Hike to the Caucasus "30th All-Union Route (Through the mountains to the sea). The legendary route "thirty" or through the mountains to the sea Hiking Caucasus route 30 without a backpack

This journey is an optimized version of one of the most massive and popular routes in the Soviet Union "Through the mountains to the sea". Along the way, you will cross several climatic zones, climb and see how landscapes change. We have simplified the route so that it has become more accessible and safer without losing its attractiveness.

Travel program:

Day 1
Arrival

You will arrive at the hotel in the middle mountains, have dinner and get to know the group, and then pack your backpacks. We will send things for the sea part of the holiday by transport: they will be waiting for you at the sea.

Day 2
Trip to Guzeripl

After a hearty breakfast, you will drive by SUV to the mountain village of Guzeripl (60 km), stopping along the way in the picturesque places of the Granite Canyon and at the confluence of two rivers - Belaya and Kish. Guzeripl is a place with a unique microclimate (from the village to Krasnaya Polyana 41 km in the mountains). Here is the Museum of the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve and the largest dolmen preserved in Adygea.

Moving further into the mountains, you will reach the instructor's shelter (Uzurup). This evening you can go to the bathhouse, fry kebabs and make a radial exit to Nagoi-Kosh. This is the top of the Stone Sea ridge of the Lago-Naki alpine plateau. When viewed from the side of the valley, the ridge resembles an approaching tsunami wave. The relief is complicated by the abundance of funnels, wells and shafts. Around - the endless expanse of the plateau with grazing herds of horses, karst funnels and dazzling white spots of snowfields on the green slopes.

In the evening you will return to the Instructor's Shelter to rest and prepare for tomorrow.

Day 3
Trek to the foot of Mount Fisht

On this day, a forced transition is planned to the foot of the city of Fisht and located in the upper reaches of the river. White shelter "Fisht" of the same name. You have to walk about 16 km and overcome two picturesque passes - Guzeriplsky and Armenian. Panoramic views of the Main Caucasian Range and the sheer cliffs of Mount Oshten, alpine forbs and mountain streams and Fisht itself you will remember for a long time.

In the evening, set up a tent camp and cook dinner on a fire.

Day 4
Mount Fisht Glacier

You will have a radial exit to the small glacier Fisht, which lies in a deep gorge at an abnormally low altitude and drops to 1,980 m. The height of the gorge walls reaches 400-700 m. The entire radial exit will take 3-4 hours (4 km both ways ). Using a favorable position for the start and an early exit, lightly everything planned can really be done in one day. You will spend the night at the hostel.

Day 5
Transition to the shelter "Babuk-Aul"

On this day, you will go from the Fisht shelter to the Babuk-Aul shelter (19 km). After the shelter, the trail crosses the Main Caucasian Range (Belorechensky Pass, 1,788 m) and passes further along the southern macroslope in the upper reaches of the Shakhe River, through the Cherkess Pass (1830 m.) with shepherd booths associated with the ancient, traditional here grazing. The descent from the pass goes along the old Circassian road to the Babuk-Aul shelter (660 m). You will pass through the places of fierce battles between border guards and selected units of the Wehrmacht. The passes are marked with monuments to soldiers. The guide will tell you about the hardships of fighting in the mountains. In the evening you will go to the shelter "Babuk-aul", where you will spend the night on the banks of the Shakhe River.

Day 6
Departure to the sea

After breakfast and gathering of the camp, you will be transferred by SUV to the village. Solokh-Aul (18 km) along the Shakhe River. An old wheeled road passes through a boxwood grove and crosses small rivers. The route ends in the village of Solokh-Aul, the birthplace of Russian Tea. Then you will transfer to a minibus and go to the sea, to the village. Dagomys or railway station pos. Loo. You can use our recommendations for accommodation on the coast or choose a hotel yourself.

The guide collects the group in the morning in Krasnodar and together we move to Khadzhokh (Kamennomostsky).
Starting a hike in the Caucasus from the mountain resort of Khadzhokh, we will devote the first day to preparation. Without backpacks, we will go around the surroundings of Khadzhokh - the canyon of the White River - the Khadzhokh gorge.

Walking along the banks of the canyon, we will admire the roaring and raging river twenty meters below. Then, a short walk leads to the famous Rufabgo waterfalls.
The Rufabgo Cascade consists of seven waterfalls: the six-meter "Noise", "Cascade", "Heart of Rufabgo" encircled by two branches of the river, the fifteen-meter "Lace", the thirteen-meter "Girl's Spit" she is also the "Sword of Rufabgo", "Bowl of Love" and the waterfall "Lelkin ".

The picturesque waterfalls of Rufabgo after the rains turn into streams of raging water. Hence the Circassian name of the stream - the Evil Wizard. At the waterfalls on the banks of the White River, we will settle down for the night, ready to conquer the peaks tomorrow.

