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The Main Ural is a mountain range on the border of the Sverdlovsk region (Northern Urals) and the Perm region. It stretches from northeast to southwest in the upper reaches of Sosva. Coincides with the main Ural watershed. The length of the ridge reaches 52 km. The height in the northern part is up to 1400 m, in the southern part – up to 1000 m. The highest point is Mount Humboldt (1410.7 m). Other significant peaks: Bolshaya Khodovskaya Sopka (1338.8 m), Mount Pallas (1337.7 m), Mount Lepekhina (1330 m), Trident (1204.5 m), Sosvinsky Kamen (954 m) and Kazansky Kamen (1035 m ).
The ridge is poorly dissected, the peaks are flat and dome-shaped, the slopes are steep, almost completely covered with fresh bedrock debris (kurumniks) with a dense network of tectonic disturbances. Up to 800-900 m, the slopes are covered with forest, higher up there are mountain tundra and meadows, and along the tops there are stone placers. @Illustrated Encyclopedia of Local Lore URAL, Kvist Publishing House, 2013
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popular with tourists. Firstly, it is relatively easily accessible. Severouralsk is located 45 km from the southern end of the ridge, and the village of Vsevolodo-Blagodatskoye is 35 km from its northern end. Buses run to Severouralsk from Yekaterinburg (450 km), Vsevolodo-Blagodatskoye, in turn, is connected by bus from Severouralsk (45 km, buses run 3 times a day).
Before the resumption of the Denezhkin Kamen reserve, the routes traditionally included the Main Ural Range and Mount Denezhkin Kamen. On the one hand, this added complexity to the route, on the other hand, it made it possible to first see the next destination of the journey from afar, and then see the traversed section from the side. Denezhkin Stone is clearly visible from the State University of Agriculture even now, but tourists are not allowed there - it is a protected area.

However, the traverse of the Main Ural Range is still possible and interesting (52 km, difficulty category 1A in summer, 1B in winter). Both options require a long time and are only suitable for well-prepared travelers. Moreover, the winter traverse of GUKh can become a serious test for real pros: the air temperature here drops to -40°C, and the wind above the forest line knocks you off your feet.



Six peaks of the Main Ural Range exceed 1000 m above sea level. The highest point of the ridge is Mount Humboldt (1410.7 m); on old maps it appears under the name Lyampa Kutimskaya, after the name of the river that originates from the lake on its slope. The peak was renamed in 2001 on the initiative of the Sverdlovsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society in memory of the German traveler and scientist Alexander Humboldt (1769-1859), who left a huge mark on the history of exploration of the Urals.

As a “light” option, we recommend climbing the southernmost peaks of GUKh - mountains Sosvinsky Kamen (954 m) and Kazan Kamen (1035 m). Moreover, several bases have appeared near these peaks, and you can combine this trip with a trip to the Zhigalan waterfalls and a hike to Kvarush.
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We went to Sosvinsky stone . Sosvinsky Stone is a mountain in the Northern Urals (Sverdlovsk region), adjacent to the Main Ural Range. It is called Sosvinsky Stone because it is located near the source of the Bolshaya Sosva River.

So, we went in the opposite direction, passing again. After some time, a beautiful one opened up to us.

View from the road to the Main Ural Ridge.

Pine tree with a view of the GUKH.

I must say, we had one of popular routes Northern Urals - “Zhigalansky waterfalls - Sosvinsky stone”

Base "Zvezda" on Sosvinsky stone.

Finally we arrived at a turning point, near which there was a sign welded from metal corners in the shape of a five-pointed star. It's only a short distance to the Zvezda tourist base. It works all year round. We arrived there around 5-6 pm. The base turned out to be quite decent for the taiga wilderness.

Dining room with attic, on the second floor there is a guest room with a dozen beds. There is a fireplace in the dining room and even a satellite TV. Two more houses for tourists; one is a barracks type - with about 10 rooms for two and three people, the other is smaller with 4 rooms, it is called a house with a fireplace. At the time we were there (2007), another house was being built. Electricity at the base comes from a generator and turns on in the evening. Heating is stove-water. There is a bathhouse. The toilet is outside. The cost of living is 500 rubles/day per person (2012 price), this includes bed linen, a bathhouse, and use of a kitchen; you must bring your own food. There are places for barbecues, places for tents, there is even a small wooden jump for skiers and some kind of football field with goals.

