes in categories 3 and 4 of the mountaineering class. Accelerated course.

3. If the task is more difficult, then we teach: to hammer hooks, work with jumars, rabbits, ropes, descenders, and so on.
And, as a present for yourself - work in a rock laboratory and climbing in the Central Caucasian ridge.

4. Professional climbing and climbing routes in the Central Caucasus Range.
5. Preparation of escort and ascent to Elbrus.

For prices - accommodation -

Shkhelda- 600 rub. + day-meals 500 rub. -two times (for slaughter!)
Adyl-Su- 800 rub. day - open kitchen. We can arrange food - 800r. day breakfast dinner (as lunch)

Work of instructors-1000r. day per person.

Transfer from:

Minvod- 8 seats - two ends 800r. one-time 1000 rub.
Nalchik- 8 seats 600 rub.

Jeeping optional. Routes Kyrtyk gorge, Mkyara glacier, Syrykal. Djily-Suu, Adyr-Suu, Chegem Gorge, thermal springs Geduko. etc.

Phones for communication: Alpine camp Shkhelda: +7-928-705-19-63 Alexey, +7-938-505-26-55 Galina.

In addition to mountaineering, we have hiking tourist routes where instructors are not required.
It is here that we have an allergy center at an altitude of 1800 m.
People with allergies recover in a matter of days!
The camp has a professional pediatric infectious disease specialist of the highest category.
At the same time, he is engaged in the collection of medicinal herbs.

SPORT CLIMBING.

Instructors certified by the Federation of Mountaineering in Russia will work with you:

KUZNETSOV V.N. - instructor of the 1st category. Master of Sports of the USSR
KNYAZEVSKY S.V. - instructor of the 2nd category, candidate for the Master of Sports.
ABROSIMOV A.V. - instructor-methodologist of the 2nd category, CCM
NESTEROV V, A, - instructor-methodologist of the 3rd category, CCM.

1) NP-1 - training in the initial training of mountaineering (according to the training program approved by the Mountaineering Federation)
NP-2
Department NP-1 - in a group of no more than 10 people.
group NP-2 - no more than 6 people,
JV - no more than 5 people.
We can provide a trainer for groups with qualifications above the 2nd category.

2) We also conduct hiking tours in the Elbrus region: Cheget, Terskol, Tegenekli, Yusengi, the Shkhelda glacier, Turya Lakes,
Irik-Chat, Syltran-Kel, Ulutau, Dzhailik, etc.

Jeeping is possible in the Central and Western Caucasus.

For those who go to mountain training:
1) Medical insurance with helicopter coverage.
2) Medical certificate.

Instructor's work 600 rub/day/per person

Hiking: the work of a guide-instructor from 10 people. and above - 600 rubles / person. Less than 10 people - the price is negotiable.
2 or more day hikes - 1100 rubles / person / day.

Ready to consider different options for cooperation)))

Adyl-su

As mentioned above, behind the village of Elbrus, the side gorge Adyl-su (Old Turkic - “Red Water”) leaves to the left, so named because of the narzan springs in the upper reaches of the river, leaving an orange “rusty” mark on the stones due to the presence a large number iron in a drink is one of the most beautiful places in the Elbrus region. The right (on the way up) slopes of the gorge are covered with pine forests, where there are dense thickets of gooseberries, wild roses, raspberries, lingonberries.

Most of the mountaineering bases of Kabardino-Balkaria (three), a boarding house and a recreation center are located in this gorge. 200 m from the fork in pine forest Alp base "Adyl-su" was built, which used to belong to the sports society "Lokomotiv". Up the gorge Pine forest in some places it is replaced by deciduous (birch, maple, mountain ash, bird cherry), where there are boletus, porcini mushroom, boletus, mushrooms, currants, stone berries, etc.

Three kilometers from the fork on a steep slope, the Shkhelda mountain base nestled, which used to belong to the Spartak sports society. Immediately behind the alpbase (to the right) is a short but severe gorge with the Shkhelda River (from Balkar - “lingonberries”), starting on the glaciers of the Shkhelda-Tau peak (4368 m). This is not even one peak, but a massive wall with 4 peaks in the Main Caucasian Range. The route to the Shkhelda glacier to the glade "Smile of Shkhelda" is very popular among tourists. Here one can observe an exceptionally curious phenomenon of nature - the entire terminal part of the glacier bears a thick layer of rock destruction products, and large pine trees have grown on this deposit, reaching with their roots the surface of the glacier hidden underground.

