In the mountains. Abkhazia.

In August this year decided to make an expedition to the hard-to-source "Black Water". On the eastern side. On this side over the past twenty years people have virtually not go. Until 2009-2010, the passes were mined. Ridge Lahti was mined Abkhazians in 92-93 years. in the confrontation with the army of the State Council of Georgia, and in 2004 by Gelaevtsev. Pass Kulamba was mined by the Georgian army. In 2008-2010, the trails cleared. Now pass Kulamba second year has shepherds.
I have to say on the route we have not reached. Due to the injury of one of the participant. However, made a couple of interesting discoveries) ...

Home runs along an abandoned logging roads ... the first barrier-sypuha. Stones still alive ie not sustainable. Apparently collapse occurred quite recently. Raining down on how much the eye can see ...

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The first day of the night at an altitude of 1000m. In the forest a lot of bears. None who do not hunt. traces everywhere.



The next day, a difficult climb up the trail to the marshy 2300 on Ridge Lahti. Halt ...



Here, the first bird with booths and horses ... a long way over the ridge and anhydrous ... had to run the water for a little bit down from the ridge.



return water



far away can see the waterfalls ...



there were plates and labels ... razminerov waste trails dumb)



the narrowest point on the ridge ... in this place removed a lot of minutes ... walk in the clouds.



On the ridge was coming downhill at 1400m to the source of the river Jampal. Here and spent the night



The descent took place on the beech forest ... In Soviet times it was a very popular tourist route ... autographs on trees speak eloquently about this ...



more ... we have seen a lot of 30th-50th 70 ies ... and one label in 1914 !!!



The next day was coming on pass Kulamba rise again to a height of 2300. In the photo: on the rise looking at Ridge Lahti, where the evening went ... See clearing a bottle on it just went down too



and here we are at the pass ... look over the valley ... Until 2008, there were Georgian forces ... Now booths of shepherds ...



It appeared from behind the clouds Main Caucasian Ridge (MCC) The highest point of this part of the mountain Ertsaho 3910, Mount Herzog.



while sitting on the pass ... I ran to the mountain of the same name in the hope Kulamba connection, but alas ... find photos from the category of human



A little to the valley ... Here again razminerov tags. We put up a tent. Comrade pulled leg. We decided to idle half of the day to rest his leg. View from the tents on the ridge of the inning.



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... And contemplate kayfuya



... Evening



He ran back to the Pass and Mount Kulamba to make a couple of photos ... but I was covered with a cloud of white dots ... ... is a little closer booths barely distinguishable is our tent.



and in a minute I stand here in this



and this is my tent at maximum approximation captured ...



More photos from the pass to our passed way ... when the cloud went



the next day, leaving the patient in a tent, we have a second friend decided to make a radial hike to the ridge ...
Sibista behind me is the mountain itself and pass Kulamba where yesterday I was running ...



climbed the ridge and were rewarded with excellent scenery ...



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these mountains have Russian



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indulged with installation)



bottom Marukh Glade



eternal glaciers



went even higher up the mountain ... Shaudyd an altitude of 2600 ... in the way we look round before. Beauty



up and new!



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Only the snow came down. Spring flowers ... and in three weeks it has snowed again)



On the way back decided to go on a long booths ... we came to the shepherds. Our tents exactly on the opposite slope.



Now such views meet strangers))



bake bread herders themselves are very tasty!



flour and then Starooskolskaya) !!!



around a lot of game ... nobody for so many years ... that's not hunting and trophies. Horn Serna



smoked meat ...



such sunsets ... ... to shed his fellow herdsmen on horseback, we crossed to the circus. and decided to spend the night here



Because of the tension in the leg, it was decided to return home. But when he returned to pereval.Okazalos that leg like it was okay (probably helped vacation shepherds) and decided to go to the lake Guarab. Going into the black water, there was no sense because it lost a lot of time. But the lake was a chance to walk in a day. On this side there nobody went (at least we did not find the information). But the map razminёrov trail there.
And during the discussion lopalicherniku



We go to the new ranges and new types



again trapped in a cloud of



We stopped for a snack. the sun came out ... have some fun



new kinds of fascinating



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noticed the stone circles (atsanguary), who are in the most remote places ... it is and for what they were built is still unknown ... but according to legend, it was the home of mountain gnomes)



Glade Trolls so we have called this place.



and between the stones here are the goats lakes. drinking water



more half-day way through the dense cloud. trail disappeared slope angle became threatening time rolled to a close ... something like standing on a ridge almost the steep places, in front of us there was such a picture. Here the sun !!! and clear skies



We stand at a height of over 2600



We look back. on the other side of the slope where we went ... but the clouds !!! goosebumps)



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We spent the night at the lake. The next morning, went to the place where the lost trail. They searched for three hours and do not find, they decided not to risk the health and eventually decided to go back home ... It is a pity. But the experience still get a lot. in the mountains we spent 8 days ... a couple ph
on the way back from goat puddles)
Thirst EVERYTHING!



but the hostess and mountain goats -serny

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