Tolbachik volcano. In the wake of the eruption

Breakfast.

Transfer to Tolbachinsky Valley (about 4 hours by forest road). 

The briefing. Tour of the cones of the Northern Breakthrough (2 hours). 

In 1975-1976, a catastrophic eruption occurred here — the largest in the XX century Large Fractured Tolbachin eruption (BTTI). For a year and a half, an incomparable and grandiose element raged. Millions of tons of ash and slag burst out of the cracks and covered all living things around for many tens of kilometers. 

Ascent to one of the cones of the Northern Breakthrough — Gorshkov cone (about 300 m, 30-40 minutes), which offers a fascinating view of the consequences of the strong eruption of 1975.

Lunch — snack, hot tea. 

Excursion in the Zvezda crater through the lava caves (1-1.5 hours). 

We will have the opportunity to go down into the frozen lava duct, through which a red-hot river of volcanic lava once flowed.

The installation of a tent camp in the area of the "dead forest". 

Supper.

Relaxing by the campfire.

Meals: breakfast — included, camping kitchen; lunch — included, camping kitchen; dinner — included, camping kitchen.

Overnight stay: tent.

Breakfast. 

A walk through the "Dead Forest" destroyed by the eruption of the 70s. 

The once rich pastures and all vegetation within a radius of several kilometers have been destroyed. These places have received the gloomy name "Dead Forest", where the dried-up treetops are visible from under a 7-meter layer of slag.

A stop near the place where the fragment of the crashed helicopter lies, making this place even more dramatic. 

The entrance to the Kleshnya hill — from here the trail begins through the new lava flows of the 2012-2013 eruption. 

The briefing. 

Ascent to the slope of the Plosky Tolbachik volcano up to 1800-2000 m (about 3 hours). 

Climbing to this height is enough not to waste extra energy and enjoy the panorama of the entire Tolbachinsky Valley, plowed by huge streams of already frozen lava and covered with a huge layer of slag for tens of kilometers around.

Fractured eruptions are characterized by the outpouring of large amounts of lava. They are also called "tourist" eruptions, because of the relative safety and photogenicity of the flowing lava rivers. This was the case in 2012: huge lava flows swept through the valley, filled up two scientific and tourist bases, streams with drinking water, roads and a nearby forest.

Lunch — snack, hot tea. 

Return to the camp in the evening. 

Dinner, rest.

Meals: breakfast — included, camping kitchen; lunch — included, camping kitchen.; dinner — included, camping kitchen.

Overnight stay: tent.

Breakfast.

Camp gathering.

Departure to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

On the way, lunch at a cafe in the village of Milkovo (at your own expense).

Return in the evening.

The drop—off point is the Geyser Hotel, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Meals: breakfast is included, camp kitchen; lunch is at your own expense, in a cafe.