And up the Adyl-su gorge, the road after one kilometer, crossing the bridge over the Shkhelda River, leads in a serpentine to a fork. One road, leaving to the right in the Shkhelda gorge, leads to the Prielbrusye boarding house, a chic three-story building owned by the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. But the boarding house accepts, except for high-ranking ones, and ordinary tourists, and it is certainly pleasant and prestigious to relax here.

The road along the Adyl-su gorge leads to the educational and methodological mountaineering center (UMC) "Elbrus" (previously the alpine camp belonged to the Ukrainian sports society "Shakhtar"), located, like other alpine bases, on the left bank of the Adyl-su river, in a cozy meadow , belted with pines, aspens, birches and bird cherry. Mountaineering instructors, specialists for industrial mountaineering are trained here. Border guards who serve in the mountains and master mountaineering equipment for their service often hold training camps here.

At the Elbrus UMC, the asphalt road ends and, already in the form of a gravel road, passes to the right bank and steeply, through alpine meadows, rises to the Jantutan recreation center, located 7 km from the fork in the Baksan Gorge. Previously, "Dzhantugan" (from Turkic - "Soul of Tugan") was a climbing camp. Belongs to the Moscow State Technical University (MSTU) named after. N. E. Bauman. Students and teachers of the university in "Jantutan" not only have a rest, but also improve their tourist and mountaineering skills. From the road, opposite the "Dzhantutan", the "ice laboratory" of all alp bases looks good - the Kashka-tash glacier (from Balkar - "bald stones") and the peaks: Germagenov Peak - 3993 m; Ullu Kara (from Balkar - "Big Black") - 4302 m; Bzhedukh (from Kabardian - "Stole the horn") - 4279 m. Dzhantugan peak is visible behind the alp base - 3991 m. In Dzhantutan highway ends, and only along the path winding between rocky ledges, scree and boulders, after 2-2.5 hours you can reach the climbing shelter, called the "Green Hotel". It is a large clearing, covered with dense grass in summer, with a hut for 20 people. Trails leave the clearing to the Gumachi and Koyaugan-aush passes, leading to the neighboring Adyr-su gorge and to the Dzhantugan pass, leading to Svaneti (Georgia).

Throughout the Adyl-su gorge, up to a dozen small narzan springs gush in the riverbed, which is a pleasant surprise for tourists who have come a long way, especially during the hot season, which happens in the mountains (usually July - until mid-August).

