The night road from Rostov to Arkhyz was not easy. And although periodic stops to refuel ourselves with coffee and Red Bull happened often, Antokha and I wanderedclearlyalong the border of sleep. The last section from Zelenchukskaya was especially difficult. And now, under the monotonous patter of the morning rain

We finally stopped at the Arkhyz store to catch our breath and have breakfast with fresh Khychin with aromatic herbal tea. After an hour, we, having united with our future companions - the Sochi residents, decided on plans for the first day of the hike and immediately began to turn them into reality. It was decided to leave the cars at Romantika, then, using the tablet caught in Arkhyz, we reached the lower reaches of Rechepsta (where the descent from the Phiya Pass ends), after which, strictly speaking, the walking part of our hike began.
The sleepless night made itself felt throughout the entire climb up the Rechepsta; if the legs obediently moved upward, then the head clearly refused to work, in addition, the stability of the weather and the climb in altitude were felt. On the first day we gained 700 meters and stopped before climbing to the Rechepsta Pass. By dinnertime the high winds had brought in low clouds. And if at first the weather only surprised with glare and changes in light and shadow, then by 7 pm a half-hour thunderstorm broke out in the valley, driving everyone into the tents and clearly hinting that it was time to go to bed. It didn't stop raining throughout the night. And by morning the weather had not changed much. Abandoning thoughts about a reserve day, closer to noon we finally began climbing the pass. The relentlessly dripping rain did not cause much irritation, but the very strong, piercing wind and thirty-meter visibility in the clouds did not add to the joy. Having crossed the pass, almost by touch, we immediately began our descent to the place of our future overnight stay near Lake Perevalnoye. Low clouds left the pass circus in the evening, but a strong wind tried to press the tent to the ground all night and did not allow us to get a good night's sleep. However, the next day the weather firmly decided to stop mocking us and by noon we had completed the climb to the 17th South Pass (1b). After a long reconnaissance, Antokha and I finally found a good couloir along which we could go down without a rope without risking life and health. Approximately once every three minutes at the pass the roar of stones breaking off from the rocky walls of the spur was heard, replenishing the immense reserves of scree. The overnight stay near Lake Provalnoye was incredibly beautiful starry sky. What added to the exoticism of the hike was a herd of wild bison grazing on the opposite bank. Well, the program of this wonderful day was completed with an awesome express walk on a light bike to Podskalnoye Lake and the subsequent Mylgval Pass. And the Italian pasta with mushrooms and parmesan from Antokha, needless to say, was fantastic.
The final day was, to some extent, phenomenal for me. Three passes - Mylgval, Agur and Fedoseeva were given to us in just two trips and we, having eaten our fill of pass chocolates, began the painfully long descent from Fedoseeva, under which an iron horse was obediently waiting for us, ready to soon take us home!

Arkhyz greeted us with morning rain!

However, no rain can surpass the joy of fresh khychinchik!

Absolute champions of unbalancing with mass bleating

The road from the camp to the Rechepsta pass

Descent from Rechepsta to the place of the second overnight stay

A little sincere romance... :)

Photos of feet for the eternal lovers of saying that I'm a fool!

The road from the 17-south pass to the Mylgval pass

Ropeless descent from 17 south.

On an "evening jog" near Lake Podskalny

Stone road from Mylgval pass to Agur pass

Sprint traverse from Agur to Fedoseev Pass

Looking south...

Thanks to all the guys for a successful hike! Special respect to Antokha!

And for dessert - a little video!

The Abishir-Akhuba ridge is located near the mountain village of Arkhyz, on the territory of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and is one of business cards this amazingly beautiful area. Undoubtedly, the main attraction of this ridge is the large number of alpine lakes; there are about two dozen of them.

It will take a lot of time and effort to see them all. On this same hike we will visit about seven lakes of the ridge, the largest of which is called Lake Kyafar. It is also the largest lake of all the lakes located on the ridge.

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Day 1

Gathering of hike participants in the village of Romantik (just above the village of Arkhyz), near tourist complex Arkhyz-SKI until 9.00 Next on the gondola cable car we will rise to a height of 2240 m. From here our trekking along the Abishira-Ahuba ridge begins. Today's trek will be only 5 km, but with a good elevation gain, approximately 700 m.

