We will meet in Mineralnye Vody at 9:30 a.m. on the first day.
You can get there by train or by plane, the transfer will pick you up first at the railway station, then at the airport.
We take a minibus to the mountains, it takes about 3 hours to drive.
The first stop is the Taulu glade.
Here we will say goodbye to the transfer, then only on foot!
A light snack, we finish what's left from the train and or we treat ourselves to hichinami with herbal tea.
There are mountains all around us, and we begin to contemplate.
After a snack, we'll check our equipment, change our clothes according to the weather, and send our backpacks on the UAZ, while we walk to catch up with him.
On the first day, we'll go light, get used to the height, the terrain, get a feel for our gear, and start enjoying the process.
In the evening, we arrive at the parking lot, set up camp, assign duty officers.
We will have a delicious dinner over a campfire and the first night in tents.
The crossing is 15 km, the height difference is 450 m.