Subpolar Urals - mountain system in Russia. Her northern border starts from the sources of Lyapin (Khulga) 65° 40’ N. latitude, and in the south the border passes through Mount Telposis 64° N. w.
Mount Manaraga (1662 m)
Located in the Komi Republic. It has an unusually shaped top - a ridge with 5 gendarmes. It is a desirable place for many tourists. It’s difficult to get to Manaraga; many people buy helicopter tours. Difficulty category 1B.
Mount Saber (1497 m)
Located in the Komi Republic. The Saber mountain range remains one of the most attractive for lovers mountain climbing. The classic route is winter. Please note: the easiest route to the top is classified 2B c.s. and requires skills in moving across snow and ice terrain wearing crampons, the ability to organize belay and self-insurance, as well as orienteering on rocky terrain. The most difficult one is 5A class.
Mount Bell Tower (1724 m)
Located in the Komi Republic.
Mount Karpinsky (1804 m)
Located in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. The third largest after Narodnaya. Separated from Mount Narodnaya by the Peoples River.
Mount Komsomol (1729 m)
Mount Aleshkova (1686 m)
Mount Mancinor (1779 m)
Mount Ugra (1587 m)
View from the top of Naroda to the river valley. People, Ugra, lane. Krivoy Kosyu, Yugra glaciers and MGP-2
Mount Narodnaya (1895 m)
Located in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. Is the highest peak. In the high mountain zone there are flat-topped massifs. Mount Narodnaya does not stand out in any way among the surrounding communities. The same inaccessible slopes, pits and circuses filled with snow and ice, small mountain lakes with clear and icy water, powerful accumulations of stone boulders on the peaks and slopes. And yet, a few dozen extra meters put it in first place among all the mountains of the Urals. Difficulty category 2B-3A.
Mount Protection (1808 m)
Climate of the Subpolar Urals
The subpolar Urals have a sharply continental, harsh climate with long frosty winters and short cool summers. The severity of the climate of the Subpolar Urals is due mainly to the northern geographical location edges and significant heights of the ridges. The meridional location of the ridges across to the dominant direction of the main moisture-bearing winds also has a significant influence, which causes a difference in climatic conditions European and Asian slopes of the Urals, especially in the distribution of precipitation.
Winter with negative average daily temperatures and snow cover lasts on average about 7 months on the plains adjacent to the Subpolar Urals and at least 9 months in the highlands (over 1000 m).
Rainy, cold autumn. Usually the mountains are covered with snow already in mid-September, and only in June does the snow begin to melt in the mountains. On the plains, stable snow cover is established by mid-October. In early winter, snow falls about two weeks earlier, and in prolonged autumn, winter begins in mid-November.
In spring, stable snow cover on the plains of the western slope ends in mid-May, and on the plains of the eastern slope - at the end of April. In early or late spring, the end of stable snow cover shifts by 2-3 weeks in one direction or another.
Spring in the Subpolar Urals, especially on the western slope, is protracted, with frequent returns of cold weather, often accompanied by snowfalls. When planning a ski trip crossing the Subpolar Urals, tourists should remember that spring arrives on the eastern slope two weeks earlier than on the western slope; therefore, if a group departs at the end of March - beginning of April, the route should start on the eastern slope and end on the western slope, and not vice versa, so as not to get into muddy roads.
The Subpolar Urals is the region richest in sediments in the Urals. Especially a lot of them fall in the elevated areas of the western slope - the upper reaches of Vangyr, Manaragi, Torgovaya, Bolshoy and Maly Patok, where the annual rainfall reaches 1500 mm. The eastern slope of the Subpolar Urals is drier (from 500 mm on the plain to 800 mm per year in especially high mountain regions). The most precipitation in the summer months is from June to August (40-50%), with July being exceptionally wet (up to 20%). Precipitation is also relatively heavy in September, October and May (25-30%).
In winter, about 30-40% of precipitation falls, and in elevated mountain regions with a very harsh climate - up to 50% or more. The height and density of snow in the mountainous and flat regions of the Subpolar Urals are different. In the distribution of snow in the mountains, an important role is played by the altitude of the terrain, the ruggedness of the terrain, the exposure of the slopes and the transfer of snow by the wind. Since a significant number of high ridges are located to the west of the main watershed, the main moisture-bearing air masses entering the Subpolar Urals from the western side, before reaching the main watershed, overcome a number of high ridges separated by wide river valleys. At the same time, air masses lose most of their moisture on the western windward slopes of the ridges, from which the snow is partially blown off to the eastern ones, depositing in kars. As a result, the bulk of it remains west of the main watershed. On the eastern, Asian slope, deep snow occurs only in close proximity to the main watershed, and 5-8 km to the east the cover height does not exceed 60 cm. Therefore, tourists conducting ski trips on the European slope will have to move on deeper snow than on Asian. In the taiga, in the first months of winter, the snow is loose, its density not exceeding 0.20 g/cm3. On the western slope, the snow cover reaches 50-70 cm, and by the end of winter - up to 110 cm. On the eastern slope in December, the snow height is 20-30 cm, and in March up to 50-60 cm with a density of 0.20-0. 25 g/cm3. In winters with little snow, there is so little snow here that you can walk through the forest without skis.
