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09:00 General gathering of the group at the squadron site.
Upon arrival at the helipad, the group is weighed, general safety instructions are given, rules of conduct on board during the flight, as well as safe unloading of the board at the landing site of the group.
Waiting for the command to load the board, as a rule, does not take long, but there may be delays due to morning fog (non-flying weather) in the mountains.
Receiving the dispatchers' morning weather report at 09:00.
In the presence of flight weather conditions, the group waits for the pilot's command to load, the participants of the trip load on board the MI-8 T helicopter personal and general ammunition, food and other camping and field equipment necessary for the organization of comfortable conditions and the group's stay during the week in the Circumpolar Urals.
Final preparations are being made and boarding is underway.
The flight takes place over the famous Khanty-Mansiysk marshes, the great Siberian rivers and their tributaries, which the band members can see with their own eyes throughout the flight.
After an hour and a half of flight, the terrain on the course will change: Mountains will grow instead of steppes and swamps.
Instead of huge rivers with massive riverbeds, channels, plesas and old trees, small, rushing mountain rivers of amazing beauty with bright turquoise water will appear.
Flight over a distance of more than 400 km.
Arrival. Boarding at a convenient location for the base camp is a dirt and pebble glade on the left bank of the Naroda River, between the Karpin Shore and the Expedition River streams.
The group is disembarked and the board is unloaded in the shortest possible time.
The participants of the trip collectively set up a stationary base camp next to the river, in a wood, where they can enjoy the mountain views, listen to the river roar and the ripples roar, and watch the damp fog go to the river valleys.
Unloading of the helicopter is carried out through the cargo door and the rear doors in accordance with the rules and safety regulations.
After the mobile unloading of the group, the helicopter takes off.
The location of the group.
Each participant is part of the team and is engaged in the construction of a stationary base camp, the establishment of conditions for individual living, collectively, through the efforts of the participants, the installation of reinforced technological tents, personal tents is carried out.
The evening time on the day of the group's arrival in the mountains is spent setting up camp, relaxing and recovering from the flight, and preparing for upcoming trips to the routes.
Upon arrival of the group, the chef, the guide and the participants are busy setting up and equipping the field kitchen.
Reinforced enclosed tents are being installed for the stationary camp, inside one of which there is a mess hall: a dining table, chairs, a food storage complex and other camping and field supplies are being installed.
The chef is preparing for the meal.
A general gathering of the group at the dining table.
Hot gourmet lunch/dinner from the chef.
Communication of the group members. Discussion of planned routes.
It is possible to adjust the route lines based on the current weather situation in the mountains.
Satellite communication with civilization.
Lights out at 23:00. Rest. A night in the mountains.
The base camp is located on the banks of the mountain glacial Narodny River. A dirt clearing at the exit of the gorge at the foot of the Bolshoy Chender and Maly Chender mountain ranges. The circumpolar Urals. The research ridge. Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra.
Track of the day: Nyagan flight, helipad base camp, 405 km flight, travel time of more than 2 hours.