A stream flows between the buildings of the dining room and bathhouse, which then turns into the Bolshaya Sosva River, which merges with Malaya Sosva to form the Sosva River.

In general, you can relax quite well at the Zvezda base, despite the fact that all this is located in close proximity to the State University of Culture, because the camp site itself is located at an altitude of almost 700 m.

The dining room of the Zvezda camp site against the backdrop of the mountains.

Off-road equipment at the camp site.

The source of Bolshaya Sosva.

The nature here is beyond words, mesmerizing. Very beautiful sunsets, the sun sets just behind the mountains.

Sunset over the Sosvinsky stone.

It was also very interesting to watch the clouds as they caught on the tops of the mountains.

Twilight in the mountains.

Climbing Sosvinsky Stone.

The next day, the long-awaited climb to the GUKH. Our guide was one of the base workers. We crossed the stream and followed a path, not even a path, along a clearing in the forest, made by the base workers especially for tourists. Around there are old trees covered with moss and lichen, huge fern leaves. You walk like in a fairy tale in a dense forest. After about 15 minutes, rocky mountain slopes covered with open forests opened up. Gradually the climb became steeper, and so the nature changed and began to resemble mountain tundra with dwarf trees. Underfoot are huge boulders covered with moss.

Mountain tundra. Sosvinsky stone.

On one of the glaciers of the Sosvinsky stone.

- “Look, what is this? Water is dripping from the lower edge of the glacier, and there too, but now a small stream is flowing along the slope, gradually increasing. Wow, there are whole thickets of grass along the banks of this stream. So here it is, what kind of river.”

It's very close to the top. Five minutes and here she is. Oh, what beauty, the picture that opened up took everyone’s breath away. The top of the Sosvinsky stone is a wide plateau, on which closer to east side, a mountain of stone boulders 3-4 meters high, and the western part of the plateau is covered with vegetation and there is already the Perm region. Approaching this side of the plateau, a view opens out over the valley, and ridges and mountains and again mountains and ridges. Even your head begins to spin from overwhelming delight. There are also ridges of mountain ranges to the north and south. This is a whole mountainous country and there is no end to it.

The top of the Sosvinsky stone.

If you look to the east, where we came from, the endless taiga with the island of our camp site stretches under our feet.

View from the mountains to the camp site.

Standing there at the top, you feel peace and tranquility, and boundless happiness.

What other routes can be laid from the Zvezda camp site?

The climb to the Sosvinsky Stone itself took about 40-50 minutes for us - a group of people with no experience hiking trips. Well, if you are prepared, have the appropriate clothes and shoes, you can go from Sosvinsky Stone further west through the valley to Kazansky Stone. And if you follow the ridge to the north, you can reach the Denezhkin Stone nature reserve. Or you can go along the source and reach the Bolshaya Sosva River. In general, it would be a fantasy, but any route can be invented.

The best time for tourism in the Northern Urals is the month of July, as it is the warmest, so to speak the Velvet season in these parts. In July, snow can still fall, and in August it is already a bit cold in the mountains, with a piercing icy wind at the top. Well, for those who are not afraid of snow or rain, at least all year round come here. Romance. Fortunately, the base, as I already said, is open year-round. In winter, ski tourists come here, you can come here and plow through the snowy expanses. By the way, you can ski here until July. Snow in the mountains does not melt for a long time.

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The main Ural ridge - and this is official geographical name mountain range, stretching from north to south for 52 kilometers. The Main Ural Ridge is a kind of stone belt, a natural border between the Perm and Sverdlovsk regions, between Europe and Asia.

Taiga fir-spruce and cedar forests reach up the ridge up to 800-900 meters, then there are birch forests and alpine meadows, and the tops of the ridge are kurumniks. In the northern part of the ridge there are steeper slopes with a slope of up to 45 degrees. The western slope of the ridge is gentler, and even in winter you will not need special equipment. But in snowy winters the snow here is deep.