The total snow reserves on the western slope of the Subpolar Urals are 2-3 times higher than on the eastern slope, which is why the rivers, fed mainly by melted snow water (up to 60%), on the western slope are more water-bearing and deeper than on the eastern one.
We got up at 4 o'clock in the morning. Before breakfast, I discovered that the bag in which I put the dishes had been chewed, apparently rodents live here, so I had to burn it. An hour and a half later we left. Best time to climb the mountain. Having climbed the ridge a little, we walked along the bushes. Windy weather with gusts, but there were no mosquitoes. Further along the stones to the valley of the Närstyuyu River, from here it was very clearly visible. We noticed several deer without antlers crossing our path 500 meters away from us. They weren’t afraid of us, it was clear that they expressed surprise, even at first I thought they were wolves. Berries are blooming everywhere in the valley, and in some places the golden root has already ripened. At the foot we saw another deer, this time with antlers. A steep climb over rocks, then over a snowfield, we reached the ridge of the mountain. The long climb along the ridge, according to the name of the mountain Telpoz-iz (“mountain of winds”) was completely justified; it was possible to hide only behind large stones. It seemed that it would be carried a little into the sky. Although at first the weather seemed calm, this was only the case in the northeastern part of the mountain. At approximately an altitude of 1100 meters we entered a cloud, and all that remained was to walk in it; fortunately, it was quite thin and you could see the slope up to 100 meters, although with the rise the visibility dropped to 50 meters towards the very top. A snowy area began there; at first, rare pieces of snow grew into a solid white blanket. At the mini foot there were tracks, apparently of a wolverine, in the freshly fallen snow. Apparently snow fell recently. To the very top there was an ascent through a rather dangerous section, I actively used my hands to climb the mountain, the fallen snow was fraught with some danger, I had to follow the path. It was easy to slip or fall into a crevice between the stones. At the top sat an icy pink teddy bear. While on tour, Alexander discovered a jar he had left several years ago, inside of which there was no note, no note at all, someone had taken it off but not left his. The ascent took almost six hours. Since everything was snow-covered and a strong wind was blowing, we didn’t look too hard and went downhill. The plan was to climb (reach) the second tooth of the mountain, according to the map it was even higher than nominal, but due to weather conditions we went down. It was much easier to go down, especially on the snowfields, although the stones were wet and you had to be careful, there was a slight slope along the ridge and then a slalom descent into the valley on the snow. At the edge, the clouds created some kind of arch, cutting off the valley from the rest of the landscape. On the descent, the sun was already appearing, it even became hot, the clouds had gone, but Telpoz-iz was still shrouded in clouds. Along the way we collected wild rosemary for tea, a very smelly coniferous plant, especially when you step on its bushes. Returning to the camp, where we had a somewhat late lunch and time to rest and dry our things, in the evening the road back to Shchugor awaited us. In the evening we also went back, having reached the kurumnik we decided to go down it to the river, where we had lunch. The descent is too steep, up to 60 degrees downwards on rather slippery and unstable rocks. We got to the river very quickly, then we followed it downstream on foot, in some places it was deep and we had to walk along the bank, after a while we found a place where we had lunch, from there we began to think about heading to the pass, to the Shchugor River. The trail was lost, we followed the azimuth to the central point of the pass, then descended, at the top there were alpine meadows, but mostly a swamp with sparse forest. The descent was difficult, there were rubble of trees, through a swamp with a cloud of mosquitoes in addition, plus midges. Tired legs clung to the branches, so that he fell to the ground. It’s hard to step in thick grass, the ground is invisible, and every step needs to be controlled. Coming out to Shchugor, we went along it to look for a place to spend the night; along the shore there was a thick layer of silt mixed with small pebbles, the earth was spreading, so that our feet fell through and got stuck. Telpoz also had chapped lips and nose; a baby cream that I applied to the damaged areas of the skin before bed helped.
The next day we overcame the not at all difficult Aranets Pass and found ourselves in Asia. The picture to the east that opened before us from the Aranets Pass was sharply different from what we had seen the day before. A panorama of mountain ranges and peaks towering above countless glaciers and snowfields opened before us.
