Rains above the Sea

Written by Сергей Козубенко, Киев The story about a hike « Above the sea » on October, 5-9th, 2008.
Gathered in this hike from the past, 2007, but something did not develop and has decided to transfer(carry) on 2008. Read reports on last year's hikes on Cyril's site, about a July hike on this route and amused itself dreams … Same what beauty to us it will be possible to see from above, having passed(having taken place) on an edge of mountains! Confused, that the hike is planned for October, but calmed itself that, but will not be so zharko as was at children(guys) in July, and problems with sources of water too will not be!

The first doubts, that weather will favorably concern to us, have crept in on an entrance to Grape, the beginning of a route whence has been planned. On the Bear-mountain clouds hung, and on line alushta-n½Ôá were visible hlopja a fog and it at 15 o'clock! It is direct, as in a known animated cartoon: « Presentiments have not deceived me »!

Day the first - Chaotic acquaintance.

Only have risen to the road leading from a line to a track, the fog already was up to standard of our sight. Bodrenko have started to go on road, cheerfully exchanging words and being arranged under the rate set by our charming conductor by Andrey, then on a track and have stopped on the first perekus.

Here the important deviation. The group has gathered from different cities (in alphabetic order: Jerusalem, Kiev, Moscow, Kharkov).

Thrown by Andrey klich about "delivery" of the certain products, has led to that has begun usual in such situations « sbrasyvanie zaplechnogo weights ». Everyone wished to offer the to bank with paste and t.d … I managed to facilitate the weight only on some dates! But the place of a halt has appeared very successful for manufacturing trekingovoj a stick « and-ля a beech ». Foresters had been cut many branches and it was possible to pick up very successful basic stick. Considering experience of the last hike with Cyril, has understood how much important to have this subject in hands. Our skilled sopohodniki from Moscow had the presents "firmovye" trekingovye a stick, as allowed them to feel in a hike noticeably ustojchivee on slippery sites.

Having had a dinner on fast, have entered on a track and has begun long tjagun which passed in following. For half an hour up to full darkness Andrey has joyfully informed, that we have reached the first parking. Even more joyful its(his) voice was, when it(he) was convinced, that spring water is present, and we shall be with water!

Bystrenko have broken camp, in darkness nasobirali fire wood, have dissolved a fire, had supper and have gathered around of a fire for more subject acquaintance. Here Andrey fairly has cheered up all, trying to include the unit, rekomyj lampoju, but with artful system of firing. TurYsty all over again giggled, but when a lamp it was possible "raskochegarit", ironic remarks at once poutihli.

Acquaintance has left chaotic for razogretyj a supper and tea people only has begun vnimat to stories about biographies sopohodnikov, someone from us on a head has got pair drops of a rain and the order has been sounded: « On tents »! It was necessary to see speed from which people swept on tents, and me nothing understood and not felt storm streams from razvergshihsja heavens, it is necessary to sit puzzly only with a mug, tea certainly, at a fire … In minutes five people have gradually started to be tightened to a fire and have continued the interrupted acquaintance. The rain and has not begun …

Day of the second - Force of a wind.

Next morning have started to leave on a track a wood and to rise on babugan-яйлу. Here where we have seen the first beauty, but also have felt what force above, a cold wind! Some clouds were already below us, and a problem(task) for today was to rise to Roman Kosh and to leave on parking in Gurzufskoe a saddle.

Having stopped on lunch perekus, sopohodniki have started to be warmed, my shorts were replaced by a camouflage, all we pulled out raincoats and poncho. Weather has started to spoil, a strong cold wind from the sea and a rain. Further, having risen above and having seen in a distance required top, we have already been warmed "in a adult way", but it helped(assisted) a little … very strong lateral wind with a rain forced down from a track. Present, what force the wind if the general(common) my alive weight with boots and a backpack, more than 100 kg, forced down from a track and was necessary to expose improvised trekingovuju a stick and to come back to a track!

On the maximum(supreme) top of Crimea Roman Kosh (1545) send(have left), having stretched(having dragged out) by a long chain and have started to be photographed under impulses of the strongest impulses of a wind. Sensations of all this has added extremely much … Even to talk the friend with the friend it was uneasy … Having stayed minutes 15 at top, have begun descent(release) on a footpath to a parking lot.

Owing to that Andrey here happened repeatedly, have checked up presence of water in a spring (owing to efforts, Vadim's forces and its(his) son Anton, water have brought in camp and all to them were grateful), send(have left) on cosy poljanku in pines. On road podsobirali fire wood and the second camp has been established(installed).

Have admired on aju-ñáú under us, Partenit and Gurzuf. They were far below, were continually closed by clouds … Irina from Jerusalem, has found masljata, have created a tasty supper, but the further dialogue was prevented with the strongest rain. All have dispersed on tents, and there was in fact only a beginning of the eighth. All the night long there was a rain, impulses of a wind shook tents.