Day 2: Abadzesh pass and Lagonaki plateau

We are getting closer to the top. In the morning we move to the Caucasian reserve on the Abadzesh pass. Now we are starting a full-fledged hike in the highlands, climbing into the subalpine zone: karst funnels covered with grasses and mountain flowers, peaks of the surrounding mountains covered with snow and very clean mountain air. From the Abadzesh pass we head to the Rublennoy stream.
We will have lunch on the colorful Lagonaki plateau with a view of one of the famous peaks of the Main Caucasian Range and the goal of tomorrow's hiking day - Mount Oshten (2,804 m).
Today, on the bank of a mountain stream at the foot of Oshten, we will stop for the night, and tomorrow we will go on an assault.

Day 3: Climbing Mount Oshten

The whole day is devoted to the conquest of Oshten. We will climb the mountain light, without backpacks.
Once on the snow-covered peak, we will be transported from recent summer into winter for several hours. The snow-white mountains around will complement this picture, and the contrasting green valleys will beckon us down to the evening warmth of the fire and cozy waterfalls where you can swim until the evening.
But how charming it is to play snowballs at the top under the hot sun, and to admire the fabulous starry sky in the valley before going to bed!

Day 4: Hike to the Fishta glacier through the Guzeripl and Armenian passes

But there is an incentive not to waste time on morning preparations and not to stretch out the daytime transition. The most interesting thing will be after setting up the camp. You can take a walk to the lower Fisht glacier. On the slopes of the mountain there is also the Soaring Bird Cave and one of the deepest in Russia (640 m) cave system White Star (White Star, Cross, Tourist). But we will not go to the caves, but after admiring the glacier we will go to bed, wrapped in warm sleeping bags.

Day 5: Crossing the Fisht-Oshten pass, Lake Psenodakh

Goal of the day: pass the Fisht-Oshtensky pass (2200 m). The pass is located above the two highest peaks in the western part of the Caucasus. And Fisht is the westernmost peak of the Caucasus, which has glaciers on its slopes of the Caucasus. The path at an altitude of more than two kilometers is not easy, but very colorful. After lunch at the pass, we will begin the descent to the picturesque mountain lake Psenodakh. The lake is quite shallow - just above the knee, but in one of its sides there is a pool where the water depth exceeds human height.

Mountains Fisht, Oshten and Pshekho-Su, located in the vicinity of Psedonakh, are considered by the locals as three brother mountains. Romantic legends tell about their miraculous origin. The older one is Fisht (2867 m), the middle one is Oshten (2804 m) and the younger one is Pshekho-Su (2744 m). And from the top of Pshekho-Su, a magnificent view of the stone slopes of Mount Fisht and the sharp ridge of the Great Glacier opens up. And we headlong down from the Maikop pass down to the place of spending the night.

Day 6: Waterfall Creek and Moonglade

In the morning we will move to a long passage to the Circassian pass. And our path to Moonglade passes next to a huge two-hundred-meter waterfall. Incredible spectacle!
But you can't always see it. The main waterfall fills up only after a good downpour or in spring. But on the other hand, a small waterfall is always full-flowing, flowing directly from a rock, the same 200-meter height.

We will also admire the peak of Mavrikoshka, we will pass the Circassian pass, where a stele is installed in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War. On this day, the last high night will be, right on the Circassian pass.

Day 7: Booths, Mavrikoska Mountain, Shakhe River

We start descending to the sea. A steep descent with a height drop of more than 1,500 m through a beech forest will lead us to the Babuk-Aul farm. The Caucasian reserve ends here and, having passed through the cordon, we will head to the Shakh River. We will cross the seething Shah on an impressive pedestrian suspension bridge and find ourselves on an old dirt road. Right on the bank of the river and we will settle down for the night.

Day 8: Solokh Aul, Dagomys and the Black Sea

The famous Thirty ends and having reached Solokh Aul, you can already enjoy sweets or drink beer in local cafes while waiting for the bus to Dagomys. And in the village of Solokh-Aul there is an interesting tea museum.
And here we are on the Black Sea coast! There are already subtropics here: figs, persimmons, banana and ficus palms, and it is very warm. Away from the village on a wild beach, we will spend the rest of the day. You can sunbathe and swim in the warm sea water...

Day 9: End of the hike

The last day of the trip no longer involves trekking. Today we are going home. We will return some to Krasnodar, and some to Sochi, and from there we will go home.

Cost: 11000 rub

Payment is possible both in cash and in a non-cash way.

Duration: 9 days
Difficulty: Medium difficulty

The route is suitable for beginners and more experienced tourists, children from 14 years old. Minimum physical fitness required.

• EVENTS.

  All-Union tourist route No. 30 entitled " Through the mountains to the sea"was one of the most popular and fascinating routes of the Soviet Union. As it passes, the Caucasus opens up for the participants of the event from a completely new perspective, where several climatic zones gradually replace each other. The trip ends with an exit to the Black Sea coast.