At the foot of the eastern slope lies the border of the Denezhkin Kamen reserve, one of the few places where virgin flora and fauna have been preserved, which is a generally recognized reference area of ​​the northern taiga. The highest point of the ridge (1410 meters) is named after the outstanding German naturalist A. Humboldt, who traveled throughout Russia and, in particular, studied the Ural region in 1829 at the personal invitation of the Russian Emperor. As a result of the trip, these scientists wrote a major work, in which one of the chapters was called “The System of the Urals Mountains.”

If you look to the north from the top of Humboldt, you can see two more peaks - Mount Pallas, named after another Russian-German naturalist who visited here in 1770, and Mount Lepekhin, which bears the name of the academician of wildlife taxonomy, the first Russian researcher of medicinal plants Ivan Ivanovich Lepekhin.

Other significant peaks: Bolshaya Khodovskaya Sopka (1338.8 m), Sosvinsky Kamen (954 m) and Kazansky Kamen (1035 m).

The whole chain Ural mountains stretches in a continuous hill almost from Arctic Ocean all the way to the Caspian steppes. But why is such a truly great phenomenon of the lithosphere called so unpoetically? In fact, the rock massif is so significant in height and extent that no one dares to call it anything other than the Ural Range or simply the Main Range.

In ancient times these mountains were called Riphean. The Mansi people call it Ner - “stone”, “stone wall”. It has always served local residents as a natural barrier to the prevailing western air flow. These winds transport the bulk of precipitation, significant cloudiness, and form the temperature regime. The cold breath of the Arctic also has an effect. Winter here lasts 5-6 months, with snow cover on average 164 days a year.

The main Ural ridge is beautiful all year round, but it is worth considering that in winter the Kvarkush plateau and Zhigalan waterfalls - from October to the end of May - can only be reached by snowmobile.

How to get there

First you need to get to Severouralsk by car, this is the most convenient option, by bus (from Yekaterinburg there are buses several times a day, cost about 1000 rubles, from Perm there is a direct flight without transfers once a day, leaves in the morning, cost 1300 rubles) or by train to Serov or Ivdel, the distance from them 80-90 km to Severouralsk. If your car is not off-road, then you will have to rent a car in advance.

For autotourists, you can spend at least two days (1 night) on the route, but this is during the longest summer days, in which case you will have time to see the GUH in the southern part and the Zhigalan waterfalls at dawn. There will be no time left for Kvarkush. Therefore, without taking into account the road, plan two overnight stays.

You can climb Northern part ridge, but this is still a route for real tourists, because you have to ford rivers and spend the night in a tent. You need to get along the Krivinskaya road to the Kriv base (60 km, 4 hours) or to the clearings, and there you need to find a path to the Sosva River, which you can ford, and then again look for a path through the swamp. To the foot of the GUKh - approximately 6-7 km. To stay overnight, it is better to find a hut on the left bank of the Khodovaya River. And from here you can make radial exits to the Northern or Southern part of the ridge. In summer the road is very bad. Peaks convenient for visiting from the Kriv base: Mount Humboldt, Sportsmen-Skiers, Mount Pallas, Mount Lepekhina.

The southern part of the ridge can be reached along the gravel road to the Zhigalan waterfalls. We leave Severouralsk, drive through Pokrov-Uralsky and then in a straight line (60 km, 4 hours). Way to go local residents They even drive ordinary Zhiguli cars, but it’s better not to take risks.

If you walk along the ridge from south to north (40 km), of course, this is a route for professional tourists, it will take from 4 to 14 days, with overnight stays in tents on the ridge.

4 Feb 2015

Main Ural Ridge 2015 (Ski trip Northern Urals) (maps +GPS track)

Main Ural Ridge 2015 (Ski trip Northern Urals)

131 ZIL moves smoothly and confidently across the packed snowfield. The cabin is warm and cozy, the driver Yuri talks about rocket stages falling from the sky, about the illegal family business of gold panning, listens and is surprised about the Kuril Islands.

