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CLIMBING AT MUNKU-SARDYK PEAK

Route: Irkutsk city – Mondy village – climbing at Munku-Sardyk peak – Irkutsk city
Route type: hiking.
Distance:  600 km by auto, climbing at the peak (height is 3491 m).
Difficulty: Special.
Time of the year: all-the-year-around (APril-May recomended).
Duration: 5 days/4 nights.
Date of the groups you can join: from April 30 to May 4 (other dates by request).

Program:

1st day:

Meeting. Road from Irkutsk to beginning of the route (about 300 km). Lunch on the way. Going to Baikal for about 2 hours. Short stop for tasting omul and greeting the lake. Going along Tunkinskaya valley. Admiring snowy peaks of Sayany, buryat’s villages and cattle grazing in the valley. Stopping near holy buryat places (this is tradition). Arriving to Belyi (White) Irkut river. Walking to the camp (about 5 km. Packbacks on sledge). Dinner. Relaxation.

2d day:

Breakfast. Acclimatization. Making path for climbing, testing outfit and our forces. Learning to manage ice-axe, act when breaking up and others. Lunch. You can walk along waterfalls. Dinner.

3d day:

Brekfast. Coming up to the mountain lake locating near peak’s foot. (about 7 km). Lunch. Camping (placing tents or digging snow cave). Dinner. Spending night.

4th day:
Breakfast. Climbing at Munku-Sardyk peak with light baggage. Coming down to the lake. Lunch. Coming down to the base camp. Dinner.

5th day:

Brekfast. Coming back to the road. Going to Irkutsk. Lunch, taking bath at the “Zhemchug” (Pearl) termal springs on the way if you have time. Arriving to the city to "Baikal-eco" office.

At the peak

Map of climbing to Munku-Sardyk peak

Photos here

Recommended outfit: Packback of 60-80 litre, warm sleeping bag (downy desirable), downy jacket, Polartec or fliss jacket, mittens and wool cap (wind-proof), climbing-irons, ice-axe, boots for tracking in ice-snowy zone, exchangeable footwear, snow-proof shoe covers, sun glasses and sunblock, hygienic goods, mug, soup-plate, spoone, knife, electric torch and reserve batteries.  

Cost for 2008 year:

group of 3-4 persons   

group of 2 persons   


Included:    
- transport;   
- food;      
- group tourist’s outfit;
     
- guide;       
- accidents insurance.

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