If it looks useful, we'll flesh this out a bit later on, but here is a rough run-down of what we got up to each day in Russia.
Date | Activity | Location | Weather |
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Thu 9th | CC + GA fly out | Barnaul | - |
Fri 10th | Shopping | Barnaul | Foggy & miserable |
Sat 11th | Shopping. GC + ED fly out | Barnaul | Hot & sunny |
Sun 12th | Drive Barnaul > Kurai | Kurai | Hot & clear |
Mon 13th | Drive Kurai > basecamp valley. Walk in 6km | Valley | Hot & clear |
Tue 14th | Walk in final 4km. Establish basecamp | Basecamp | Hot, rain pm |
Wed 15th | GC+ED route on un-named 3608m peak CC+GA route on un-named 3706m peak |
Basecamp | Hail & rain pm, storm overnight |
Thu 16th | Rest day. CC+GC walk in to bivy site | Basecamp | Clear |
Fri 17th | CC+GC abandon route on glacier approach ED+GA summit Irbistu (3967m) |
Basecamp | Clear, light rain evening |
Sat 18th | Rest day | Basecamp | Rain, sleet and snow. |
Sun 19th | GC+CC N ridge of Irbistu (3967m) GA+ED explore valley and summit un-named 3495m peak |
Basecamp | Clear |
Mon 20th | All walk in to bivy site | Basecamp | Clear |
Tue 21st | CC, GC+ED summit Dzhaniktu (3942m) GA returns to basecamp alone |
Basecamp | Clear & warm |
Wed 22nd | Cragging near basecamp | Basecamp | Windy, heavy wind & rain overnight |
Thu 23rd | CC+GC traverse of valley ridge. ED+GA accompany to start of ridge only. |
Basecamp | Sunny & clear |
Fri 24th | Pack up camp | Basecamp | Overcast |
Sat 25th | Walk out to pick-up, drive to Kurai | Kurai | Heavy rain mid-morning onwards |
Sun 26th | Drive Kurai > Barnaul | Barnaul | Hot & sunny |
Mon 27th | Flights Barnaul > Moscow | Moscow | Rain |
Tue 28th | Flights Moscow > Heathrow | UK | Rain |