120 km in 5 days

This was the first ascent of the long-awaited new route. A very purposeful and quite experienced team gathered for such a responsible and difficult task. Perhaps that’s why we managed to go through the standard five and a half days and do almost twice as much as usual. And it's not just about kilometers. New springs were found, parking lots were explored, and directions for further improvement of the route were outlined. The trip was a success.

06/07/09. Day one. 22 km covered.

• 11.25 Podgornoye.
• 11.55 Uzun-Syrt Ridge.
• 12.20 Paragliding center.
• 12.40 Halt under a bush near the road.
• 12.50 Continuation of the route.
• 13.15 Airfield.
• 13.42 Gazebo of the Winds - “Starfall of Memories” on the town of Koklyuk.
• 14.30 Halt at a spring near the town of Koklyuk 7 l/min.
• 15.15 Continuation of the route.
• 16.10 Rest in the beam near the sign indicating the plot.
• 16.30 Continuation of the route.
• 17.00 Windmill and thorn.
• 17.15 Halt. We are looking for a spring in the gully - not found...
• 17.30 Continuation of the route.
• 18.30 Fork near the middle river bed.
• 19.20 Parking at the spring 1l/min. There is a river nearby.

06/08/09. Day two. 25 km covered.

• 9.00 Departure for the route.
• 9.35 Barrier (take the right road).
• 10.07 Asphalt road.
• 10.20 Armenian monastery of Surb-Khach (Taras was waiting for us here).
• 11.15 Continuation of the route.
• 11.35 Fork to the Surb Stepanos monastery (we went and didn’t get there).
• 12.15 Continuation of the planned route.
• 13.00 Arrow pointer to the village. Twitter.
• 13.55 Lunch at the top of Frank Mezer.
• 15.05 Continuation of the route.
• 15.35 A spring was found. Index - label from "Zhivchik".
• 16.15 Riverbed, we decide where we will spend the night. It was decided - on the territory of the monastery...
• 16.35 Monument to partisans with note sheets.
• 17.10 Fork to the hot spring. Halt.
• 17.20 Continuation of the route.
• 17.50 Top of Sandyk-Kaya. Halt.
• 18.15 Continuation of the route. Search for descent. The landmark is old wooden steps. Down to Hitler's bunker along the "God Save" path!:)
• 20.45 Parking on the territory of the monastery - you cannot stand.

06/09/09. Day three. 28 km covered.

• 9.15 Departure to the route. Ascent to the grotto.
• 9.35 Continuation of the route.
• 10.07 Stop in Krasnokamenka. Delicious blackberry ice cream!
• 10.45 We moved to Shchebetovka.
• 11.35 Chukur-Kaya pass.
• 12.50 Exit from the fork for water at the Echki-Dag m/s.
• 13.20 1st peak of Echki-Dag.
• 13.30 We continued the route.
• 14.10 3rd peak of Kara-Oba.
• 15.10 End of lunch.
• 15.30 Continuation of the route.
• 15.45 Wide path.
• 16.00 Search for a spring.
• 16.37 Access to the road 92 km.
• 17.10 Exit from the rest stop near the town of Rhino.
• 17.50 Turn to Tok Luk.
• 19.29 Top of Ai-Georgiy.
• 21.10 Parking near Ai-Georgiy. Spring on the slope.

10.06.09. Day four. 24 km covered.

• 9.30 Departure for the route. Descent to Sudak.
• 9.50 We left the cemetery in Sudak.
• 10.30 Bus station in Sudak.
• 11.40 We moved to Vesele.
• 12.10. Waterfall "along a gutter".
• 13.00 Dirt road at point 244.
• 13.30 Halt. Point 241.
• 13.40 Continuation of the route.
• 14.45 Tarquez-Oba. 15.15 Lunch.
• 16.00 Continuation of the route - Orta-Syrt.
• 17.00 Halt.
• 17.10 Continuation of the route.
• 17.40 T/s Ai-Serez (with birch trees).
• 18.40 T/c Masks. Halt.
• 19.00 Continuation of the route.
• 19.35 Shop.
• 20.05 Raven parking lot.

11.06.09. Day five. 18 km covered.

• 8.40 Enter the route.
• 9.40 Halt. 600 m. to Lower Shelen.
• 9.50 Continuation of the route.
• 10.45. Monument to the partisans.
• 11.30 Continuation of the route.
• 12.40 Emula-Kaya.
• 13.30 Monument to the partisans on the Sugarloaf.
• 14.00 Halt.
• 14.30 Continuation of the route.
• 15.20 Pavlo-Chokrak spring. T/s Verkhniy Kokasan.
• 15.35 Continuation of the route.
• 16.00 Gorucha Pass.
• 16.40 Arpatsky waterfall.
• 17.40 Exit from the waterfall.
• 18.30 Parking above the lake. Panagia tract. There is a spring.

06/12/09. Day six. 0.5 km covered.

• 9.00 Departure, transfer to the village. Marine...

Evgenia Sorokina from Moscow.