Bird's-eye
This mountain splendor was complemented by countless lakes formed as a result of the abundant melting of snow. It was a pristine natural world, untouched by human civilization. The thought involuntarily came to mind that such a picture was repeated here hundreds and thousands of years ago. This strong feeling always comes to me when I find myself in new mountain ranges. You feel like a grain of sand in the endless world of eternity.
We started to go down and soon found ourselves in close proximity to the blue lakes. It felt like spring was around, and not the month of July. Huge ice floes floated calmly on the mirror-like surface of the lakes. On the slopes of the ridges, partially freed from snow and ice under the rays of the July sun, northern grasses and flowers were already rising. Of the trees, individual larches predominated, towering above the world of snow, stone and the first greenery of spring. All this is reflected in the water surface along with clouds running across the blue sky.
Above the blue eyes of the lakes
I am describing my impressions of the beauty I saw in such detail because even then the decision arose to create the painting “Cirpsipolar Spring,” which was accomplished after returning to Moscow. Unfortunately, this work was stolen from the Odessa cinema. Only the black and white photograph in my album survived. Now, when I am writing these memoirs, I again promise myself to return to this topic and try to revive this unforgettable spring of the circumpolar Urals.
We continued down the banks of one of the wild rivers, originating from their glaciers in the subpolar Urals. Gradually, northern, low-growing, but so dear to the heart, birch trees began to appear on the banks. In one of the clearings among a small forest area, not far from a small waterfall, we set up our camp to be able to wander lightly along the slopes of the Subpolar Urals and admire the beauty of the Russian North.
Ural waterfall
The next day we climbed the mountain slopes, from which we had views of the Hoffmann Glacier and Sablu Mountain, which dominates this part Ural mountains. I made several pencil sketches and sketches. That’s when I came up with the decision to create a large panoramic painting, “The Subpolar Urals,” in which I was going to reflect the impression that arose when I looked at the Urals from a bird’s eye view.
In the evening, right from the tent, we watched a huge bright orange moon, which hung low over the mountains. A day later we had to get ready for the return trip.
Subpolar Urals
As I wrote earlier, we decided to go back the same way. Having overcome the Aranets Pass, we began to descend to the west, towards Pechora. The path was clearly visible and we, being already light, walked quite quickly, 5-6 kilometers per hour. The main thing was not to lose the path. On the very first day we met “our Baltic”, but this time it was not he who caught up with us and overtook us, but we found him sitting by the road. Having greeted him, we moved on without stopping, so as not to lose the momentum.
“All tourists eat the same foods,” Alla suddenly said, picking up empty bags of pea soup and Jubilee cookies from the ground. Having walked a few more steps, we discovered an unopened package with four tablets of dry alcohol, necessary for lighting a fire in the event of rainy weather. One tablet was enough for us to boil a large mug of water for making tea or coffee during daytime stops, when, in order not to waste time, we limited ourselves to sandwiches. And then it dawned on us almost simultaneously that these were possibly the remains of one of our daily “emergency reserves”, which I wrote about earlier. There was no doubt left when, after a dozen or two steps, we saw candy wrappers from Citron sweets, with which it was very pleasant to drink evening tea, tired after a long day's march.
At the first night on the way back, the reserve we had left was in place, so dinner went as usual, with a fire, pea soup and a portion of raw smoked sausage with tea.
Parking on the bank of the stream
In the morning, having refreshed ourselves, we went to the next stage. I would like to note that in addition to cloudberries, which grew in abundance in the swamps, in the forest, right on the path and around it there were plenty of aspen boletuses, so young and strong that it was even painful to pass by. In the afternoon it started to drizzle, but not only did this not slow down our progress, but the coming coolness added strength to us. We arrived at the stream where the last stop was planned around six in the evening. Having crossed to the other side, we, as one would expect, found nothing. We had about eleven kilometers to go to the village of Aranets. The rain stopped, dinner practically didn’t take place, we felt cheerful and decided to complete the last part of the route and that evening go to the banks of the Pechora and spend the night there. This was supported by the fact that near the village, as I wrote above, we had a large supply left for the last, final part of our route to the valley of the Kozhim River.
Ural boletus
We quickly moved towards our desired goal. Dusk had already fallen, the last kilometers remained. Carried away by the approaching finale of this multi-kilometer hike, we forgot that after the village of Aranets, for safety reasons, we went around two large lakes on the right. Now we were in a hurry and remembered about it only when a black expanse opened in front of us late in the evening big lake. The path, having reached the shore, turned into wooden footbridges lying above the water and leading into the darkness of the night.
Quite tired from the day, we went forward. When we reached approximately the middle of the lake, it turned out that the wooden platform gradually went into the water with its right side, and only part of the left side of the bridge remained above the water. After about three meters, the wooden platform also gradually completely emerges from the water. I went first and, when I reached the middle of the gap, my feet in rubber boots were in the water and it was good that I was able to hold on to the left side of the flooring, which was above the water, with my hand. There was a moment in the middle when my right foot slipped and the backpack pulled me down. With great effort, I managed to do push-ups on my left leg and maintain my balance. The wife saw all this and successfully repeated this risky maneuver.