We go in the direction of the Fedoseev Pass

We will have to climb to the Fedoseev Pass, from which, if we are lucky with the weather, a magnificent view of the entire mountainous region opens up, near the village of Arkhyz.

On the approaches to the Fedoseev Pass

From the Fedoseev Pass we move further to the Agur Pass, along a barely noticeable path and a scree slope. Afterwards we will begin our descent to the so-called Turie plateau, the area between the Agur and Mylgval passes, where we will set up camp on the shore of one of the nameless lakes and stay overnight.

Day 2

The second day of the hike will be less intense with difficult climbs than the day before when climbing the Fedoseev Pass. Today we will get acquainted with a number of lakes, the first of which will be Lake Podskalnoye, comfortably located under the Mylgval pass.

Lake Podskalnoye, descent from the Mylgval pass

View of Lake Provalnoe

We'll take a short break here and walk around the surrounding area. Near this place, climbing a small hill, you can fully see the largest lake of the Abishira-Ahuba ridge, Lake Kyafar. Lake Kyafar will remain a little away from us, but we will continue to move to the next lake, namely Lake Azure, where we have planned our next overnight stay. We will devote the remaining time to relaxation and a walk in the vicinity of the lake.

Lake Azure

Day 3

Today we need to overcome the Seventeen North pass. From our side it will not seem criminal, but this is just an illusion. The pass is quite passable for an ordinary person, you just need to know the approach to the matter.

Climbing to the Seventeen North Pass

Step by step, carefully, without dropping stones on our comrades, we will climb the Seventeen North Pass, which offers stunning views of the lakes and passes we have already passed.

View from the Seventeen North Pass

On the other hand, the pass is not so steep and the descent from it will be much easier than the ascent. Along the way we will see several more small, but quite beautiful lakes.

Finally, having finally descended from the pass, we will come to a very beautiful lake Perevalny and where we will stay for the night.

Lake Perevalnoe

In the remaining time we will take a walk to Lake Goluboye, which is located not far from Lake Perevalnoye.

Day 4

Early rise, breakfast and on the road. Today we leave the Abishir-Akhuba ridge and descend into the valley of the Arkhyz River. Leaving Lake Perevalnoye, we will make a short climb to the Rechepsta Pass, from which, just like from the Fedoseev Pass, a gorgeous view of the entire area opens up.

View from the Rechepsta pass

The most interesting thing for today will begin from here, namely a very long and protracted descent to the Arkhyz River.

Having gone down to the river, we will ford it and further along one of the spurs of the ridge, we will move towards the village of Romantik. Here, for the first time since the beginning of the hike, the forest zone will begin, where we will set up camp on the river bank and stay overnight. We will devote the remaining time to rest, make a fire and swim in the Arkhyz River.

Day 5

On the final day of the hike, we return to our starting point and part ways.

Detailed information about the trip, necessary equipment and payment methods, read in the tab

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT

Route thread:

Romantic village - lane. Fedoseeva - per. Agur - lane Mylgval - lake Podskalnoye - lake Provalnoye - lake Lazurnoe - lane. Semnadtsati Severny - Lake Perevalnoe - lane. Rechepsta - Arkhyz river valley - Romantic village

Hike information:

This route involves short day trips due to sudden and large changes in altitude. But despite this, we will have plenty of time for relaxation and photo sessions. Almost all the passes on our way have a difficulty category of 1A-1B. The total mileage of the hike will be about 30 km.

This hike is suitable for people who are in good physical shape, ready to endure heavy loads, and have an understanding of mountain hiking in general. Children over 14 years old accompanied by parents are allowed. Depending on the weather conditions and the condition of the group members, the guide/guide may make adjustments to the route.

