Ascent to the "Dome of Three Lakes" in Actra

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The Aktru Gorge is located in the mountains of the North Chui range of the Altai Republic. Our hike will include an interesting automobile part both along the Chui tract and along the arid Kurai steppe to the alpine camp.

We will camp in tents and make radial trips light to the Blue Lake and the Bolshoy Aktru glacier, which offers a beautiful view of the very top of Aktru – one of the four thousandth peaks of the Altai Mountains.

The program also includes a training ascent to the Uchitel Pass (altitude 3,100 m). And finally, we will climb to the top of the Dome of Three Lakes(height 3556 m). Of course, we will not be able to do without training in mountaineering skills and special equipment.

It is possible to organize a hike on request, on any date from 01.07. to 31.08 for individual groups of 4 people or more.

Location

Russia, Altai Territory, Biysk

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Tour highlights

"The Dome of Three Lakes"

We will climb to the top of 3556 m., which will end with a magnificent panoramic view

Incredible Blue Lake

We will make a radial exit to the Blue Lake, which is located at an altitude of 2,800 meters

Strength check

This tour will show you what mountain tourism is like and prepare you for more serious climbing

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Biysk. Placement on the base
Meeting in the morning in Biysk (Gorno-Altaisk) of the participants of the hike.
Loading into transport, transfer to the village of Kurai (transfer is paid separately).
Accommodation at the base. Distribution of public goods, food.
Day 2 - The beginning of the route to the Aktru gorge
The active part of our hiking route in the Aktru Gorge begins today.
We wake up, have breakfast and make a drop in an all-terrain vehicle along a mountain field road to a place called "Transshipment" by tourists.
A very bad road begins from the "Transshipment", which we overcome on a local UAZ.
The 8 km road takes a couple of hours, and we arrive at the place, at the Aktru Alpine Camp and set up a base camp, from which we will make radial exits.
Day 3 - Classes on the Bolshoy Aktru glacier
Today will be dedicated to ice classes on the Bolshoy Aktru glacier.
We practice the technique of handling alpine equipment: walking in cats, overcoming ice slopes, organizing insurance on ice, etc.

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Day 4 - Blue Lake
Today we have to make a radial exit to the Blue Lake, which is located at an altitude of 2,800 meters in the moraine pocket of the Bolshoy Aktru glacier.
The main part of the route runs along the Bolshoy Aktru glacier.
After passing by the "Sheep's Foreheads" – a rock barrier, we continue climbing to the lake, next to which there is a glaciologist's house.
After a snack and rest, we go back down to the camp.

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Day 5 - Teacher Pass
Today we are making an acclimatization trip to the Uchitel pass.
The pass is not difficult, its height is 3,100 meters and has a difficulty category of 1A.
The pass offers a magnificent view of the Kurai steppe.
In the evening we return to the base camp.

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Day 6 - The top of the "Dome of Three Lakes" (3556 m)
Early rise and exit.
The journey to the top can take up to 14 hours.
This ascent has a difficulty category of 1B, but it does not present any special difficulties for already acclimatized tourists.
Part of the way goes steeply up through the couloir, then we come to a place called the "Green Hotel", then the path goes along the glacier to the very top.
From the Dome of the Three Lakes, you can see almost the entire Altai – its three main ranges and two steppes, the Kurai and the huge Chuiskaya, which were once the bottom of the ancient Altai Sea!

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Day 7 - Completion of the program. The way back
Our hike to the Aktru gorge is coming to an end, we will have to return along the Chui tract to Biysk (Gorno-Altaisk).
Transfer to Biysk (Gorno-Altaisk) is paid separately.

Difficulty

Does not require specific skills, but one must be in good health

Accommodation

Tent

6 nights

Comfort

Basic

The tour provides accommodation in tents, at the Murkut campsite (the first and last day of the tour) and at the Aktru alpine camp.

The cost of the tour for 1 person: 49,500 rubles.

*For an additional fee, you can stay in cabins on the territory of the campsite, subject to availability.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 8 tourists

Minimum age

18 years old

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Altai Territory, Biysk

Included in price

transfer from the village of Kurai to the Aktru Alpine Camp by an all-terrain vehicle in both directions;
three meals a day along the route (from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last day);
the work of qualified instructors;
sauna in the Aktru alpine camp;
tent accommodation in the Aktru alpine camp;
group climbing and trekking equipment (tents, awning, ropes, campfire, gas, first aid kit, repair kit);
medical insurance (except on days when tourists take ice classes and on the day of climbing the Dome. For these days, tourists arrange insurance on their own).

Paid extra

air tickets to Gorno-Altaisk or railway tickets to Biysk and back;
transfer to Kurai village and back (estimated cost from Biysk to Kurai village and back 10,000 rubles per person, pre-order, payment on site);
meals at the cafe on the way from Biysk/Gorno-Altaisk to the meeting place of the participants;
medical insurance for the active part of the tour;
rental of personal equipment (helmet, ice axe, safety system, zhumar, trigger device, etc.).

It's important to know

trekking boots;
second shoes for the camp (sneakers);
helmet;
backpack;
at least two sets of clothes;
hiking jacket;
the jacket is warm for the camp;
raincoat;
sleeping bag;
passport, medical insurance policy;
polyurethane foam mat;
The tourist seat is a hob;
trekking sticks;
headdress;
sunglasses;
headlamp;
lighter, matches, dry fuel;
mug, spoon, bowl, knife;
toilet paper;
washing accessories;
sunscreen;
personal medicines.

Dates and Prices

Individual dates available on request

1 Jul – 31 Aug, 2025

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15 – 21 Jul, 2025 7 days 6 nights

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27 Jul – 2 Aug, 2025 7 days 6 nights

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7 – 13 Aug, 2025 7 days 6 nights

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