Altay is famous for its rivers - madly beautiful, swift, transparent emerald, rich in fish - hariusom, Lenca, taimen. Pony among snowy mountains, alpine meadows, Cedar taiga. On the shores of many berries, mushrooms, wild animals. Frequently encountered apiary with the famous refined Altaic honey. Among the tours is the highest category and difficulty - "white water" suitable only for the good athletes, and routes simpler when you can go on holiday the whole family with children. You can choose how long (more than 250 km) and shorter routes of varying complexity.
The tour is designed for tourists amateur short trip to the higher water - an average of difficulty. During the tour you make a brief but fascinating Gromotuhe rafting down the river - the flow of the river Ulba, which is located at the mouth of the capital of East Kazakhstan - Ust-Kamenogorsk. Gromotuha River during the spring snow melting is a very complex cascade of rapids, available only to the passage of experienced crews. River throughout enough melkovodna (average depth of about 1 meter), but the ground is rapidly during - up to 2.5 metres per second. So the ability to swim can be very useful for the commission of this journey.
Necessary physical training: good.
Duration: 4 days.
The optimum size of the group: 3 - 6.
Recommended Equipment: Backpack for personal belongings (all in nepromokaemoy pack), a sleeping bag, wear warm, cool and rainy weather and nights in tents (from -5 to +20 ° C), photographic equipment in leakproof packing repellents. Because of the decreased water temperature needed rain, quite tight, costumes for the alloy. Lifejackets high volume, helmets, shields, safety equipment issued by the tour participants. Recommended duration of the tour: May - June.
Note: desirable vaccinated against encephalitis.
If you decide to commit this journey - please see specific information and the cost of the tour.
DAY 1. Driving go on the road to the town of miners and Metalworkers Ridderu (formerly Leninogorsk). Our move ends Ridderom in 1.5 hours away from him at the bridge across the river. White Uba. Hence, we have to foot trip across Lake (Fish) pass Ivanovski ridge and down to the opposite end of the bank of the river Gromotuha Right. Transition Time 3-4 hours. Here, on the Right Bank is the starting point Gromotuhi alloy. Split tent camp overnight.
DAY 3. Preparations for rafting, river shore exploration. Beginning alloy. We have about 30 kilometres alloy, which replaced the continuous obstacles. The width of the principal channel 30-65 metres track virtually no splintering on the island, except for the very bottom, at the outlet at Gromotuhi Ridderskuyu plains. Pilot Group may take the river a day dense work, but we encourage all the same to stay overnight in a picturesque place in the middle stream Gromotuhi a waterfall. Overnight in tents.
DAY 4. Finish up with ridderskogo water rafting, or 8 km downstream from the bridge across the river. Gromotuhu. You must be particularly careful when moving within the zone ridderskogo pine forest, not to fall into the dam Protocol or off. Otbyvaem car in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.
If you decide to commit this journey - please see specific information and the cost of the tour.
