Ascent to Avachinsky volcano

Transfer to the volcano

Meet around 6.00 am in the city. The traditional meeting place is the Petropavlovsk hotel. Here we will get into a car and go to the foot of the volcano. It is only 25-30 km away from the city, but it will take a couple of hours to get there by off-road.

We will ascend by transport to the pass that connects Avacha and Koryak volcanoes. Here, at an altitude of 900 m, we will set up a temporary camp and explore the surroundings. The pass is inhabited by gophers. They are very curious small animals that are not afraid of people and easily make contact.

Ascent to the top of Avachinsky volcano and exploring the crater

At 8 am, after a briefing, we will start the ascent and set a suitable tempo at which all participants will be comfortable to move.

On the way we will break for a rest and enjoy the views. And at an altitude of 2000 m, at the border of the somma and the new cone, we will stop for a rest. Here we will have a small snack to recover our strength before climbing to the top of the volcano.

One last sprint and we're on top! For hundreds of kilometres around, no one is higher than us. Even if the day turns out to be overcast, clouds will float below us in a fluffy sea. But if we are lucky with the weather, we will see a wide panorama: on one side - the bay, the ocean and a tiny looking town, on the other - the Nalychevo valley, and on the sides - the Koreaksky and Kozelsky volcanoes.

At the top you will see an almost perfectly circular crater 350 metres in diameter, filled with black solidified lava. The walls of the volcano protect you from the wind, and the lava itself still retains the heat of the last eruptions. It is pleasant to lie on it and recover your strength after a long climb.

After a little rest, we will start a walk around the crater and explore the landscapes from all sides. Here you will see fumarole holes from which vapours rise - reminders that Avacha volcano is still alive.

Descent. Dinner and return

Around 17.00 it is time to start the back way. The descent to the camp is along the same trail and takes 3 hours. In the canteen on the pass a cook with hearty hot dishes will be waiting for us. At dinner we will discuss the excursion and impressions from the ascent.

At about 21.00 we will pack up the camp and leave for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. We will be in the city about 23 hours.