  The route "Through the mountains to the sea" will delight tourists with the charm of the Caucasus, steep passes, river valleys and, of course, climbing Fisht (2867 m.) - the western mountain peak of the Caucasus Range. Take the opportunity to get up close and personal with greatness Caucasus mountains!

Day 1- gathering of participants in Krasnodar by 12:00, at 12:30, departure of the bus to the starting point of the route. The journey will take approximately 4.5 hours. We spend the night near the Lago-Naki checkpoint in tents.

Day 2- crossing the Lago-Naki plateau. We will overcome the Azishsky passes (Lago-Naki checkpoint) and Abadzeshsky, and spend the night at the Tsitse shelter (16 km).

Day 3- today we will overcome the Maykopsky pass, and we will stop for the night near the Vodopadisty shelter (12 km). We will also make a radial exit to the Pshekhsky waterfall, which is considered one of the highest vertically descending waterfalls in Russia. It consists of three streams located a few meters apart. The height of the highest stream is 200 meters. It is he who symbolically separates Mount Fisht and Pshekho-Su. This impressive cascade can be seen even from afar. The height of the stream on the right is 165 meters. And at a distance of another 50 meters, you can see the third stream, 160 meters high, running along the wall of Mount Pshekho-Su.

Day 5- today, subject to favorable weather, we will climb Mount Fisht. Return to camp. Overnight in tents at the shelter.

Day 6- today we will overcome the Armenian pass, and then the Guzeripl pass, after which we will go to the Yavorova meadow, where we will stop for the night.

Day 7- after collecting the camp, we will move to Tuapse on a rented transport.

Mileage: 80 km.

Note*:
The program is not final and may be adjusted depending on the weather, the condition of the participants and other factors.

• NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS	PRICE (7 days)
  7	16 900 rub
  6	19 200 rub
  5	20 200 rub
  4	23 600 rub
  3	28 200 rub

  INCLUDED:

  Accommodation in tents for the entire period of the trip;
  - guide work;
  - meals during the hike (hot breakfast and dinner, lunch - sandwiches + tea);
  - rental of tents and public equipment;
  - security (registration with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, radio communication, first aid kit);
  - all transfers according to the program;
  - overnight stays in campsites;
  - fees for the reserve.

  NOT INCLUDED:

  Travel to Krasnodar;
  - insurance (is mandatory);
  - rental of personal equipment;
  - meals during the journey;
  - tips for the guide (optional, but he will be happy with them);
  - other expenses not specified in the program.

Special conditions:
Absence of diseases incompatible with active tourism:

Basic clothes and equipment for climbing:

Weather:
In summer in the valleys + 20 ... 25 C at the passes + 5 ... 15 C.

Accommodations:
Tents for the entire period of the active program.

Transport:
Minibus or car.

Nutrition:
Breakfast, dinner, tea, and for a while + snacks. Self-catering is possible upon request.

Medicine:
At the exits, the group first-aid kit is at the guide. It is also necessary to have your own set of medicines for individual and chronic diseases.

Safety:
This program is safe enough and accessible to a wide range of tourists, if you follow all the instructions of the guide that relate to safety.
Guides will provide you with the necessary security, provided that you comply with the Safety Rules. The group is registered with the rescue service of the city of Krasnodar. You can contact the rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations throughout the route.

Most of all I liked how Kostya portrayed a skier against the backdrop of the Fisht glacier; how I helped two girls down the glacier; how in the fog someone called Katya, and on our return we found her; the most delicious water from the Pshekhsky waterfall; and the best thing is when you take off your shoes after a hike. It would be nice to have more detailed instructions on camping life (life hacks), for example, if I knew that it’s better not to put kazinaki in a backpack at night, then the Caucasian noble mouse would not gnaw it through me. It is better to give a general tent more waterproof, rain. The guide Slava is worthy of respect, very reliable, conducted safely, calculated everything, clearly planned everything and instructed before the route.
Shirko E.V. 08/05/2016

I liked the amazing nature of the Caucasus. I would like to note the high professionalism and friendliness of our guide.
Bragina K.A. 06/30/2016

Climbing Fisht was the highlight. I remember the splendor of nature, the beauty of waterfalls.
Kuleshova I.V. 06/30/2016

There is very little space to describe all the events and adventures that I would like to remember for the rest of my life. Our guide Slava is amazing. This incredible adventure took place thanks to him.
Tyurina E.A. 06/30/2016

Most of all I remember the ascent to Fisht. Our guide Vyacheslav is worthy, smart, charming.
Lozova S.A. 06/30/2016

Most of all I remember the Lago-Nani plateau, the ascent to Fisht. That there were many halts and small crossings. The route is very interesting. I would like to add more running days, for 2-3. Very satisfied with the guide. everything was professional. Although the guide did not have a radio or satellite cell phone, this is not good.
Tsigankova A.V. 08/04/2016