2 am on January 2, 2015, I begin to yawn, the turmoil of the past days lies on my shoulders, the New Year, a thousand-kilometer journey from Ufa to Severouralsk. Stop, at the invitation of the driver we go out into the cold, the frost is severe at 30 degrees. Tagir gets out of the kung, the rest of the group is lazy or sleepy.
We climb up a small hill and moonlight A white giant appears before us - the Main Ural Range (hereinafter referred to as GUKH), our goal and my long-standing point of visit. For a long time I wanted to lay a trail on it, but it just so happened that the Northern Urals, which lie only 800-1000 km from our native Southern Urals, are rarely visited by Ufa tourists, and the reason for this is simple: it’s not interesting to take a vacation and go, it’s too close, there are too many others more distant unusual places, and without vacation there is a catastrophic lack of time.
So GUH was on the wish list, waiting for the long New Year's weekend in 2015. 11 days is enough to go through an interesting ski route from Asia to Europe, starting in the Sverdlovsk region and finishing in the Perm region, I decided. Luck was favorable and allowed us to assemble a strong and beautiful team of 7 people.

And so I stand and look at the white silhouette in the night, wishes invariably come true, the main thing is not to sit idly by, I think.
Having quickly chilled, we climb back into the cabin and drive the rest of the seventy-kilometer journey, to the Zvezda tourist base, without stopping.
At the entrance to the camp site, at the turn, there were several four-wheel drive passenger cars, people came to celebrate New Year. We set up a tent and fall asleep for 4 hours, dividing this short period of time into duty at the stove.

January 2.
We leave at 8.00. Descent from the road to the Zvezda camp site. The camp site is sleeping. Along the road driven by snowmobiles towards the ridge we climb to the southern tip of GUKH, it is frosty and there is a clear sky above us, but according to the law of meanness, the horizon in the south and east is covered with a gray haze. There is no dawn.

We go out onto the snowy fields of the ridge; a giant desert with little snow stretches to the north, getting lost in the distance.

The snow is quite dense, but it’s harder to walk without skis, sometimes you fall through.

We move along the watershed all day, cross the peak 1189.7, Sosvensky 1204.5 and in the evening we descend into the forest zone.

15 km covered in a day. While the guys are setting up camp, I’m following tomorrow’s path a couple of kilometers up the ravine to peak 1166.3

Let's try our local know-how. For the first time, we took with us a small chainsaw and 1.5 liters of gasoline. The result exceeds all expectations. The process of collecting firewood is simplified and accelerated significantly.

January 3.
The night passed calmly and warmly, the wind increased and the weather worsened. Howls are heard overhead. I suggest you still try and go to the top, the guys agree. We start at 8.00 on the ski track and then through dense snow we go beyond the peak of 1166.3 to the plateau of the ridge.

Strong wind and zero visibility, but we can go, we go in a dense group, the speed is high. Traversing peak 1153.0 on the descent there is a problem with the skis, I discover a crack.

The Northern Urals sastrugi could not withstand “Vyatka”. After lunch, the weather deteriorates, we decide to go down to the gully emerging from under the peak “Ridge 1338.6” while we are going to the ravine, the wind is getting so strong that we can calmly lean forward and, leaning against its flow, stand without falling. The descent into the forest area causes some difficulties, the slope is quite steep, interspersed with soft snow, firn and kurum outcrops, all this against the backdrop of strong winds and a blowing snow that sometimes hides the participants of the descent. At such moments you understand how true the eastern proverb is: “a man in the mountains is like a tear in the eyelashes of Allah.” The mountain sweeps us down like a dog shakes off water, in one easy movement.

The last 200 metro is not a descent, but an escape, faster into the forest zone, under its protection, from this fierce wind. 15 km covered, and approximately 40% of the ridge. In the evening, a council of technicians consisting of Shamil Nuryev and Alexey Bolotov performs a complex operation on the ski. The result, as time will tell, is excellent.

4 January.
The weather is finally turning bad. It is warm, it snows periodically, clouds cover the ridge from a height of 700-800 meters. We walk along the edge of the forest zone, 20-50 meters above it.

Snow is dense, present. There is almost no path. We walk 15 km in a day and stand in the area of ​​the southern source of the Lyampa Kutimskaya River under the mountain of the same name, highest point ridge.
Tomorrow we are planning a radial climb to the top. We hope that the weather will clear up, although, of course, there are no prerequisites for this.

