Klyuchevskaya Sopka Climbing

Highest active volcano in Eastern Asia. Sometimes it is defined as the highest
active volcano in the whole Euroasia (due to Damavand not significant eruption in last centuries).
It is cone shaped volcano, that can be climbed from all sides.
Mostly, ascents are from the pass between Klyuchevskaja and Kamen mounts from the south.
Less popular is west route.
The height of Klyuchevskaja is in the range from 4750 to 4850 m according to different sources.

FOR SURE - PHOTOS ATTRACT YOU SO MUCH, THAT YOU ASK US ABOUT DETAILS OF THE POSSIBLE PROGRAMS OF CLIMBING THIS MAGNIFICANT GIANT VOLCANO AT THE EDGE OF THE EARTH

without helicopter, hiking to the foot of mount by your own backpacking
using helicopter to safe time and forces for main ascent

NOW YOU CAN LOOK AT THE POSSIBLE PROGRAM AND CONTACT US FOR DETAILS BY EMAIL levmar@tari.ru

CLIMBING KLYUCHEVSKAYA SOPKA by foot

Climbing Klyuchevskaya Sopka – the highest active volcano of Eurasia - is not very simple.

It is for experienced alpinists.

Ash slopes, glaciers, cold and wind weather wait for them. Our guides will help you to reach the top successfully.

If you feel yourself strong enough and want to save some money - you can use your feet to come to the volcano without helicopter.

1 day	Arrival to Moscow. Meeting and transfer. Accommodation is in the hotels "Cosmos", ** or "Izmailovo", *, DBL. Free time in Moscow or optional excursions.
2 day	Breakfast in the hotel. Sightseeing excursion about Moscow on the way to airport for the flight to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (PK).
3 day	Arrival to Elizovo (local airport). Meeting with guide and transfer to PK. Accommodation in the hotel in PK or in the rest base in Paratunka.
4 day	Breakfast. Leaving for Klyuchi town (north of Klyuchevskaya Sopka) (700km. 11-12 hours). Lunch on the way there. Accommodation in the private hotel (rooms for 2-3-4 persons). Dinner. Equipment check, food packing, radio check.
5 day	Breakfast. Trip to the lake Derzhavin. Drive by "vakhtovka" to the border of the forest. Trip by foot to the hill "Karaulnaya". Hiking by mountain tundra to the lake Derzhavin. Arriving appr at 19.00. Fixing the camp at the altitude appr 1900m. No forest. Hiking appr 25 km. Overnight in the tents. Dinner in the camp
6 day	Breakfast. Trip to the foot of the volcano "Sredniy" (Middle). Hiking appr 3-4 hours along moraine and then by glacier "Sredniy" to the pass (appr 2200m) between volcanoes Krestovsky and Sredniy. Fixing the camp. Dinner. Preparation to the climbing the volcano Sredniy. Hiking appr 10 km. Overnight in the tents
7 day	Breakfast. Climbing volcano Sredniy (2978m). Light climbing the top of the volcano Sredniy. Return to the camp at appr 16.00. Dinner and overnight in the tents.
8 day	Breakfast. Trip to the plateau between the volcanoes Krestovsky and Ushkovsky and Klyuchevskay Sopka, to the foot of the west of Klyuchevskaya Sopka. Start hiking at appr 09.00, hiking along glacier, 2-3 hours. Fixing the base camp (appr 2700m) for the ascent at the crater "Perevalny" (Pass). Dinner in the camp and overnight in the tents.
9 day	Breakfast and climbing the volcano Ushkovsky. Start at appr 08.00, climbing along East slope. Return to the camp at appr 18.00. Dinner in the camp and overnight in the tents.
10 day	Breakfast. Start to climb the top of Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4850m). If weather and physical conditions of climbers allow – you can reach the top during one day and return to the camp at 21.00. If no, you have time to make an intermediate camp at the allt 3700m
11 day	Breakfast and hiking down to the lake Derchavin. Dinner in the camp and overnight in the tents.
12day	Breakfast and hiking down to Klyuchi town, some port of the route is by "vakhtovka". Accommodation in private hotel in Klyuchi. Dinner
13 day	After breakfast transportation to Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky whole day (appr 12 hours). Accommodation in Paratunka or in the hotel in the city.
14 day	Day of rest (can be as reserve day if necessary), recreation, excursions (by your choice - driving to the shore of the Pacific Ocean, visit to fishing bazaar, local museum so on). Overnight in the hotel
15 day	Breakfast and transfer to the airport. Seeing off in a\p. Departure for Moscow. Arrival in Moscow, meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel (“Cosmos” or “Izmailovo”). Accommodation.
16 day	Transfer to the airport and seeing off.

