Ullu-Tau Mountain Camp. Elbrus region

Coniferous forests, snowy mountain peaks, a noisy river are all our favorite gorge of Adyr-Su. 

Today is an easy, walking day. 

First, we will visit the spring with silver water. 

It's not even a spring, but a whole river. Cold, but so transparent!

In this place, some of our tourists always swim, others lie down on the ground, take the shape of a starfish and admire the clouds with a peaceful look. 

And some tourists immediately rush to the nearest hillock to look at the view.

After an hour, we take some tourists off the hill, catch others from the source, take all our starfish with us and move on!

A comfortable mountain road leads us to the former Jailyk camp. 

Here we will ride on a mountain swing, and then climb to an excellent observation deck. 

From here you can enjoy a magnificent view of the snowy four-thousandth Ullu-Tau. 

We still have an excursion to this mountain.

Crossing the Adyr-Su River bridge, we will look into the valley of the Koyavgan River and admire a small waterfall. 

We will climb a little higher along a good trail, from where we have a great view of the Kullum Valley. 

There is a Living lake in this gorge, which we will visit in a few days.

The active part of the tour: 12.3 km, altitude difference of 2380-2510 m, duration of the hike is 6 hours.

On this day, we will make a hike to Ullu-Tau Mountain, the mistress of these places.

Once you leave the camp, the Adyr-Su gorge welcomes tourists with alpine meadows and snowy mountains from the first steps. 

This is an amazing, picturesque corner of the Caucasus, surrounded by the sky-high peaks of Chotchat, Twin, Triangle.

Ullu-Tau Mountain rises in the very center of the gorge. 4,207 meters of stone, snow and ice! It would seem that sharp rocks, rocks and ice can never give softness to shapes. 

But this is not about Ullu-Tau! 

Nature has created this mountain to be so semicircular, soft, friendly and kind. 

Mountaineers, forget-me-nots and a purple carpet of geraniums are blooming at its foot.

A well-trodden hiking trail leads to the foot of Ullu-Tau and the "Glade of Desires". 

Dozens of stone pyramids have already been built here. Choose a stone you like, make a wish and carefully place the stone in one of the pyramids. 

By the way, if we want, we can build our own personal pyramid. 

Most importantly, before walking here, you must definitely believe that your cherished wish will be fulfilled by the wonderful Mother Mountain.

Today we will meet the stone of health, the "male" and "female" stone of Ullu-Tau. 

Therefore, we enjoy beauty, believe in miracles and are charged with positive energy.

Have you already made a wish in the "Glade of Desires" to quickly and easily climb up the mountains? It will be useful for us today!

The trail along the Kullum Kol gorge runs rapidly upwards. 

We will see tours in some places – these pyramids of stones always show tourists the right way. 

The higher we climb, the more interesting the scenery: the green gorge of Adyr-su remains in the distance, the alpine base "Jailyk" will be visible. 

The peaks of Ozernaya, Termen, and Triangle rise around.

Winding playfully through the mountains, the trail leads to a Living lake. 

It's not easy to get here, but it's worth it! 

According to legend, the lake gives health and new vitality.

After swimming in the Living Lake, we arrange a picnic in this sky-high place, take a photo and set off on our way back to the camp.

The active part of the tour: 11.5 km, altitude difference 2380-3220 m, duration of the hike 8-9 hours.

On this day, we are walking again towards our beloved Ullu-Tau mountain. 

We will admire its pointed peaks and grandiose glaciers. 

But we will do all this from a completely new, still unfamiliar viewing platform!

After walking a little along the already familiar path along the Adyr-Su River, we cross the bridge to the opposite bank of this river. 

After walking a little along the valley, we will go up to the Green Shelf observation deck. 

From here, the entire gorge, our camp, the Gumachi waterfall and a huge glacier open from a completely new angle!

Then we descend from the observation deck and walk along a pleasant path along the river. 

And there's a big Gumachi waterfall waiting for us!

We go up, up again and up a little more – and we come to a beautiful waterfall. 

From here, from a height, we admire the valley of the Adyr-Su River and the surrounding mountains.

The active part of the route: 9.2 km, altitude difference 2380-2700-2380-2500-2380 m, route duration 5-6 hours.

Today we are going to another gorge, which you will remember with huge glacial moraines and grandiose views!

After passing the Dzhailyk alpine camp, the ascent through the forest will begin. 

We will climb a little higher, the forest will be left behind and the mountains will gradually begin to rise around us.

A long time ago, the huge Dzhalovchat glacier lay in these places. 

When he retreated, he left behind two very large moraines. 

On the right, another moraine and a powerful waterfall are visible, and ahead, on the rocks, the Dzhalovchat glacier itself lurks.

After making a stop, let's look at the other side of the gorge.

From here you can clearly see the gorge of the Kulumkol River and almost all our way to the Living Lake. 

Also from this observation deck we will see one of the main peaks of these places – the harsh Jailyk.

We will have lunch in these amazing places and set off on our way back.

The active part of the route: 12.9 km, altitude difference 2380-2800 m, route duration 6-7 hours.

We assemble a tent camp and leave for Mineralnye Vody.

12:30-13:30 Arrival in Mineralnye Vody at the railway station and airport, departure home.

Depending on the weather conditions, the physical condition of the participants and other factors, the route may be changed.