5 January.
We leave an hour earlier than usual, at 7 am. Dawn in 3 hours, until sunset 9.

In total, daylight hours at a given latitude last about 5.5 hours at this time of year, which also makes adjustments to the movement of the group.
The weather has not improved, it is cloudy, sometimes there are loads of snow, we return 1 km back and climb to the ridge along the gentlest slope in this part of the ridge. We go to the watershed on skis, the ski jumper works excellently, although our comrades also climb without it without any problems, but if the whole group was on the ski jumper, we could just go straight and up, without lengthening the route with endless meanders along the slope. Having reached the ridge, we leave our skis and traverse about another 1 km to the top of Lampa Kutimskaya (Humbolt).

10 minutes before sunrise we are at the top. There is milk all around, one can assume that the ascent was done solely for show, not for show, we eat a chocolate bar and go down.

We are lucky, the wind is not strong, we quickly reach the skis and, scooping them up, begin to descend, no matter how much we would like to put on the skis and slide down, this is absolutely impossible.

There is white nothingness around us, everything merges and visibility is no more than 10-20 meters. In such conditions, it’s easy to break your skis or break your head. When the slope flattens out significantly, we put on our skis and immediately understand how we did the right thing, without trying to ski down higher, it seems that a small slope and a smooth descent in conditions of complete disorientation play strange tricks on the mind. At one point in the descent I realize that I have been standing still for some time, but my brain is sending confident signals that I am moving. Any surface irregularities occur unexpectedly and cause falls.
By noon we go down to the tent, have lunch and decide to walk another 5-7 km before sunset.

We go to a separate kurum peak, rising in the middle of the forest. We stand on one of its terraces with great view to the route taken. Taking into account the radial distance, 18 km were covered.

6th January.
Life returned to normal. Rise at 6 a.m., breakfast in bed, leisurely preparations and at 8 a.m. the group is on the route.
A small section through the forest, and again onto a dense snow-covered slope, it’s good to go. At some point, Tatyana notices the glow of a fire below in the valley in the middle of the forest. We shout, and after a few minutes they answer us with flashlights. People are standing under the pass across the western side spur of the ridge, it is logical to assume that they came from the north, and if so, it means that our ski tracks coincide in some part, it would be a shame not to use the ready-made ski track.

We go towards them, in the area of ​​​​the northern source of the Lyampa Kutimskaya River we meet the tail of a large group. Tourists from Perm, Meridian tourist club. The group is large, 23 people, as often happens, the head does not know what the tail is doing and vice versa, all our attempts to find out the route fail, no one can really explain the route and the place of the supposed drop. This is very strange for us. At each stop, maps and navigators walk around all group members. Having said goodbye to the Permians, we climb up to the pass in the milk, the ski track is lost on the dense blown snow, and we again lead our own. The weather is clearly improving, the sky is turning blue in the gaps.

When descending into the forest from the left slope of the western spur of the ridge, it gets significantly colder. Literally with every step it becomes colder, apparently the cold air lingered in front of a natural barrier and sank into the valley of the Bolshaya Paimara River. We decided to get up early, at the top 684.0, with an excellent view of the GUKH,

in the evening we have the pleasure of observing a little sunlight and the giant snow-white ridge we have covered in 5 days. 13.5 km covered.

Jan. 7.
So we broke out of the GUKH, we are trailing through the forest towards Mount White Stone, the snow is deep, it’s hard to trail, but against the backdrop of a strong cold snap, this is rather a plus. Coming out into the clearing, I turn to the south and rejoice at the wonderful picture: the cyclone is leaving, as evidenced by the many lenticular clouds blazing in the dawn rays above the ridge.

A couple of hours before sunset we go out to the southern slopes of White Stone, the sun is shining brightly in the blue sky, the frost burns our face. There was a fire here, the trees are bare and dead.

We find a convenient site and decide to immediately go to the top of the mountain, while there is time and weather. A steep climb and we reach the summit plateau, Mount Shudya-Pendysh sparkles in the west,

and, indeed, it somewhat resembles Manaraga, we will go to it tomorrow, but for now, forward to the top! On the plateau there is forest-tundra, transformed into heroes of snow fairy tales.