SEASONS: MAY - BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER

DATES: ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO\FROM MOSCOW

Prices are given in EUR, RUB per pax.

Group of	4	6	8	10
Package price, EUR	1 893	1 754	1 700	1 607
Package price, RUB	147 654	136 812	132 600	125 346

Prices include:

All transportation, One main guide, assistants (necessary number, 1 for 4 pax), cook, radio, breakfasts in the cities and FB meals in the mountains, Accommodation in Paratunka rest bases, in the hotel in PK, in private hotel in Klyuchi, DBL room, Moscow part

Prices do not include:

Flight Mow-PKC-Mow, lunches and dinners when in the cities, own and personal equipment including personal high mountain tents.

BUT IF YOUR HAVE A BIT MORE MONEY AND LESS TIME YOU CAN USE HELICOPTER FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE FOOT OF THE VOLCANO

CLIMBING KLYUCHEVSKAYA SOPKA with helicopter

1 day	Arrival to Moscow. Meeting and transfer. Accommodation is in the hotels "Cosmos", ** or "Izmailovo", *, DBL. Free time in Moscow or optional excursions.
2 day	Breakfast in the hotel. Sightseeing excursion about Moscow on the way to airport for the flight to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (PK).
3 day	Arrival to Elizovo (local airport). Meeting with guide and transfer to PK. Accommodation in the hotel in PK or in the rest base in Paratunka.
4 day	Breakfast. Leaving for Esso settlement (600km. 9-10 hours). Lunch on the way there. Accommodation in the private hotel in this native settlement (rooms for 2-3-4 persons). Dinner. Equipment check, food packing, radio check.
5 day	Breakfast. Flight to the base camp on the slopes of Klyuchevskaya Sopka by Helicopter. Making the camp on the allt appr 2700m on the plateau between volcanoes Ushovsky and Klyuchevskaya. Tents. Lunch, dinner.
6 day	Breakfast. Acclimatization walks in surroundings. Taking photos. First familiarization with great volcano. Tents, lunch, dinner.
7 day	Breakfast. Acclimatization climbing volcano Ushkovsky (3943m). Lunch en route. Dinner in the camp. Tents.
8 day	Breakfast. Acclimatization climbing volcano Krestovsky (4108m). Lunch en route. Dinner in the camp. Tents.
9 day	Breakfast. Start to climb the top of Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4850m). If weather and physical conditions of climbers allow – you can reach the top during one day and return to the camp at 21.00. If no, you have time to make an intermediate camp at the allt 3700m
10 day	Reserve day
11 day	Reserve day
12day	Breakfast. Rest and flight by helicopter to Esso. Excursion in this nice settlement, night in the private hotel
13 day	After breakfast transportation to Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky. Accommodation in Paratunka or in the hotel in the city.
14 day	Day of rest (can be as reserve day if necessary), recreation, excursions (by your choice - driving to the shore of the Pacific Ocean, visit to fishing bazaar, local museum so on). Overnight in the hotel
15 day	Breakfast and transfer to the airport. Seeing off in a\p. Departure for Moscow. Arrival in Moscow, meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel (“Cosmos” or “Izmailovo”). Accommodation.
16 day	Transfer to the airport and seeing off.