Day the third - To bring down downwards!

audit of the things stained by a rain in the Morning has been made, and among grocery stocks "little bit" of smoked sausage and a bulb of the Yalta onions(bow) is found out. Artem from Moscow (ah yes umnjashka), has extracted(obtained) dry straw from the nearest koshary, that has allowed to dissolve a fire quickly. Sausage has been fairly divided by its(his) diligence on "dovesochki", sootnosimo to quantity(amount) of participants. Grams on 25 has left … Further to us it was necessary to visit(attend) Besedku winds and to leave to a place of following parking, and on a way to admire kinds from Gurzuf and further aside Yalta …

Not always plans can come true …

The rain has for the beginning gone and all jackets, raincoats have dressed up in poncho. The wind was less than yesterday, but the rain has amplified up to a downpour! Clouds passed(took place) above us, between us, hardly below us and we only saw separate slopes …

Then there was a dialogue with protection Crimean reserve, but this moment is disregarded …

In connection with established(installed) « cloudless and clear weather », impulses « a weak wind passing in storm », Andrey the wise decision was accepted. Having inspected the become wet and frozen command(team), it(him) the wise decision was accepted: « To bring down downwards »!

About what weather conditions and our condition were, gives jarchajshee representation a case, « which took place to be »! On a steep slope, went under a rain on road when having inclined heads from a wind, one of us (we shall not divide(share) to a sexual attribute) has on the move rested a head against a barrier of border of the Crimean reserve. Both hooted. Both a head and a barrier …

Having passed(Having taken place) one more top with the broken pyramid of item(point) of a triangulation (kemal-ÝúÑÓѬ, 1529), has begun descent(release) in warmer and silent wood places.

Went on the dim slippery wood road, assuming, that once, the rain will end, and the road will lead to a place convenient for parking … To speak that we have got wet, it means nothing to tell! Legs(foots) part on clay road, that speed still … complaining among "irresponsible" Has begun: « Yes when it will end »? So uncomfortable and wet from a rain there were passed(taken place) places, that day has passed(has taken place) without day time perekusa, well and waters which all bore(carried) with itself, it would not would be desirable … Why … at all

And further as in a fairy tale! Also has appeared in the end of a wood path it(him) izbushka! Yes uneasy, and about four wheels! And in it(her) it was dry also the furnace there was! If it is brief, nadybali a building change house with burzhujkoj and two-storeyed plank beds, but places in it(her) for 14 person categorically were not! At any gymnastic bends of bodies and application of " a sexual life », i.e. someone would sleep on a floor … This place parking cordon Kermen refers to. We have lost on height about 700 meters, but it costed that, here there was no wind and noticeably is warmer …

Three tents have put on poljanke, and in them six person have made a decision to continue to become wet under a rain! The supper has been prepared already in darkness and so the rests of macaroni, that were sweet, getting them from a boiler, have broken the wooden spoon! Here that with goloduhi people creates!

Day the fourth - I has caught a shock!

And to morning they have woken up … Long to me it was possible to consider(examine) a map(card), understanding, that from here to a civilization, in any party(side), not less 15 km on roads or tracks. As well as where it was necessary to us "to empty" my first morning question to Andrey. But here that « the wise soldier » and « communications(connections) with local population » … means

Our conductor has phoned and could will agree, that in the stipulated place (hour to us should be passed(taken place) on foot) the minibus which will take out all to Bakhchisarai will wait. At this stage everyone should make a decision, finish a hike and to go across Crimea who where wishes or, under Andrey's offer, to set to cave cities and to lead there the remained two days.

My got wet boots and zamurzannaja wet tent wanted heat and dryness, and has therefore decided to move on Fiolent. Others kievljane have jerked to Gurzuf, and representatives of Kharkov and friendly Jerusalem and Moscow have heeded Andrey's offer to visit(attend) cave cities. Safely send(have left) to small river Kacha, have washed from a dirt visible parts of equipment and a body, and in an hour there has arrived the driver of a minibus in whom 14 person with backpacks could be located! Now, if somewhere I shall hear a retort: « I have caught a shock! », means, we with this person were in a hike! It is a phrase of the driver about road on which it(he) reached to us! Big human thanks Andrey and the driver for the successful decision of a question of evacuation of our command(team)!

Here such the hike on a route « Above the sea » has turned out! Very good and pleasant the command(team) has stolen up, but time to communicate and make friends, to me at all has not sufficed …

Epilogue.

At this history was also the continuation consisted of unexpected meetings! Absolutely casually, in Sevastopol, on Count quay have met inhabitants of solar Jerusalem. This very day, in market « 5-th km », have collided(faced) and have communicated with kievljanami. Next day, already in Balaklave, have met the Moscow four! Pleasant and unexpected these meetings were what, it was joyful to me to meet all! Write guys and girls who has divided(undressed) all pleasures of this hike as you have lead days after the basic days of this route, tell about the impressions in a hike and collective creativity on Cyril's site will turn out!

Sergey Kozubenko, Kiev.