Our Chinese department:
8:00-8:30 General meeting of the group at the Cedar Hotel (Nyagan, Uralskaya str., 5).
Waiting for the team to move to the helipad usually does not take long, but there may be delays due to morning fog in the mountains.
9:00 a.m. Receiving the dispatchers' morning weather report.
If there is flight weather in the mountains, the group moves to the take-off site and waits for the crew commander's command to load.
The participants of the expedition are mobile loaded and fly to the mountains of the Northern Urals.
Flight duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes.
During the flight, the expedition participants enjoy the beautiful landscapes of the tundra from a bird's–eye view: Siberian rivers piercing curved ribbons, dangerous swamps and distant tracts of the vast country of reindeer herders Khanty and Mansi - Western Siberia.
The flight takes place at an altitude of 50 to 1200 meters, depending on weather conditions and wind.
Movement along the air corridor is carried out to the southwest to the distant inaccessible ridges of the Northern and Circumpolar Urals.
The main route of the trip, after the arrival of the expedition participants at the helipad, includes the following stages:
Morning.
Arrival and boarding at the helicopter pad of the Pechora-Ilych Reserve on the Manpupuner plateau.
An official one-day permit is issued for each group.
After the full stop of the board, the helicopter waits for the group at the landing site for 1.5 hours.
Upon arrival of the group on the Dolt plateau, an excursion part is provided, including:
- inspection of weathering stone pillars;
- informational and educational lecture;
- the active part of the movement to the pillars (about 1 km from the helipad);
- photo shoots and video shooting.
The time spent on the Manpupuner plateau is limited – no more than 1.5 hours.
At the end of the tour, return to the helicopter and relax in the gazebo at the hut of the rangers – workers of the biosphere reserve.
On the plateau, a light lunch is provided for the group, pre-prepared by the chef, including sandwiches, homemade snacks and taiga herbal tea.
After the end of the tour and a snack, the group is boarded for further flight south along the mountainous part of the Ural Ridge to the Dyatlov Pass.
Through the porthole window you can see another business card of the Northern Urals – Mount Otorten, at the foot of which is located the purest mountain lake Lunthusaptur (lane "Lake of the lonely Goose").
Day.
Helicopter landing at Dyatlov Pass in the hollow of the Kholat-Chakhl ridge (Mountain of the Dead / Dead Mountain), where, according to legend, nine Mansi hunters died.
A group of UPI students led by Igor Dyatlov died at the same place (February 1959).
The approximate flight distance is 80 km, the duration of the second part of the flight is 30 minutes.
The time spent by the board in standby mode at the foot of the Kholatchakhl ridge is 0.5–1 hour.
The excursion part includes a photo session at the memorial stele, a detailed acquaintance with several versions of the tragic death of tourists: from a banal avalanche to tests of secret weapons and infrasound natural phenomena.
The guide informs the tour participants about the location of the tent and tells in detail a number of interesting facts about the history of searches and subsequent expeditions to the area.
After a short rest, boarding a helicopter is organized, and we leave the landing site.
The duration of the final part of the flight is about 2 hours.
Arrival at the civilization at around 16:00-17:00 hours.
At this point, the main part of the route is coming to an end.
Further, the participants of the expedition, upon additional request, are provided with the possibility of transfer to:
1) comfortable club hotel in Nyagan;
2) Khanty-Mansiysk airport;
3) the city of Yekaterinburg.
When choosing the first option: check-in to the rooms. Refreshing shower, rest. Optional dinner at the restaurant. The exquisite dishes of the northern peoples are an ethnic feast–meal. The cozy atmosphere, high level of service and delicious culinary masterpieces will enchant even the most demanding gourmet.
Return home the next day (for overnight stays at the Nyagan hotel).
Early rise.
Delivery of rooms.
Transfer to the airport of Khanty-Mansiysk / Yekaterinburg.
The end of the expedition.