Shamil and Dinara are a little behind, resolving some issues at the bivouac, and Andrei and Tagir go ahead, trailing the ski track to the top. We stand in complete calm and admire the surrounding views, but the serenity disappears when the gaze reaches the top of the ridge; it’s strange that it’s quiet here, but literally a couple of kilometers along the entire 200-meter climb there is a strong wind. And if you consider that the temperature is no higher than 30 degrees, the prospect becomes completely unpleasant. I share my thoughts with Lesha, saying that just the sight of these snow flags makes me feel cold.
Lesha asks if it makes sense to go upstairs in this weather, I think it’s worth a try, especially since the guys have already begun to climb to the top, they are clearly visible to us on its snow-white edge.

Tanya and I leave our skis below the peak and begin the climb; it’s blowing hard and with every meter of ascent the wind speed increases. We involuntarily climb to the east, under the protection of the slope from the westerly wind, and so we rise to the first step.
One step from behind the slope, taken by me onto the flat surface of the step, and I understand the complete meaninglessness of what is happening. I can’t see anything, fine snow dust fills my eyes, the wind blows right through. No, there’s no point in going to the top, it’s still about 1.5 km away, and the sun is almost at the horizon. A couple more seconds and my eyes are stuck together, I can hardly discern the path of descent, the mask on my face has frozen over and turned into a rigid structure. I turn Tanya around and down, we get to Lesha, he says that the guys are not visible and he is worried about them.

I don’t feel much anxiety, I’m sure they couldn’t have gone much further than I went, and the visibility on the mountain is excellent, but we separate, Lesha in a ski mask goes up higher to see where the guys are, and I go down with the rest of the guys to the foot. We wait below, after 10 minutes all three appear on the slope and descend towards us. The evening and sunset are stunningly beautiful, very delicate colors.

In the parking lot there is a small problem with the chainsaw, last night it was warm, today it’s a fairy tale and the sawdust that has accumulated on the chain has frozen and does not allow it to move.

All this is cleaned off and we, without going far, cut down 3 medium-sized burnt spruce trees. Apparently, the fact that we get up later than usual, choose trees in the dark, more tired than usual, plays a cruel joke on us, in the evening in the tent it turns out that some of the firewood is damp and burns poorly, and to top it all off, the temperature drops significantly . This night becomes the coldest and smokiest of our ski trip.
Over the past day we covered 18.4 km.

January 8.
Everyone is angry as hell, the smoky cold night did not allow us to rest, especially since the morning is clearly colder than yesterday evening, we begin the journey by descending into the valley of the Left Rassokha River. It’s easy to go down and it’s very cold; your hands and feet quickly get cold and are reluctant to warm up after intense work. The cold by the river is unbearable, it’s time to take a walk, but without slowing down, we make our way up in the deep, loose snow, and that’s the only way to warm ourselves up.
The sun rises in a clear blue sky, the anticyclone continues to pamper us with wonderful views. Almost the entire walking day we walk through the forest, climbing an unnamed forested ridge. After lunch we go out to a clearing, which rewards our eyes, hungry for views of the mountains during the day.

Here she is Shudya-Pendysh, very close, a beauty in a white veil woven by the western wind. But we will only be on the mountain tomorrow. Another couple of kilometers and we stop for the night on the edge of a large clearing.

15 kilometers covered.

January 9.
In the morning we go to the mountain lightly, hoping to be at the top by dawn. We climb high on skis on dense snow, further, where the mountain slope begins to climb up, quite steeply, we take off our skis and go on foot. The snow is dense and lighter comrades easily go up, I carry a backpack with the things necessary for the radial exit and fall heavily.
From time to time I turn to the horizon and am annoyed at the haze that covers its edge; apparently a beautiful sunrise may not please us today.

At the top, a cold wind blows, traditional chocolate and the anticipation of magic, the moment when the sun appears from behind the edge of the Main Ural Ridge. Our entire journey is in full view, past and future, the endless ocean of the taiga ripples at our feet, in places with white mountain tops, like white lambs on the crests of a wave.