This is a full-fledged mountain hike, we carry all equipment (personal and public) and food in backpacks. As a rule, the total weight of this stuff for girls is from 2-5 kg, for guys from 4-7 kg, depending on the number of hiking days. If you don't have your own equipment, you can rent it from us. Rental prices can be found in the section Instructions - Rental.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING WITH YOU:

EQUIPMENT:

Backpack - for girls 50-65l, for boys 65-80l
Sleeping bag (comfort temperature 0 + 5 degrees)
Foam mat (tourist)
Tent
Seat (hob/ass)
Trekking poles - optional
Sunglasses
Headlight
Water container(plastic bottle)
Sunscreen cream SPF 30-50
KLMN (mug, spoon, bowl, knife)
Matches, lighter
Cape for backpack (membrane)
Polyethylene bag 60-100l
Personal care products
Personal first aid kit
Document (passport)

CLOTH:

Two pairs of shoes (one trekking - on a hard platform, the other light for parking - you can wear sneakers)
Two pairs of pants (preferably synthetic)
Thermal underwear (if available)
Minimum three pairs of socks
Two fleece jackets
Two synthetic T-shirts (one long sleeve, the other short)
membrane jacket (wind/waterproof)
Hat, Panama (from the sun)
Sleepwear (can be cotton)
Rain cape (polyethylene)
Gaiters/flashlights (if available)
Fleece gloves

P.S. Before putting it in a backpack, all clothes must be placed in sealed bags, especially paying attention to things for sleeping.

Payment and Prepayment

Payment is made in two stages:
1. Prepayment of 30% of the cost of the event. Necessarily.
2.You pay the remaining amount no later than a week before the start of the event.

Prepayment details are available upon request.

IMPORTANT!
Details for prepayment are sent only from the tour organizer’s page in VK -

We arrived in the village early in the morning. We parked the cars on, for now, free parking, not far from the Vershina hotel. We bought tickets for the cable car and started climbing to the peaks of Arkhyz.

Upper station " milky way» is located at an altitude of 2240 meters. The village remained below, and at the top, about three kilometers from the station, we could already see the pass over which we had to climb on the way to the first place for the night.

We walk towards the Fedoseev Pass, under the warm rays of the sun. There is no trail as such, we only see the end point, at an altitude of almost 3000 meters.
The climb is monotonous, through low grass, almost 3.5 kilometers long. Only about five hundred meters before the pass, the grass is replaced by small powder, on which the path is clearly visible. And as soon as we reached this very crumbling layer, a thick fog descended from the mountains and a fine rain started dripping. Somewhere in the distance thunder roared. There was no trace left of the warmth and sunshine that had been there half an hour ago.
Slowly, like a caravan of heavily laden mules, they climbed up the pass.

For a few minutes, the fog cleared and through a veil of small drops, our goal and the place of the first night appeared in the distance - Agur Lakes.

But they still had a long way to go through stone rubble.

That day the rain never stopped, so we went to the shore of the lake, quickly set up camp and, after having a dry snack, scattered to our tents to rest.

At first light, rested and hungry, we climbed out of the tents. In the sunlight the lakes look much nicer than in rainy, stormy weather.

From the shore you can clearly see the Fedoseev Pass, which is to the left of the peak in the center of the frame, where we came from yesterday.

The water is not warm, but so clean that some could not resist water procedures.

We cooked shulum, had a hearty breakfast, enjoyed the views of the Agur lakes a little more and, having assembled the camp, set off.

Today we had to go to the Azure Lake, but for this we first had to climb the Agur Northern pass.

The height of the pass is 2970 meters, we climbed it along shallow scree, well-fed and well rested, with short stops.

IN good weather from the pass there is a magnificent view of another pass that we have to storm today - Mylgval, but while we were climbing Agur, Mylgval hid in a shroud of fog.

In the circus, between these two passes, there are several large lakes.

Having crossed Mylgval, we immediately discover Lake Podskalnoye. (To understand the scale, if you look closely, you can see a red tent in the center).

After jumping over the rocks on the banks of Podskalny, we came out to the meadows under the Abishir-Ahuba ridge. Here, just below the path we are walking along, lies Lake Provalnoe. It is named so because it discharges its waters into a rocky hole.

The attentive reader will probably have seen a white cellophane canopy on the right side of the frame. Under it, local shepherds hide from bad weather. By the way, since we are talking about shepherds, it would be appropriate to say that the names of the Abishir-Akhuba ridge, along which we have been following all this time, are translated as “the pasture of the Abishirs,” so it may very well be that a descendant of the Abishirs is hiding from the rain under this canopy .