Fortunately, on the second lake the bridges were in order, and we safely reached solid ground. Now we had to find our hidden things. In the dark this turned out to be no easy task. When we were hiding a week ago, everything seemed very simple and clear: here is the path, here are the birch marks, then 30 steps to the left, perpendicular to the path and a noticeable tree with large roots. But in the dark I had to make several unsuccessful approaches, then even return to the outskirts near the village of Aranets and again walk along the path to the turning point. To our great joy, everything turned out to be safe and sound and half an hour later our tent stood on the banks of the Pechora.
Bad weather. The village of Aranets on Pechora.
Early in the morning we were awakened by a man's voice. I got out of the tent and saw a man. He turned out to be a resident of the village of Aranets, mainly engaged in fishing. After apologizing, he asked where we came from. Having made sure that last night we had come from the direction of the Ural Mountains, he told us the reason for his early visit to us.
An old friend came to stay with him from Latvia (if my memory serves me correctly, it seems they served in the army together). A friend decided to go for a walk to the Ural mountains. He took the owner's gun, rope and dog and left. You probably already guessed that it was the “Balt” that we met on the trail when we walked there and back. The man said the dog returned alone two days ago. We told him about our meetings with his friend. He was very surprised when we told him that his friend was without a gun. The man thanked us. Seeing a bag of mushrooms, he suggested replacing the boletus mushrooms with salted whitefish. We offered him to pick up the mushrooms just like that, because we most likely weren’t going to be cooking. We packed our tent and waited for the motor ship Zarya to get to the city of Pechora. In the afternoon, the Aranets fisherman appeared again and told us the end of this story with his friend, of which we had become unwitting witnesses.
He said that his friend had returned. It turns out that he hid the gun to make it easier to walk, then he could not find this place. Unfortunately for him, he walked in boots, without foot wraps, and rubbed his feet until they bled, then the dog left him. He finally returned today with the gun, emaciated and exhausted. Now various lotions are being given to his legs.
The fisherman nevertheless brought us the promised whitefish, but we never told him about the loss of our “emergency reserve.” At first, of course, we were angry with his friend, but then, upon reflection, we understood the situation. Apparently the dog found our groceries, but the bag was filled with rocks. Most likely, she began to bark and our fisherman’s “Baltic guest” came to bark. Being hungry, he was forced to take our food. May God forgive him.
In the evening we boarded the Zarya and went to the city of Pechora, from where we were to move on to the third and final route along the Subpolar Urals.
The Subpolar Urals are the most big mountains Ural. The highest point of this mountain system is located here - Narodnaya (1892), as well as Mount Manaraga (1662), which is also called the “Queen of the Urals Mountains”.
Our ski trip took place from February 28 to March 18, 1997. We started from Kosyu station and ended in the village. Priuralsky. During the hike, 324 km were covered, and the entire group climbed Manaraga and Narodnaya.
Below is the text that was written at the same time by Boris Prokhorov. Photo by Evgeniy Bochkarev, Alexey Yakushev and Mikhail Kanov.
At the beginning of March, we, six tourists from Magnitogorsk and Snezhinsk, were the first this year to complete the most difficult route through the mountains of the Subpolar Urals.
The preparation was long and difficult. It was necessary to select equipment and products so that the trip did not turn into “carrying weights over a given distance.” A “menu” was developed, where almost every gram was taken into account, balanced in calorie content.
And here we are at the starting point of our hike - Kosyu station. Five o'clock in the morning. A remote, godforsaken station and six of us with backpacks and skis on the platform. We walk along a dusty railway track and suddenly, in the darkness, we see the outline of a steam locomotive on the right. Followed by another and another. There are dozens of them here, linked in entire trains! The Stalinist camps I read in books, the “cold war” and the “emergency reserve in case of war” come to mind. But now it’s dawn, we get on our skis and hit the road. Behind are the last signs of civilization, ahead are the taiga, mountains and complete autonomy for the next twenty days.
The warm wind brought us additional difficulties - our skis were sticking. Then two more problems were added to this trouble - the inaccuracy of the map and the almost complete lack of visibility. We determined our location very, very approximately. (GPS navigation did not exist at that time)
We left at -30, but suddenly there was a thaw. The photo shows one of the attempts to cope with the sticking snow.
Good firewood for our stove.
We had to use any available means to remove the sticky snow from our skis.