A beautiful creation of Nature, the Adyl-su gorge, stretches for 15 km from the peaks of the Main Caucasian Range to its mouth in the Baksan Valley. Beautiful peaks, complex broken glaciers, sparkling white snow-ice slopes frame green valleys in the colorful decoration of alpine meadows.
The Adyl-suu gorge is located between two watershed ridges Adyl and Yusengi.
The Adyl Range is the watershed of the Adyl-su and Adyr-su (Adyrsu) rivers, which flow into the Baksan near the villages of Elbrus and Upper Baksan, respectively. The ridge branches off to the north peaks of GKH Gumachi. The Adyl Range ends in the north with a small spur, including the peaks of Yndyrchi (3917 m), South-Western (3800 m), Central (3820 m), North-Eastern (3838 m) peaks of the Mongolian People's Republic. The spur stretched from the southwest to the northeast, forming the southern slopes of the Baksan valley between the Yndyrchi (Andyrchi) and Kurmychi gorges, which fall steeply to the Baksan River.
The Yusengi Ridge is of interest from a tourist or climbing point of view only in its upper reaches, where it merges with the Main Caucasian Range. There are high-mountain passes connecting the gorges of Adyl-su and Yusengi, as well as the beautiful peak of Yusengi-bashi Uzlovaya, which rises like a huge white dome at the confluence of the ridges. Its eastern slopes are steep and rocky, while the western ones serve as excellent pastures with spacious alpine meadows.
The Adyl-su gorge is the most popular gorge not only in the Elbrus region, but throughout Kabardino-Balkaria. You can get into it on the 90th km federal road Baksan-Azau in the area of ​​the tourist complex "Saklya" - 1770 m. In the gorge, in addition to pine, there are many hardwoods. Lots of raspberries, rose hips, mountain ash, sea buckthorn and barberry. There are many medicinal plants in the alpine meadows.
100 m further is the training and sports base "Adyl-su". Currently, the base functions as a children's summer base recreation. But sports climbing groups are always welcome guests. Here they will receive shelter, food, advice on the area and routes, as well as a qualified instructor.
The climbing cemetery is located 100 meters further from the Adyl-su campus up the gorge. This eternal monument gone from us prematurely. It serves as a constant reminder that mountains are potentially dangerous. natural object and, being here, it is necessary to follow the elementary rules written in blood and sweat on the pages of books and textbooks, and which can save health and life.
In the gorge there are two educational and sports mountaineering bases of JSC "Kabbalkalpinist": "Adyl-su" - 1800 m and "Shkheldy" - 1950 m, as well as the educational and methodological center "Elbrus" - 2000 m "Kabbalkalpinist", educational and sports base MSTU named after Bauman "Jan-tuan" - 2300 m, and also located at the mouth of the gorge private boarding house"Saklya" - 1800 m with a bivouac, at an altitude of 1950 m there is a control and rescue detachment "Shkhelda" and at an altitude of 2350 m on the left and right banks of the Dzhan-kuat river there is a bivouac complex national park"Prielbrusye" with a developed infrastructure.
Information boards of the national park are located near the mouth of the gorge, near the road, near climbing and sports bases, near the bivouac, and every visitor can get information by passing them.
There is a taxi rank at the mouth of the gorge and you can save energy for future trips by driving to your destination by car or throwing some food and equipment there.
From the mouth of the gorge to
educational and sports base "Adyl-su" -100m,
educational and sports base "Shkheldy" - 2450,
educational and methodological center "Elbrus" - 3100,
old "Dzhan-tugan" - 5500,
new "Dzhan-tugan" - 6 km,
bivouac NP - 7 km,
"Green Hotel" - 12 km.
From the mouth of the gorge, a flat horizontal asphalt road goes up past the Adyl-su training and sports base. Further, it becomes inclined and with an average slope of 11 ° goes up the gorge towards the Main Caucasian Range. On it you can comfortably get to the a/b "Shkhelda" and UMC "Elbrus". Further from the bridge, a dirt road begins, more like a test site for SUVs, which, with an average slope of 9 °, leads to the Dzhan-Tugan training and sports base of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. The base is bypassed along the path on the right. After 300 m there is a bivouac. From the bivouac up towards the "Green Hotel" and the Bashkarinskoye Lake there is also a well-visible path, along which in 2 hours you can reach the objects located in close proximity to the Main Caucasian Range.
The path passes by an avalanche-prone couloir, 200 m short of the Shkhelda SS. In winter, avalanches constantly come down in this place, which block the road, and the road service is constantly on the alert. On account of the avalanche coming down this couloir, two human lives.
Work is in full swing in climbing bases: some groups go on climbing, others are engaged on ice, others are mastering rock climbing techniques.
Tourists and climbers hone their sports skills on training routes. No one knows when you will need something for which you have to repeat every day to exhaustion on a familiar route that has become the most inconspicuous hooks.
Attention! Climbing classes are possible only under the supervision and guidance of an instructor and with a reliable top rope.
On the second serpentine after the second bridge from the bottom there is an artillery gun, from which the avalanche service of Roshydromet shoots avalanches, preventing the formation of critical masses of snow and lowering it in small portions.