Below from Provalny, Lake Kyafar is located. Kyafar is the largest lake in these places, its length is 800 meters, width is about 300 meters. The name of this lake is interesting. Translated from Turkic, “Kyafar” means “unbeliever,” and this is due to the fact that in the valley of the river of the same name, which flows out of the lake, there live many Russian-speaking people who do not believe in Allah.

A little more effort and we are at the end point of today's route. Lake Azure, also known as Lake Sienkiewicz. Named after the Soviet traveler Yuri Senkevich.

We set up camp on the shore and prepare dinner. And then the mandatory ones water treatments and sound sleep.
Since we usually go to bed when the sun goes down, and it sets at eight o’clock, we get up early and without an alarm clock. So today, at the beginning of six, everyone had already woken up. A hearty breakfast is obligatory and light on the radial route to Lake Perevalnoye.

Being especially lazy, we decided to stay in the camp to sunbathe and swim. Let's stay in touch, fortunately in the age of modern technology this is not a problem.

Another cluster of lakes is located beyond the Seventeen Pass, which is located opposite our camp at an altitude of 2956 meters.

While we were climbing the pass, we thoroughly enjoyed Lake Azure.

The Seventeen Pass turned out to be the most difficult of all that we had to overcome on this route. Even though we walked lightly, we had to sweat.

Having climbed the pass, we come out onto a huge plateau. The top of Mount Rechepsta is visible on the left.

Approaching the cliff of the plateau, we enjoy the views of the lakes. The largest of them is Lake Perevalnoe.

Despite the fact that the calendar says August 20, the snow on the banks has not yet melted, and it is unlikely to melt.

View towards the Seventeen Pass, from where we descended.

While we were relaxing on the shore of the lake, we did not take our eyes off the top of Rechepsta, but this time it did not seduce us, it remained unconquered. But maybe it will be a good reason to return.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PASS

description of the Caucasus passes library of the halt how to pass the technical description of the pass and photographs of the pass saddle saddle pass

Seventeen

It is better to overcome the sheep's foreheads along the path going to the right, along the stream. Having climbed the plateau, we come out to a large beautiful lake. Having gone around it on the right, along the rocky scree we come out to a snow-covered big lake(there are places for overnight stays) (55 min.).

Then we move to the left along the talus couloir along the stream (between the sheep's foreheads and the ridge).

We come out to the first area covered with snow. We climb to the second step, going around the rocky outcrops under the slope of the Abishir-Ahuba ridge.

A small rocky climb precedes the next step. A slight snowy climb leads to a flat, wide area of the lane. Seventeen (1A. 2900).

There are two rounds. One at the indicated place,

the other is at the lowest point of the spur (above the lake). The pass is a wide saddle with places to spend the night.

The descent from the pass is grassy and scree, gentle to the upper plateau of the river. Kyzylchuk. From the plateau we descend along the far right stream (along the path) to the lower large lake. Overnight stays by the lake.

Description compiled by: Karpov Yu.A., Armavir
from the website of the CROCUS tourist club - unfortunately the site does not work

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Seventeen Pass (1B, 2956 m, os-sk) Located in the northern spur of the Abishira-Ahuba ridge north of peak 3097 and connects the Kizylchuk (tributary of the Kyafar) and Kyafar rivers.
From Lake Goluboe in the upper reaches of the Kyzylchuk, a tributary of the Kyafar, the ascent to the Semnadtsati pass begins. The ascent from the lake goes between the “sheep’s foreheads” along the stream, to the left of the waterfall. Near the nameless lake in front of the Seventeen Pass there are many good places for parking. From Blue Lake 1,5 hour. The ascent to the Seventeen Pass is a gentle grassy slope. It takes about 45 minutes to walk to the pass saddle. The descent begins to the left of the tour, approximately 300 m, along a grassy slope with a steepness of 25 degrees. At the bottom, the slope ends with “mutton foreheads”. Next, traverse the slope from right to left. To the left of the saddle, about 100 m, a rocky couloir begins, along which we descend along the stream to Lake Lazurnoe. The couloir is dangerous for rocks! You should move in a tight group. From the saddle of the pass about 40 minutes. Next we go down to Lake Kyafar.