MY MOUNTAIN TRIP NEAR BAIKAL, PART 2

My July 2009 Trip To To Tunkinskie Goltsy, Part 2

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The second part of the trip as seen in Google Earth:

This part of the trip begins from the camp near Arkhat and Baromgol rivers confluence ("Camp Baromgol Arkhat" on the picture) and ends on Shumak river mineral water springs ("Camp Shumak, Shumak Radon Bath" on the picture).
We left the camp site in a damp weather, crossed Baromgol river, then walked to Zungol river. We had to cross it using rope: the stream was rapid because of the rain. I crossed the river tree times - first - carried the rope end, second - back, third - carried my pack. The water was about twelve degrees Celsius.

Crossing Zungol river	Stop for a snack	Up the walley
The stream on the right side - much iron in the water	On the trek	If you have a GPS device you still need your head

There is an ineresting place - a waterfall "The Cup" on Zungol river. We the trail was much higher and wу did't see it. I only came down to see the river flowing into "The Cup".

The river near "The Cup"

River entering "The Cup"

     We hardly found more or less flat and dry place near the forest edge and made a canp. It was raining almost all day, and we saw a rainbow in the evening.
     The morning next day was cloudy, then it was hot and sunny, and we climbed the "Mountain spirits" crossing. The two youngsters managed to klimb the nearby "Ust-Ilimtsev" mountain crossing, so i had to collect the group.
     Half dead we climbed down and slided down the small glacier. We made camp under the "Mountain spirits" crossing. We had plans to go to "Shkolyar" crossing, but it was impossible. We were exhausted and the crossing looked scary, though it had to be 1A category (easy).
     We spent a night witout fire (we had gas stove) on a wet place.

Camp on Zungol

Rainbow

Along a steep slope	Confluence. Left - to Mountan spirits and Ust-Ilimtsev mountai crossings. Left - to the Kostinoi crossing (?)	Asters
Packing	View back to Zungol valley	Mountain 3037m, to the right frpm it - Seminarsky, Chetyrekh and Labirint mountain ctossings.
Zungol valley - came from there	Zungol	Mountain spirits crossing behind
Mountain spirits crossing	On the crossing	View to Zungol valley from the crossing
View to Ust-Ilimtsev crossing col from Mountain spirits crossing	View to Shkolyar crossing and Shumakgol ricer valley	Climbing down
The Mountain spirits crossing and glacier under it	The glacier - our footprints everywhere	Packing next day

As we did not go to Shkolyar crossing (Shumak river valley was behind it), we went to Shumak mineral springs along Shumakgol - Shumak left tributary. There are some lakes on Shumak - so we did not see them.

Rhododendron	Oyster mashroom?	Shumakgol valley
Shumakgol valley - looking back	Shumakgol	Shumakgol
The river	Rocks	Forest edge
Mushroom forest	Cedars	Water
Along the river	Shumak river is between the ridge to the right and sharp ridge farther. Then Right Shumak river. The tall mountain ahead - Pilman Mountain.	Shumakgol flows into Shumak
Shumak river downstram view	Shumak upstream view - we should have come from there	View from the camp

     According to a plan - we had to get to Shumak mineral springs that day, but it rained and we camped on a small island where Shumakgol flows into Shumak. Next morning we crossed Shumak, wend downstream along te right river bank and then crossed Shumak once more by еору wooden bridge.
     The mineral springs are on both sides of the river. We put our sacks near the camping site. There was even a foodshop there! So now it was not absolutely autonomous trip.
     We went to the lefr bank springs - drank a ton of mineral water and went back to take the packs.
     We crossed the river by a cable bridge and went to the right side springs. Anoter ton of mineral water and a radon bath.
     We lost more then half a day on the springs and started walking in the evening. And it rained...

The fisherman on Shumakgol	Crossing to the right bank	The bridge over Shumak and stone marks piled by the people
Bridge and the island we camped on	Left side springs	Left side springs
Chopper over the camping site	Crossing to the right bank. First by a cable bridge across Shumak, then catwalk bridge across Left Shumak ricer	Local
Springs onthe right bank

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