On the first serpentine of the ascent, you can turn off the road, climb the stairs over the fence and follow the path that runs along the river towards the current, now approaching it, then moving away. Approximately half way down, you can go down to the Narzan spring and have a rest after tasting the heroic drink. From mid-July to the end of August, the source is flooded by the river and it is useless to try to find it on the shore among the stones. The trail leads around the old "Dzhan-tugan" and leads to the road, along which in 15-20 minutes you can get to the training and sports base of the Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman "Dzhan-tugan".
Not far from the USB, a path laid among alpine meadows rises steeply to the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions Pass, where there are places for setting up a bivouac. From here, ascents are made to the peaks of the Mongolian People's Republic, Kurmychi.
Please don't trample the grasslands. Walk only along the path.
Nearby is a stream flowing down from the right side of the gorge. It can be crossed over a flimsy bridge or over rocks. Crossing the stones is not difficult. Then there is a clamp, where a narrow path is limited on one side by a steep rocky-grassy slope, on the other - by a plumb line to the Dzhan-kuat River. A wire is stretched along the clamp, for which you need to cling. The length of the downhill is about 50 m. Then the downhill flattens out, the trail widens.
Ahead, a bridge has been laid from one large stone to another stone. This is the first bridge across the Dzhan-kuat River from the Green Hotel down the gorge. For insurance, a wire is stretched here as a railing. We pass it and find ourselves on the left bank of the Dzhan-kuat river.
Attention!
You need to go holding on to the wire.
It is better not to climb the high right-bank moraine of the Bashkara glacier, the path along the moraine has collapsed in some places, and it is dangerous to walk!

