On this day, the passage of the strongest and most dangerous thresholds of the Indigirka: the Ytabyt rapids and the Krivun threshold. If the thresholds can be passed along the edge without burrowing into the main waves, then the curve will have to be passed, because it is even impossible to bypass the threshold.
The Krivun threshold is located near the mouth of the Kuellakh-Mustakh river and actually consists of three parts, which include separate rapids.
The first part consists of standing waves with a height of up to 2 meters at high water. It is not difficult to pass the threshold through the center with an experienced team.
The most dangerous part is the middle one.
In this area, at low water, rocky ledges appear along the entire width of the river. They narrow the river on both sides. Rocky outcrops appear in the middle of the river, and sometimes they are not visible from the shore. They divide the current into two powerful drains with barrels at the end. They are the "windows" of the threshold. Passage along the right drain.
It is not recommended to pass the threshold along the left bank, where the sharp ends of the rocky ledges can rupture the cylinders of catamarans.
At high water, only high standing waves without barrels can be seen here. The wave height is up to 3 meters.
Passing the threshold after careful exploration!
In the middle of the third section of the threshold there is a powerful barrel among the standing waves. The barrel is located in the middle of the river and can be bypassed from the left or right.
Parking at the mouth of the Chibagalakh River. People from villages located downstream sometimes come up here to hunt or fish.
Chibagalakh is a beautiful river surrounded by rocky mountains of white rock. Photographers from other regions come here on purpose.
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