The haze clears a little, and here it is, the most exciting and wonderful moment of the day, his birth. The red sun slowly rises over the ridges, illuminating the world with light.

We admire it a little, take a group photo and begin our descent.

At the foot, Tanya and I pause to take photographs and find ourselves in the indescribable beauty of the morning light. For the second year in a row in January I see such light and color, unreal, bright, tender! On the opposite side of the sunrise is turquoise!

In the direction of the sun, soft pink, red, purple... the colors change on the snow-white leaf of the mountain. We take pictures without feeling our fingers, probably at this very moment Tanya once again freezes their tips, but for the sake of such moments it is worth suffering, for the sake of such moments it is worth doing ski tourism. You will never see such pristine and delicate beauty anywhere in the city.

But this golden morning hour is short, the colors change like in a kaleidoscope, and now the sun is bright and harsh. Let's go, let's go to civilization! Soon, according to the map and satellite images, a road and logging should appear.

We reach it 2 hours before sunset and walk another 5 km along the road. The road is wonderful, perfectly cleaned, suitable for passenger cars, it is used for exporting timber, and from time to time KamAZ trucks loaded with timber overtake us.

In the lumberjacks' trailer we learn that at night the thermometer dropped to -45, and even now it is not much warmer. The sun goes below the horizon, and we get up for the night.
As always, when people begin to smell the “smell” of civilization, fermentation begins in their minds...
According to the plan and agreement with the Solikamsk travel agency “Argo”, we have one more crossing, an overnight stay in the area of ​​​​the bridge across the Uls River, and only on January 11 at 9.00 a minibus should pick us up. Alexey suggests the option of trying to get a passing KamAZ truck to the village of Vaya and either calling a minibus earlier, or organizing an intermediate drop-off to the village.
The proposal is not without meaning, and everyone wants to have at least one day before going to work, so we decide that in the morning Alexey will go out to catch a passing KamAZ, and we will walk to the bridge over the Uls River, taking his skis.
It’s a strange thing, the wood in the tent is burning happily, but the heat we’re used to is still not there. All corners are covered with frost more abundantly than usual, the bright moon illuminates the “space” outside the tent, the mountains are visible for many kilometers around.
We walked 19 kilometers during the day.

January 10.
We hear the noise of KamAZ trucks all night, which is reassuring. After breakfast, Alexey goes into the darkness to watch for a ride on the road, we also slowly pack our things. An hour later I leave the tent, judging by the fact that we did not hear the noise of the engine, Lesha is still on the road. Very cold. I select coals from the stove, take an armful of the remaining firewood, take it to the road, the fire will warm...
After 30 minutes, the first empty KamAZ passes in the opposite direction, in Vai it was 49, it’s clear why they didn’t heat the wood!
At 8.30 we leave towards Vai, Alexey is still on the road. There is a descent ahead of us, we put on our skis and go down.

Usually the descent is a joy, but in this situation it becomes a problem; it is several kilometers long and freezes very quickly. Oh thank the gods, the road went uphill! We tie the skis behind and forward intensively upward. How is Lesha doing alone on the road... After 30 minutes I notice a lonely point behind me. There are no options, our friend is catching up with us, we are waiting. He comes up and says that there is no point in waiting alone and goes with us. The right decision, the first loaded KamAZ appears only 2 hours later and picks up our friend, leaving the cold news that it is now about -45 degrees.

It’s the first time I’ve encountered such temperatures, the first time I can’t stay warm for a long time, walking uphill under a heavy backpack. So, almost without stopping, we fly the remaining 20 kilometers to the bridge over the Uls River.

Right at the bridge, a timber truck stops and the driver who picked up Lesha tells us that in 2 hours a car will come for us. Great news! But we need to pass this time, and it is absolutely impossible to stand in the cold.
20 minutes of well-coordinated work and we are in the tent, the firewood is making a cheerful noise, the hero of today arrives in a passing KamAZ, with good news, reports that the bus will come for us today, that the office was not surprised by his call, they said that the bus has already left for us , since they were sure that we would leave earlier due to severe frosts. Such insight is amazing.
Literally 30 minutes later the bus arrives. Quickly, quickly, we assemble the tent, load up, and do last photo and in the warmth of a hot car.