You need to go in a pocket between the moraine and the slope of the watershed ridge. Half an hour walk on a slightly sloping grassy slope ends with an ascent to the next terrace. On it, a 20-minute walk along the riverbed and access to a huge green meadow, bounded from below by the shaft of the right-bank moraine of the Bashkara glacier, and from above by the left-bank moraine of the Dzhan-kuat glacier. Tourists and climbers find shelter here. This glade is called "Green Hotel". Here they usually arrange a bivouac before climbing or hiking. Under the slopes of the right-bank moraine of the Bashkara glacier there is a spring with clean water.
At the "Green Hotel" there is a research and production glaciological station of the Faculty of Geography of the Moscow state university named after Lomonosov. Scientists observe the life of the Dzhan-kuat glacier, and students of the faculty do their work experience here.
It is worth climbing to the moraine from the northwestern side of the Green Hotel, located above Lake Bashkara. Elbrus is clearly visible from here. And in the late and early hours of the day you can admire the sunset and sunrise. From here you can see how Elbrus gradually turns into all possible warm colors. The spectacle is unforgettable.
Lake Bashkara is located at an altitude of 2600 m between the moraine ridges of the Bashkara and Dzhan-kuat glaciers. Its depth, according to some sources, is about 20 m.
Some scientists suggest that the lake can break through the moraine dam and rush along the gorge, sweeping away everything in its path. But this will not happen in the coming years, since the runoff is quite normal and there is no accumulation of water within the boundaries of the existing banks. According to the doctor of geographical sciences, glaciologist Viktor Popovnin, one should not give in to panic, but one should not lose vigilance either.
About 10 years ago, the Bashkarinsky glacier descended into the lake with its tongue. At the beginning of summer, one could observe how huge blocks of ice broke off from the glacier, fell noisily into the water, raising waves.
Temperatures are rising all over the world right now. environment, retreat of glaciers and rising sea levels.
Attention! Swimming in the lake is not recommended due to cold water And great depth lakes.
If you stand facing Elbrus, then on the left there are the peaks of the Main Caucasian Range: Bashkara (4241 m), Ullu-Kara (4302 m), Alyosha Germogenov Peak (3993 m), Cheget-kara-bashi (3667 m). Behind the back, in the amphitheater of the Dzhan-kuat glacier, the peaks of the GKH Gumachi (3805 m), Trapeze (3740 m) and Dzhan-tugan (3991 m) stand out.
The peak of Bash-kara (Chernaya head, balk) - 4241 m - is located in the GKH between the peaks of Ullu-kara in the west and Dzhan-tugan in the east. To the north, Bashkara breaks off with an icy rocky wall, and from the ridges and from under the wall, steep, severely broken ice slopes descend with numerous faults that feed the Bashkarinsky glacier. Bash-Kara was first climbed along the Northern buttress and the Western ridge on June 29, 1948 by climbers led by K. Egger. When the sun is in the south, the northern wall of Bashkara is in shadow and really resembles a black head.
Ullu-kara (Big, black, balk) - 4302 m - a huge rocky massif of the GKH, located between the peak of Bashkar in the east and the peak of Free Spain in the west. The top of the massif is covered with a thick ice cap hanging over its eastern and western walls and serving as one of the sources of food for the Kashkha-tash glaciers in the northwest and Bashkara in the northeast. When you look at Ullu-kara from the slopes of Elbrus straight to the north, the peak faces the beautiful northern wall, formidable and terrible. The first ascent of Ullu-Kara was made by the group of N. Popov in 1934. Their route serves as a classic route to the summit.
A short northern spur with the peaks of Germogenov Peak and Cheget-Kara-Bashi departs to the northeast from Ullu-Kara. Cheget-kara-bashi (Northern, black peak, beam) - 3667 m - extreme peak Northern spur of Ullu-Kara. On the eastern side of the peak lies the Bash-kara glacier, and under the western slopes there is a small Cheget-kara-bashi glacier with Turyi lakes below it - a traditional place for bivouacs. Here, on a spacious green meadow with the purest drinking water, tourists and climbers stop. From here you have an amazing view of Elbrus and the surrounding peaks. The first ascent was made on August 19, 1937 along an easy route by Alexander Sidorenko and Vladimir Orlyankin.
Peak Germogenov - 3990 m - is named after Alexei Germogenov, who died on Elbrus in 1933. Previously, it was called Dzhatchi chekgan (Peak Dzhatchi) in honor of the famous Balkar strongman and hunter Dzhatchi Dzhappuev, who, according to an oral Balkar legend, made the first ascent to both peaks of Elbrus long before the officially recognized Killar Khashirov. The peak is located in the northern spur of the Ullu-Kary massif. In the east, under the peak lies the Bash-kara glacier, under the western slopes - the Kashkha-tash glacier. The first ascent was made on July 11, 1934 by a group led by N. Popov.
Dzhan-tugan (born soul, balk.) rises on the right side of the amphitheater of the Green Hotel. This beautiful snow and ice pyramid with a height of 4000 m is replete with routes of medium difficulty. WITH south side Dzhantugan lies the Dzhantugan plateau. The first ascent was made on August 12, 1935 along the Eastern ridge by climbers led by O. Aristov. According to the Balkar legend, a hooligan expelled from the Balkar community lived under this peak, offending women, children and the elderly. He lived there until his soul was born again kind and compassionate. Only then did the Balkars accept him.
In the upper reaches of the valley, above the Dzhan-kuat glacier, the peaks of Gumachi, Cheget-tau-chan, Trapezia, VIA-tau, Koi-avgan-bashi rise.
Mount Gumachi (mountain covered with canvas) is the main object for preparing beginners for the badge "Alpinist of Russia". Climbing routes to Gumachi from all gorges on any route belong to the lowest category of difficulty. On them, snowy slopes and ridges are combined with simple rocky areas. From the top, a grandiose panorama of the ridges and beautiful valleys immersed between them opens up. To the north from Gumachi to the peak of Adyl-bashi, the Northern Spur of the GKH stretches, separating the valleys of the Adyl-suu and Adyr-suu rivers with the peaks of Chotchat, VIA-tau (the peak of the Military Engineering Academy), Koyaugan-aush (the peak above the pass through which they drive sheep), Friendship and Locomotive.
The first ascent of Gumachi was made along the Western ridge on July 1, 1933 by A. Japaridze and G. Niguriani. On VIA-tau, the first group led by O. Aristov climbed on July 27, 1935. On July 17, 1935, G. Deberl climbed Coyaugan-aush (3820 m) alone for the first time. The summit is composed of heavily destroyed rocks, rockfalls are frequent. Climbing the summit and passing the pass of the same name is not recommended due to the increased danger of rockfalls.
The easy passes of Gumachi - 3450 m and Koi-Avgan-Aush - 3466 m can be passed to the Adyr-su gorge. The approach to the Gumachi pass along the Dzhan-kuat glacier is replete with cracks. Therefore, the passage of the pass involves mountain training. In this case, you need to go exclusively in bundles. From the Dzhan-kuat glacier, a grandiose panorama of Mount Elbrus and the surrounding ranges opens up. All difficult passes, such as Dzhantugan and Bashkara, lead through the Main Caucasian Range to Georgia and are therefore closed for passage.
The Jan-kuat glacier is slowly receding. Together with the Bashkarinsky glacier Dzhan-kuat is the main source of food for the stormy and capricious river Dzhan-kuat.