Mikhail Kanov
Finally the mountains appeared ahead. We think with excitement about what awaits us - after all, the local Ural Mountains look more like “the little Alps” than the hilly peaks of the South Ural that are familiar to us. The first pass - and a wonderful panorama of the Pechora Alps opens up to us (as the Subpolar Urals are sometimes called in tourist literature). The weather improved that day, and we saw the highest part of the entire Ural ridge in all its glory: peaks and mountain domes rising toward the sun, cut by wooded valleys.
South Bell Tower (peak of Sverdlovsk tourists)
The descent down the slope into the valley of the Kosyu River was a pleasure, and then - plowing, laying ski tracks on virgin soil. To the right and left there are mountains more than a kilometer high as a wall. A strong headwind is blowing along the river. But we are even glad for it - after all, the wind compacts the snow and there is practically no need to “trail”. We are moving forward quickly. The further we go into the mountains, the more grandiose they become.
Kosyu River
Evgeniy Bochkarev
Finally we are at the foot of the queen of the Ural mountains, its most beautiful peak - Mount Manaraga. Translated from German Manaraga (1662 m) means “bear paw”. And indeed, in its outline it resembles a lying bear’s paw with sharp claws of rock towers reaching into the sky. From the top to the bottom - more than one kilometer. The climb to the top took us about 5 hours. We reached it almost before sunset. At these hours the mountains are especially beautiful. The frosty air falls with frost, thousands of sparks shine in the rays of the setting sun between the huge teeth of Manaragi. The spectacle is magnificent. And the descent from the top on skis is breathtaking and would not leave any skier indifferent.
Climbing Manaraga
Teeth of Manaraga
Now we had to climb Narodnaya - the most high mountain in the Urals. A day later we set up camp in the tract of the Oleniy stream. The next morning at dawn we set out for the ascent. Behind us are light backpacks with down jackets and grub. The sun gilds the peaks, but below, in the valley, it is frosty. Moisture evaporates from the peaks and turns into small clouds clinging to the mountain slopes. We enter a narrow gorge with steep rocky and scree walls and put on crampons* on our boots - we have to overcome 700 meters of a steep, sometimes rocky, sometimes icy slope. In the neighboring gorges and over the mountains the sun is shining brightly, in our gorge a cloud hangs and falls down with thousands of snowy needles. My heart is worried - has the weather gotten worse? The sun has finally peeked into our gorge, the cloud has cleared, and a wonderful landscape appears before our eyes. The pyramidal peaks are connected by narrow sharp rocky ridges. These pyramids rise like shepherds in cloaks. above the "herd" of lower rounded mountains. And all this shines with whiteness and only below, deep in the gorges, like grass in a pasture, the forest turns black.
Manaraga top left
Climbing was possible only with crampons.
On the washboard
Alexander Soloviev
Having overcome a steep climb, we emerge onto an inclined plateau. Another 400 meters of altitude separates us from the top. We walk leisurely, enjoying the new angles of the picture unfolding below us. And here we are higher than all the surrounding mountains. For several thousand kilometers around and above on earth - no one! The top of Mount Narodnaya (1895 m)! A strong wind hits you in the face, waddling over the ridge from Siberia to Europe. Below is a white ocean of mountains. We leave a note at the top, and down...
On the top.
A note for the next climbers.
Boris Prokhorov
Only in the evening we returned to the camp, the stars and the comet were shining brightly above the mountains, and we celebrated our victory and the 8th of March in a large cozy tent, near a light stove with a warm campaign.
The next day, after lunch, the weather worsened - it started snowing again, which greatly hampered our progress to the next goal - Bear Pass. It snowed for three days and there was absolutely no visibility. It is impossible to “take” the pass in such weather. I had to give up climbing Mount Kolokolny. If we fail to overcome two passes the next day, we will have to go back. But the weather had mercy on us - the snowfall stopped. And with a headwind, in a deep wind, we move forward. Due to the low clouds, the peaks and the sun are not visible. There are only two colors around: white and gray. The forest has long since ended, and there is not a tree behind which one could hide. Ahead, the white snow of the pass merges with the white sky.
On this difficult day we set up camp while it was still dark. Due to the avalanche danger, we had to abandon the second pass and take an alternate route, which extended our journey by another walking day. Time and products - back to back. Now we must move forward at all costs.
Makurin SergeyThe late arrival of winter had its impact in these parts as well. Nature, as if getting revenge for being late, poured snow and snow. Avalanches occurred even where they should not have happened in principle. We turned out to be witnesses and a little bit participants in one of these cases. Three avalanches occurred in a row before our eyes. Moreover, each subsequent avalanche arose from the roar of the previous one. At first, when the avalanche is still weak, it rolls over small trees on the slope, bending them like whips, but below it breaks and buries centuries-old trees with a roar.
left Yakushev Alexey
The snow is deep, but, having tactically structured our movement correctly, we cover 20 km a day.
