Stone Watcher

The Baikal is a unique monument of nature - rocky outcrops, which were formed by the weathering of rocks for hundreds of thousands of years. These amazing guards hidden from prying eyes, though they are at a distance of only 60 km from the city of Irkutsk.




The route to the cliffs Olkhinskoye plateau can be planned for one day, but you can overnight. Needless plateau - a plateau between the valleys of the Angara and Irkut with numerous cliffs, outcrops.



ROUTE FEATURES Due to its accessibility, this route can be recommended as an excellent recreation on the day in any season, but especially the bright colors in the fall. More than half way along the route passes picturesque river bed Olkha.



In Soviet times, the most famous of the entire group of rock rests - Skalnik Knight was very popular among students and beginners climbers. Every Sunday brought a crowded train station Eaglet hundreds of tourists who walk covers the distance of 8 km before Skalnik.



There are regular competitions on climbing. On Vityaz scored 19 hooks marked route name length 25-35 meters the most difficult V-VI categories. Rock - a perfect climbing wall with shelves, plumb and solid areas. Now tourists is much less, although Vityaz is road, but close to the shore near the Olkha Skalnik is located hostel with felt Mongolian yurts. Every year in mid-September in a clearing near Skalnik Knight passes already traditional Song Festival, which attracts artists from all over Siberia.



The best-known and available to visit Skalnik - Vityaz.



The views from this Skalnik, can cover all the dresses eyes and see the surrounding attractions and nearby climbing shoes with bird's-eye view.



In the neighborhood popular among rock climbers Idol, Turtle, old woman, Fortress. They got their names because of the characteristic contours. 30-foot idol resembles the famous stone idols of Easter Island - the same pillared stone monolith with a stove and a headdress like a stone at the top.



Prior to hide in the woods rock idol from Knight to go on the trail about 30 minutes (2, 5 km). Places are reminiscent of the famous Krasnoyarsk Ctolby but Olkhinskoye rock plateau are less well known and popular only among the local athletes climbers.



If Big Valley Olkha pass on the old road up the creek Zyriansky 2nd to the top (923, 7 m), you can walk (200 m) to get to the rocks, and Fortress old woman. The first is named for its massive protruding "nose" angry "eyes" and wrinkled "face»,



and the second - for the resemblance to a medieval castle.



Routes are climbers breached the bolt hooks. Beautiful cliffs, which can be almost came to drive a car, there is also in the area of ​​art. Andriyanovskaya and in the upper reaches of the river Zazara. The rocks themselves are clearly visible from Kultuk tract, and from the tops of some rocks visible even blue expanse of the lake. To have a complete picture of the location and the rocky remains of stone monuments on the territory of Olkhinskoye plateau recommend to see this map.



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