Southern great trip
Waterfall Vilyuchinsky / ascent of the volcano and lava caves Burnt / Volcano Mutnovsky, with its waterfall and mini Valley of Geysers / Viljuchinsky hot springs waterfall Pacific
We start our journey starts from the P-Kamchatsky
By nine in the morning, our guide prepared by the machine will come to your hotel. Having a small training and taking all necessary - we go on a journey
Our first stop will be at the foot of the volcano waterfall Vilyuchinsk to which we will make a walk
By car, we go up to the mountain pass Vilyuchinsky stunning views of the entire valley
Lava caves
To the north of the volcano Burnt in a small area of a large lava flow that has age of about 2,000 years, concentrated 14 lava caves. The maximum size of the area with caves less than 1.5 km, while the total flow length of 15 km. The longest of the caves - 140 meters, and the shortest - 16 m to the volcano Burnt characterized by high and wide open grottos -. The result of the complete destruction of large parts of the caves. To visit the caves are available 6
In the largest lava cave of the volcano Burnt in recent years there have been three concerts of classical music (third in 2013)
The camp will be divided in caves
The next day we went to the volcano Gorely and we make the ascent to him
Climbing the Volcano Gorely
Burnt - active volcano, located in the south of Kamchatka, refers to the Eastern Kamchatka volcanic belt. It has a large shield-lived eruptive center that preserves the eruptive activity at the moment. It consists of 5 overlapping each other stratovolcanoes, which are in the caldera with a diameter of 10x13 km. Fold the andesite and dacite. Formed between approximately 38-40 thousand years ago. The volume of erupted material was then about 100 cubic kilometers. The maximum thickness of solidified lava is 200 m. It consists of 11 cones and some 30 craters. Some craters acid or filled with fresh water. In the early Holocene was abundant lava output. Approximately 6000 years ago, volcanic type wearing explosive. Since the XV century volcanic eruption are moderate with the release of lava to the surface and intermittent explosive eruptions. Also present and phreatic eruptions. In the modern period, the volcano has erupted more than 50 times. The eruption had a different character from mild eruptions of volcanic lava to explosive with the release of large amounts of ash, gases and fragments of volcanic rocks on the surface. From time to time the eruption was so strong that the volcanic ash reached the waters of the Pacific Ocean and nearby communities as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Nachiki, Paratunka, particles of volcanic activity rose to a height of more than 3 km. Lake caldera appeared in the period of 1978-1979., And from this time there is a constant activity of fumaroles in the crater of the volcano. The last time the volcano itself is actively conducted in the summer of 2010. Then the level of the lake, which was formed in 1978, began to fall, there were fluctuations in the soil, the temperature rose fumaroles, there were significant emissions of fumes and gases. The decline in volcanic activity fell in November 2010
At the end of our climb, we go to the foot of Mutnovsky volcano and there we break camp for two nights
Volcano Mutnovsky
After spending the night we will begin to explore the volcano
Mutnovsky volcano (Volcano Mutnovsky) - an active volcano. The absolute height of 2322 m above sea level. Type - thyroid
Vulcan consists of several cones merged into a single array. Northwest cone has a modern manifestation of volcanism, which can be observed in the central crater measuring 2 by 1.5 km, and the current active crater. Basically, the volcano activity is expressed fumarole activity, in which a huge amount of energy is released in the form of emissions of volcanic gases and a variety of hot springs. This is one of the largest geothermal fields in the world
At the foot of the hill rocky, which is next to the volcano Mutnovsky act Holiday hot springs, which are sometimes called "Little Valley of Geysers". In fact, it is an active fumarole field, the hot gases which pass through a stream of cold water and heat it, in some cases, create a fountain effect, which led to the emergence of a second title
The path to the crater lies through Uval pumice. Ascent to Uval nekrutoy and takes about an hour. On the ridge offers spectacular views of the caldera with a towering volcano Burnt in it, volcanoes Opala and Asacha. On the ridge, moving on to the snowfields of the volcano, with a small climb, tourists come to the gorge Vulkannaya river flowing through the fault of the crater. The river in the gorge is closed by a glacier. The entrance to the crater presents no difficulty. Deep crater surrounded by steep cliffs. The eastern side of the glacier down to the bottom of the crater from the summit of the volcano. Through cracks in the ice surface are pulled out powerful jets of steam and gas. At the bottom of the crater are many bubbling mud boilers, fumaroles, beautiful native sulfur deposits. Go to the crater (6 km, 3 hours). Set 800 meters high. Inspection of the crater (2 hours). Snack (dry rations). Return to base camp the same way. On the way visit the waterfall in the canyon danger
After completing a tour of the volcano Mutnovkomu our car to go to Viljuchinsky hot (thermal) source of where we are and we divide our last camp for the night
Viljuchinsky hot (thermal) springs
Viljuchinsky hot springs are located in the upper part of the valley r.Vilyuchi, near the foot of the volcano Viluchinsky. Here a narrow valley is directly adjacent slope Viluchinsky, On the other hand hanging outside ancient volcanic cliffs Zhirovski. From the slopes with views of the ocean bay. All of this together gives Viluchinskaya Valley exceptional zhivopisnost.Istochniki represented by three teams. Upper Vilyuchinskaya group is located between the rivers and creek r.Vilyuchi Quiet, 1 km above its mouth. Here, there are 4 griffin and a small thermal lake. Mid-Viljuchinsky sources are located on the thermal area of the arrow r.Vilyucha - Quiet stream. They presented slabosochaschimisya outputs of thermal water with a temperature of 40-52 ° C. Lower Viljuchinsky sources are located at the foot of the starboard r.Vilyuchi, 1.5 km downstream from the Upper Viljuchinsky sources. They are weak outputs with temperature 40-62 ° C on the surface of the travertine dome about 5 meters high and on the floodplain terrace. Thermal water is collected in a creek flowing through a wetland thermal area. The chemical composition of water sulfate-chloride-hydrocarbon-Upper Viljuchinsky sources with total mineralization up to 1.1 g / l and the content of silica to 100 g / l
The next day we spend at the sources of enjoying them
We also visit the waterfall that calm in the immediate vicinity. Calm Waterfall is located on the same stream, originating at the outer north-eastern slopes of the caldera of a volcano Burnt and flows into r.Vilyuchu its average flow. The height of the falls - 16 m, width of the steeply falling stream -. 5-6 m At this point, the stream flows in a narrow gorge with high, steep rocky right bank and left more gentle. On the shore there is a good viewing platform, offering a very scenic view. Rocky river banks in place of water fall is decorated with stone and alder elfin birch, growing almost vertical slopes. Special aesthetic value of the waterfall gives the surrounding landscape
In the evening we go home
At the end of our journey