The bad weather that constantly haunted us did not allow us to climb to the top of the Saber Ridge. Only for a few minutes did we get a panoramic view of the ridge: a giant rocky ridge rising above the frozen swamps.
We left via the Aranets Pass. A narrow passage between two gloomy rocks, lonely crooked larches, and on the right - the steep snowy slopes of the Sablinsky ridge covered with clouds.
This is how we remember our farewell to the Subpolar Urals.
Behind the pass is a hut built up to the roof, where we met the first people in 20 days - tourists from Kotlas, who had been waiting for a week for the opportunity to climb the Saber.
from left to right: Sergey Makurin, Alexander Soloviev, Evgeniy Bochkarev, Alexey Yakushev, Mikhail Kanov, crouched Boris Prokhorov
In a day and a half, covering 60 km, we finished the hike in the village of Priuralsky, on the banks of the Pechora. Behind is a 300 km long ski track, ahead is the road home. And then... What happens next can be said with lines from the song:
Take a look at the top
last time,
Whisper your cherished word to her.
The mountains will manage without us,
Only us without them
not enough...
Administrative affiliation: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Khanty-Mansiysk) and the Komi Republic (Salekhard). However, the city is unofficially considered the capital of the Subpolar Urals intu, which is central transport hub Subpolar Urals, located on the Moscow-Vorkuta or Moscow-Labytnangi railway.
Population: same as on Polar Urals, there is no population here as such. The indigenous population of the Subpolar Urals are the Mansi and Komi-Zyryans, who left these regions after a great epidemic that killed all their herds. The indigenous population was forced to leave their homes and move down the rivers into the valley.
There are no settlements in the mountainous regions of the Subpolar Urals, except for individual camps of reindeer herders and geologists: there are large settlements only in the flat regions of the Urals. The western slope is still more or less inhabited, but on the eastern slope, except for the village of Saranpaul and isolated sites, there is nothing else.
Geography: The Subpolar Urals is the highest part of the Urals, geographically bounded by Mount Telposis in the south and its sources in the north. The highest point of the Subpolar Urals is (1895 m). The total area of the mountain range is 32 thousand sq. km. The ridges of the Subpolar Urals are distinguished by alpine landforms, high peaks, asymmetrical slopes, high passes and deep river valleys with high rocky walls. The highest ridges are concentrated in the central part of the massif.
The largest rivers of the Subpolar Urals - , - belong to the basins of the Kara and Barents seas.
Also popular in Yugyd Va ecotourism and ethnographic tourism: some travel companies organize tours to reindeer herders’ settlements and accommodation there with immersion in everyday life Everyday life reindeer breeders.
How to get there: Geographically, the Yugyd Va National Park is located on the territory of the Komi Republic, or more precisely, in the Intinsky, Pechora and Vuktylsky districts. The directorate of the park is located in the city of Vuktyl, branches are in the cities of Inta and Pechora: the directorate must be visited in order to obtain permission to pass the route on the territory national park. Here you can also organize a transfer to the desired starting point of the route - the management of the national park can assist with this.
You can get to the park from the cities of Vuktyl, Inta, Pechora, the villages of Synya, Aranets, Kosyu, Kozhim-rudnik, Kozhim, Priuralsky and some others: it all depends on what goal the group sets for itself. To the village of Podcherye - the only one settlement, located on the territory of the national park, there is a regular bus from Vuktyl. You can get to Vuktyl itself by bus or rented car from Ukhta.
The cities of Inta, Pechora, as well as the villages of Synya, Aranets, Kosyu, Kozhim-rudnik are stations of the Northern railway with the message Moscow-Vorukta or Moscow-Labytnangi. At the same time, you should pay attention to the fact that fast trains do not stop in small villages and at stops.
From Inta there is a dirt road to the mountains, which is hardly possible to drive along in an ordinary passenger car, so it is better to hire a Ural or GAZ. Traditionally, all routes start from Lake Bolshoy Bolbanta (130 km from Inta), where travelers will be delivered by all-terrain Ural vehicles. There are also options for transportation by car to the Sanavozh camp site (100 km from Inta) and crossing the Kozhim River (80 km from Inta).
Mountaineering in the Subpolar Urals
Sablinsky ridge and Mount Sablya
Route description: The Sablinsky ridge is located in the Komi Republic and is the most technical and interesting route for climbers. Highest point - Mount Saber(1497 m), which was chosen by both climbers and mountaineers, and for good reason. Sablinsky ridge is one of the most beautiful ridges of the Subpolar Urals. In addition, it has another undeniable advantage: having been separated to the west from the main massif of the Ural Mountains, it is more accessible for radial forays from the surrounding rivers and allows for significant variations when planning a walking or mountain route. The Sablinsky ridge, due to its height, is visible from afar - literally 100 km away - and attracts adventurers with its snow-white peaks. The steep, vertical eastern slopes of the Sablinsky ridge are accessible only to climbers with special equipment.
