New Year's hike in the Urals

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

The meeting of the group at 12:50 in Chelyabinsk at the historical museum at ul. Labor, 100.

To get there by plane:

You need to arrive at Chelyabinsk airport (December 30, January 2) before 12-00, you can fly (January 5, January 8) starting from 14-00;

When buying tickets, pay attention to the luggage, it must be at least 10 kg!

By train:

You need to arrive in Chelyabinsk (December 30, January 2) no later than 12-30 

If the train passes Zlatoust station and you are ready to skip the museum tour, you can take tickets to Zlatoust and join the group there at 16:00 (December 30, January 2). 

You can leave Chelyabinsk from 12:00 (January 5, January 8).

This is a hiking trip, we walk with our own feet along pre-prepared trails.

No special equipment is needed, just warm and comfortable winter shoes.

There is a lot of snow in the Urals, but where we walk, the trails are specially "trampled" by snowmobiles, and when climbing to the peaks, the wind copes with this. There is a lot of snow outside the trails. If you accidentally collapse, it can suddenly become a lot. 

Special training is not required, only good physical shape and moral readiness for the declared loads are needed, since hiking under a backpack and walking in the snow is more difficult than just walking along trails. 

Well, you need to be prepared for harsh winter weather conditions.

Children are allowed on the route from the age of 13, accompanied by adults.

And although this hike is available to everyone who knows how and loves to walk, those who are physically prepared will have more fun. 

What can I do to make it easier? Cardio and endurance training are our everything!

Do OFP and lead an active lifestyle, walk up the stairs more often and walk longer - on the ascents and descents your body will thank you for not forgetting about it.

Important: the subjective assessment of the difficulty of the hike strongly depends on the weather and the physical form of the individual participant. In the same group, it will be easier for someone, more difficult for someone, but everyone will cope! 

We spend the night in equipped shelters, in warm houses. There will be either wooden houses or insulated tents with a stove. 

It's warm enough inside, but you still need to sleep in sleeping bags. Foam is not needed. There is no electricity.

A full 3 meals a day camping trip will be organized in our campaign. A stew of GOST (97.5% meat) of the highest quality is added to each lunch and dinner.

We respect and appreciate vegetarians, for them we bring all the food to readiness and put it on plates before the stew turned out to be in it.

We will also take into account all the comments on food that you leave in the questionnaire before going, but do not forget to remind the attendants about them immediately before cooking.

On the route, the food is prepared by the participants themselves, under the strict guidance of an instructor. Several duty officers responsible for cooking are assigned for each day. We cook on gas and burners. Familiarize yourself with the camping menu in advance and do not be afraid to stay hungry, all the food is calculated according to the norms, taking into account the loads. If desired, you can take some nice things with you, without which life is not a joy at all, but their volume and weight should be minimal!

Do not forget that this is a backpacking trip and we carry all the food in our backpacks.

We will also prepare a set of festive sweets for the New Year's table. 

Each participant can contribute to the creation of a festive mood and buy / cook / get some additional goodies that you associate with the holiday and the new year! 

It can be anything that will cheer you up and those around you. On the 31st, we'll put everything on the table and be happy. 

In short: it's going to be cold. Definitely needed.

And now for more details: 

The weather can be different. There may be pleasant -10s, or frosts up to -30 may hit.

Warm clothes and a down jacket are necessary.

Even if the forecast shows +20, please don't believe it!) After all, forecasts show the temperature in the nearest city, not in the mountains. And it's always colder in the mountains.

And also, unlike in the city, you won't have the opportunity to stop by a cafe or shop on the way to warm up: it's just you and the stock of things that you brought with you.

It can even get hot when crossing under a backpack. But it's worth stopping, taking off your backpack at a rest stop, and it gets cold right away.

We also have a lot of light walks to the peaks, and there will be a very strong wind. It is able to blow out all the heat in seconds.

With the right equipment, any weather is good, so please take our recommendations seriously, especially if you haven't gone on winter hikes yet.

It's better to take one extra thing and not use it than not to take it, freeze, get sick, and ruin your entire vacation.

Make sure you have warm shoes, mittens, and very warm outerwear. A suitable expedition down jacket can be rented from us if necessary.

A thermos of warm tea and chemical heating pads will also help keep warm.

The main thing is to dress warmly, we'll take care of everything else.

Money is not required on the route itself, because everything you need is already included in the price. Before or after the route, it is worth having a stock to buy souvenirs (in Chelyabinsk and the museum), to eat in Chelyabinsk and on the road.

In the campaign itself, money may be needed only for an additional bath, if time and situation allow. A sauna is included in the price twice per hike.

The route is not easy, both in terms of load, and in principle, since it is winter. In our experience, for children under 13, such a hike will be more of a challenge than an adventure, so we recommend postponing it until a more adult age.

In each specific case, we recommend relying on the actual hiking experience, primarily of parents, in order to adequately assess the load and their strength.