Warmth spreads throughout the body, arms and legs swell, a long road home lies ahead...
And 50 grams of cognac for Victory!

Figures for a ski trip in the Northern Urals
1. Walking days 9
2. Distance covered 150 kilometers
3. Travel budget 12 tr. per person.
4. Throwing - throwing:
– Ufa – Severouralsk. Minibus FIAT. Driver Stanislav 89899547563. Best recommendations.
– Severouralsk - t/b Zvezda. GAZ 131 with kung, UAZ. Yuri 89045421768 He is engaged in transporting tourists all year round. Best recommendations.
Leonid is also involved in transportation. URAL. 89045479000
– Vaya – Ufa. The transfer was organized by the Argo travel agency. http://argoturs.ru, best recommendations.

Photo Oleg Chegodaev, Tatyana Olkova

Main Ural ridge or simply GUKH - a chain of mountains stretching from south to north, separating the European and Asian parts of Eurasia. The length of the ridge exceeds 50 kilometers, it is the largest mountain range in the chain of the Ural Mountains. Includes several large mountains, which are of great interest to tourists. Also, the Main Ural Range is the administrative border of the Perm Territory and the Sverdlovsk Region. Visiting these picturesque place will open for you the very heart of the Ural Mountains.

Mount Humboldt - among the Ural Mountains

The most high peak in the system of the Main Ural Range (GUR) is Mount Humboldt. Its height is 1410 meters. The top of the mountain is located in the Sverdlovsk region, the foot of the western part is in the Perm region. Until the 21st century, the mountain was called Lampa Kutimskaya, named after the Lampa River, flowing from the foot. Next, the Lyampa flows into the Kutim River, which is part of the Vishera River basin.

Mount Humboldt is interesting for its harmony. Half of the mountain, 700 meters, is occupied by forest, and the second half is occupied by rocks made of kurumnik. From north to south the mountain stretches for 5.5 kilometers, from west to east for 4 kilometers. The slopes of the mountain are quite steep, so winter time snow is possible. The most convenient time to visit the mountain is from June to September. Already in the first month of autumn, the first snow and the establishment of snow cover are possible.

The path to Mount Humboldt is organized through Sverdlovsk region. The casting begins in the city of Severouralsk, from which the Main Ural Range is 40 kilometers away. When visiting the mountain, we recommend using the services of a guide who knows the area. Despite the fact that climbing the mountain does not present any great difficulties, the services of a guide will help you choose the most optimal route and avoid getting lost.

GPS coordinates of Mount Humboldt 60°22’21.63″N 59°11’00.94″E

Kazan stone - memory of gold

It is located in the eastern part of the Krasnovishersky district of the Perm region. The southwestern part of the Main Ural Range (GUR) chain. The height of the Kazan Stone is 1035 meters above sea level. Despite its relatively small size, it dominates the area. Stone - favorite place tourists with an initial level of training. This is where you can begin your acquaintance with the Main Ural Range.

Kazan Stone is covered with forests up to approximately 800 meters. Further about 200 meters there are rocks from kurumnik. The shape of the mountain is dome-shaped and the top is flat. Kazan Rock is not as steep as Mount Humboldt, which is why it is recommended for beginner hikers. The snow cover melts at the end of May. The mountain is open to tourists both in summer and winter.

The toponymy of the mountain is of great interest. Scientists believe that the name of the mountain was given by the Kazan gold mine located nearby. The mine operated from the beginning of the 20th century, and was closed after the depletion of gold-bearing rocks in the middle of the century. The Surya River, where gold was mined in the past, originates right at the Kazan Stone. Also, the Polkhovka River originates here, the waters of which flow into the Uls River.

Among other peaks of the Main Ural Range, Sosvinsky Stone can be distinguished. This mountain is located in the southeastern part of the ridge, next to the Kazan Stone. The height of the Sosvinsky stone is 955 meters, so it is somewhat lost in sight of the Kazan stone. Climbing the mountain is not very difficult, so it is also suitable for beginner hikers.