The main peak, Saber Mountain, is a saber-shaped peak hanging to the east. The western slope of the Saber is flatter - about 30°, the eastern slope is steeper, about 60°, closer to the top the slope ends with sheer walls, rich in glacial cirques, snowfields and tarn lakes. The western slope is recommended for hiking, the eastern - for mountaineering.
The ascent along the western slope partly passes through a coniferous forest, which ends at an altitude of 600 m, giving way to larch, mosses and volcanic stones. As you ascend to the top, do not forget to admire the gradually opening views of the Pechora river valley: in the distance you can see the city of Pechora itself and a section of the Northern Railway. But the most stunning view awaits travelers at the top of Sablya: from here almost the entire Urals are visible.
How to get there: from railway station Pechora of the Northern Railway on hired vehicles (Ural, GAZ).
Mount People's (Poengurr)
Route description: Mount Narodnaya (with emphasis on the first syllable) is the highest point of the Ural Mountains: 1895 m above sea level. Mansi called her a beautiful word Poengurr, which translated from Mansi means “top, crown, head.”
Mount Narodnaya is located on the territory of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, within the Yugyd Va National Park, and is distinguished by inaccessible slopes and a plateau-like, flat top. The northern slope of the mountain is most suitable for climbing, and the preferred time of year for this, of course, is summer - from about July to mid-August. The slopes of Narodnaya are rich in karas, in which there are cleanest lakes, glaciers and snowfields.
However, Narodnaya is attractive not only as the highest point from which you can see almost the entire Urals - as far as the eye can see. Climbers also chose its western and eastern slopes for difficult climbs and training.
How to get there: In order to get to Mount Narodnaya, you must obtain permission from the directorate of the Yugyd Va National Park, on whose territory the mountain is located. The Directorate is located at: Verkhnyaya Inta, st. Dzerzhinsky, 27a. Verkhnyaya Inta, in turn, can be reached by train of the Northern Railway. Here, at the directorate, you can order a car that can take you from Inta to the Zhelannaya industrial base, located near Lake Bolshoye Bolbanty. From the base you will need to cover a distance of about 15 km to the foot of the mountain, moving upstream of the Balbanyu River.
Hiking and skiing routes of the Subpolar Urals
Tourist base "Ozernaya" and shelter "Upper Vangyr"
It is very convenient to start hiking and skiing routes, as well as combined (pedestrian and water) routes from a tourist base conveniently located in the Subpolar Urals " Ozernaya" and shelter "Upper Vangyr". Here the routes can be completed, or a base can be designated as one of the intermediate points on the route: for rest, replenishment of supplies or (God forbid) receiving medical care.
From the Ozernaya base you can make hiking, skiing, and water trips lasting from 1-2 days to several weeks. The base is located in great place: river valley Voyvozh-Sons. In the immediate vicinity there are two beautiful peaks: Sunduk and Shuda-Iz, to which everyone can make radial ascents as a warm-up before a more difficult hike.
From here it is also possible to access routes along, to Hoffmann Glacier, and conquer the beautiful nameless ridge at the sources of the Ozernaya River, as well as take a simple walk in the picturesque valley of the Ozernaya River: There are a lot of options, for every taste, for any level of training and for any period.
You can get from the Ozernaya tourist center to the Verkhniy Vangyr shelter in one walking day, and from Verkhniy Vangyr, in turn, you can start the route along the Inaccessible ridge, visit the Parnuk plateau and climb the pearl of the Subpolar Urals.
Route description: The Research Range is located in the northern part of the Subpolar Urals, on the border of the Komi Republic and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. It extends 175 km north of the river and highest point it is (1895 m), which is also the highest point of the Ural Mountains.
The Research Range includes: the Torgoveyiz ridge, Mount Keftalik, mountains at the sources of the Nyamga, Vyrayu and Kobylayu rivers, the Neroika, Salener, Manyinskiye mountains, the Inaccessible ridge, the watershed ridge at the sources of the Khobeyu, Naroda, Manaraga and Balbanyu rivers with the peaks of Mansiner, Narodnaya, Karpinsky , Didkovsky. To the north, the Research Range continues the Wolverine Range.
In this area, you can organize a route of any difficulty category: there are easier options, with gentle and not too tiring climbs and low passes (from 600 to 750 m above sea level). For example, along the southern part of the ridge in the upper reaches of the Puyva and Torgovaya rivers, as well as between the upper reaches of the Shchekurya, Manya and Bolshoi Patok rivers.
