To the foot of Belukha and all Katun

Belukha is one of the largest mountain peaks in Russia, the height of which reaches 4506 m. Here there is always majestic silence and beauty, causing people who have fallen into such places a surge of inner spirituality. Belukha Peak crowns the powerful Katun Ridge, linking it into a single mountain system. There are 169 glaciers on the slopes and in the valleys, feeding many rivers, the main of which is sung in the legends of Katun. The main obstacle on this route is the Karaturek Pass (3060 m). We offer to walk the first part of the route to Oz. Akkem with equestrian escort: horses carry public equipment and food. Tourists carry personal equipment independently.
Katun is the largest river in the Altai Mountains. It starts on the southern slope of the Katunsky ridge near the Belukha mountain (4506 m) from the Gebler glacier at an altitude of about 2000 meters. The length is 688 km. According to the tour program, the alloy passes along the upper and middle part of Katun, starting with the village of Tungur and ending in the village of Chemal. To the upper section of Katun is a complex cascade of rapids "Akkem breakthrough", in the middle course of the river are the rapids of Ilgumen, Shabash, Kadrin pipe, Teldekpen.

The route does not require special physical training, rafting experience is desirable on the water part.
The beginning of the route to the Oz. Akkem (2-4 days) is held by tourists with horse escort: horses carry only public equipment and food. Tourists carry their own personal equipment, for this you need to have a backpack of at least 80 liters. Personal equipment includes a sleeping bag and all the things that a tourist will bring with him. Horses are used to transport cargo at the rate of one horse per three tourists. After the oats. Akkem tourists carry all things themselves, including public equipment - this is the 7th and 8th days of the tour.
Return transfer at the end of the tour:
• In Barnaul / Biysk is carried out in the evening (22:00) of the last day of the tour, arrival in Barnaul about 3-4 in the morning, in Biysk about 1 night of the next day. Return tickets must be purchased the next morning. For example, if the tour ends on July 21, buy a return ticket for July 22 in the early morning or at other times of the day.
• In Gorno-Altaisk is carried out the next day after the end of the tour at 5-6 am (depending on the time of departure). For example, if the tour ends on July 21, the transfer will take place on July 22 at 5 a.m. In this case, you need to book accommodation for one night (from 21 to 22 July). Accommodation at the base in Barangol is not included in the cost of the tour, the cost of living from 500 rubles. Man.

Transport: It is provided depending on the number of tourists in the group: car, minibus, bus.