Escaped ...

impressions of the campaign "The ice and rocks" in January 2012

  The closer the Christmas holidays, the more conflicting emotions they evoked. Yes, an opportunity to break the usual business and leisure weekly rate and the prospect of ten doing nothing and calling beckoned, but at the same time firmly guard. The prospect of the "guests - a visit" is very attractive for ordinary weekend, did not seem as exciting for the whole decade and was seen as a vicious circle from which there is no escape, and snowless winters Moscow only exacerbate the situation.
  The search for alternatives in mid-December were similar to brainstorming, but did not last long. The experience of leisure and work skills on the Internet have made the point, and that choice is made - the Crimea, Outdoor Ukraine, «ice and rocks", 3-8 January. Road It would be possible to omit this part, but it turned out that not only in summer and winter to get from Moscow to Simferopol and the whole story. In the free market is a luxury train tickets for the 12 000 or on plane a little cheaper. Therefore, in the beginning were to buy a ticket from Moscow to Belgorod, Belgorod-Simferopol and only three to have appeared before the New Year tickets Moscow-Simferopol and we parted with before purchasing the ticket. Otpuzyrilos New Year champagne, caviar sandwiches eaten, we, like other expensive greeting, Russians, and relieved in the morning January 2 boarded the train that brought us third in the morning to the meeting place for r / w station of Simferopol. Group and instructor As it became known later in the tour had been recruited two dozen people, who in turn were divided into two groups according to age. Our group consisted of 9 persons 26-40 years + instructor. The second group was younger. Despite the fact that people everywhere braced beautiful, such a division seems very reasonable. Groups were moving apart, but sometimes can occur for the night. Our march led by instructor Anton, harmonious and benevolent man, who loved all outdoor activities in Crimea. Anton knows the route so well that sometimes it seemed that he can pass it with your eyes closed. It is now possible to accurately say that thanks to Anton, we were the best places for recreation, dining and overnight stays. We rationally use of daylight, which literally "turned off" as soon as we put the tent and bonfire. Anton brought light adjustments to the route, so we do not have time to straining, avoided excess dirt and mud, sweating at will, get the best angles for photos. In general, special thanks to Outdoor Ukraine for the instructor! Yes, familiarity with the instructor of the other group (Sergei and his assistant Tasey) shows that the guys too lucky. However, better let them write about it for yourself .... Route and the weather Route is well described on the website and write about it separately is not necessary. Difficulty level - comfortable trekking. Yes, if a person goes for the first time, it may seem, and difficult, but if a person walks in LDPE, the route it does not seem difficult. With the weather we were lucky - almost every day was the sun, nor wind, nor snow, nor rain. In the rain last night at parting lightly knocked on the awning of our tent and ended. Food The standard six-day hike menu, shown in the site coincides with reality only in part of breakfast. This does not mean that it is worse, just a few more. For example, thank God, that there was no sugar pills, and was familiar sugar. The dinner was very hearty and consisted of a decent quality and quantity of sausage and cheese, pate and sprat banks, chocolate, bagels, and dates. Well, that much of the way we have for one reason or another there was bread - bread, which we have provided, of course, the product is not for everybody. However, someone from the group they came to taste. Dried bananas, alas, was not. To wash down all the tea from a thermos, stockpiled with breakfast. For dinner, there was more stew than reported (2 to 525g.) Average quality. By tea was cookies, crackers, candied fruit. They felt a lack of fruits and vegetables, and soup. Yes, of course, cucumber in march nasushish not, but eat the garlic cloves on the night it would be nice. It gets dark early, break camp, respectively, and obtained dinner hours of 6 pm. At about ten want to eat something else, so that it is useful to have in your backpack any correction to the stowed food (honey, bacon, sausage, onion, garlic, Vitaminka, crackers, nuts, chocolate, etc.). Yes, those who drink coffee, be sure to take - in the layout it is not. Critical moments are purely subjective, and in general, with power order. Products laid out before the end of the campaign was over for dinner and the sixth day, and not, say, five. Bonuses Thanks to Sergei instructor on Christmas Eve we had a real bath camp, collected from the stones, with a dip just above the Jur-Dzhurskogo waterfall. What a pleasure to open the swimming season on January 6. And the 8th we went to sea at p.Rybachy. Everything is like this that we have overcome the descent (15km.) for three hours. Directly opposite the bus station, we undressed and plunged into the Black Sea winter!. Thank you Thank you, Outdoor Ukraine! With your help we will: - have escaped from captivity, the holiday feasts, of asphalt-concrete jungle - felt in the circle of like-minded - "ground yourself", changing the bed on a mat and a blanket on a sleeping bag - to inhale a full breath of fresh air - blinking in the sun and enjoy the panoramic views of the mountain area. Until next time ...))