Narodo-Itinsky ridge
Route description: The Narodo-Itinsky ridge is the northeastern continuation of the Issledovatelsky ridge, adjoining it as if in a checkerboard pattern - a little obliquely. The Narodo-Itinsky ridge extends 100 km to the northeast from source to source, and, along with , and other rivers of the western slope. However, it also has its own characteristics.
In the upper reaches the river is fast, the bed is narrow, in the middle reaches the bed widens to 50-100 m, powerful rapids and large stones appear in the bed, the banks are high, rocky, overgrown with dense forest. Sometimes the river goes into a narrow rocky gate. After the confluence of the Vangyr tributary, Kosyu turns north and overflows up to 150 m, significantly slowing down and flowing out onto a flat area with flat, swampy banks. In the middle reaches, you can drop off the route near the village of Kosyu with the railway station of the same name with the Kotlas-Pechora-Vorkuta connection.
In its lower reaches, the river overflows in places up to 500 meters, breaking into countless branches and oxbow lakes. The current is almost gone.
There is a lot of fish on Kosyu: salmon, whitefish, Siberian grayling, taimen, but we remember that on the territory of the Yugyd Va National Park, fishing in any form is strictly prohibited.
Main obstacles on the route: Unlike some other rivers of the Subpolar Urals, the rapids on Kosya are named. The most famous rapids on Kosyu are: Kedrovy, White Horse, Trek and Bezgil. However, almost all of these obstacles can be called a “threshold” with a big stretch: most of them are passed without looking and without insurance - along the main stream between the stones. The exception is the Bezgil rapids, which in high water can be dangerous due to strong pressure against the rock of the opposite bank. Overkill at the very beginning of the rapid is not desirable, since beyond the rapid the river goes into a narrow ten-kilometer canyon, in which rescue operations are very problematic. In the riverbed behind the rapids and in the rocky gates there are deep holes. The most famous is located beyond the Bezgil threshold - the Round Pit.
Famous Mount Manaraga(1663 m) is located very close to the source of Kosyu - about 20 km. Therefore, mountain lovers, connoisseurs of unique mountain beauty and high-altitude views should definitely go to the radial hike to Manaraga: it’s worth setting aside 1 day for it. You can recognize Manaraga by the characteristic jagged ridge at the top, reminiscent of a bear's paw - this is how the name of this beautiful mountain is translated from Mansi.
Tributaries of the Koshu:, Vangyr, Bolshaya and Malaya Saryuga, Bolshaya Inta (right).
How to get there: Just like Kozhim, Kosyu flows in the territory of the Yugyd Va National Park. The route should start from the source of the Kosyu River, or from one of its tributaries, which can be reached by hired vehicles from the city of Inta. The most convenient drop-off point from the route is the Kosyu station of the Northern Railway on the Moscow-Vorkuta or Moscow-Labytnangi route. The station is located in the middle reaches of Kosyu and is good for starting “mattress” rafting.
Big Son
Seasonality: June - September
Route description: Bolshaya Synya is a left tributary of the Usa River, which belongs to the Pechora basin. This is a picturesque, stormy, rapids mountain river - exactly what a river in the Subpolar Urals should be. The entire route along Bolshaya Synya runs through the territory of the Komi Republic and the Yugyd-Va National Park. In the upper and middle reaches of the Bolshaya Synya, in places it breaks through tight rocky canyons with walls up to 70 m high. The upper reaches of the Bolshaya Synya are rich in rapids and rocky banks, the rate of fall is average, there are no serious obstacles as such. After the last limestone rock of Sgoryk Kyrta, the river turns west and acquires a flat character and a calm flow with small riffles and low rocky islands that divide the channel into numerous channels.
Bolshaya Synya is full of fish, but even here you have to remember the ban on fishing throughout the Yugyd Va nature reserve.
Attractions along the route: The Upper Gate of the Big Synya (Sokotovo) is the main attraction of the route, located in the upper reaches of the river, and is a picturesque rock canyon, which is also a unique geological object. In the area of the Upper Gate, the river goes into a narrow (60 m) rocky canyon with vertically standing layers of limestone rocks, forming a bizarre-shaped wall with notches and battlements, reminiscent of the ruins of a medieval castle - it was this place that Zhukovsky once called the “Pechora Alps”.
Along the entire route, every now and then there are fossils with clearly imprinted remains of ferns and leaves, the age of which is about 200 million years.
How to get there: from the Synya railway station there is a branch with the connection Moscow (Kotlas, Usinsk) - Vorkuta by rented car to the village of Synya, from where you can start the rafting. The point of departure from the route is railroad bridge through Bolshaya Synya, from which it is only a few kilometers to Synya station. If desired, rafting along the Bolshaya Synya can be continued to the confluence of the Usa and the village of Ust-Usa, from where you can get by hired vehicle to Pechora (about 120 km).
