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"Stolby" Nature Reserve
Three kilometers upriver from Krasnoyarsk on the east bank of the Yenisey River you will find the famous national reserve, Stolby. Its total area is 47,000 hectares, 1,500 of which are used for tourism and excursions. Millions of years of rains and winds created quaint gigantic figures from wild rocks. You will pass by rocks of whimsical forms with names such as Lion Gates, The Old Man, The Miter, Feathers and
Takmak. Altogether there are 100 of them; some rocks reach 100 meters in height.
The Stolby reserve is famous for its splendid scenery. You will travel on a mountainous road through the boundless taiga forest, enjoy fresh, clean air and try crystal cold water from the springs. The route runs along the valley of a mountainous creek, the Laletina. The scenery is exceptionally picturesque; you will see spring and summer flowers at the same time. The mountainous relief of the reserve, different elevations of the mountains and the number of days of sunshine and soil temperature make this possible. From the observation platforms you will see breathtaking panoramic views: birch tree lace, carved mountain ash leaves, huge
larch trees decomposed by shocks of lightning, mighty cedars and beautiful Siberian flowers such as wild marigold, forget-me-not, and fireweed.
The Stolby reserve is frequented by all the Russian schools of mountaineering. The history of mountaineering in the reserve began in the middle of the 19th century. The first amateurs climbed the top of the Second Stolby. The reserve also attracts painters who often work in this magnificent nook of the Sayan Mountains.
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Trip to Takmak
Our trip to Takmak Rock was one of the best experiences in our time in
Krasnoyarsk. We had seen Takmak Rock in the distance from the Communal Bridge
but to get up close is...
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Trip to the central area of Stolby
The 6-8 hour trip starts with about an hour drive to the Stolby Nature Preserve
entrance depending on where you are beginning in the city. You head south from
the Yenisey...
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From our mail
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Dersu Uzala is the name of Akira Kurosawa's academy award winning film. Dersu Uzala is a nomadic Goldi (aboriginal) hunter who befriends and acts as a guide for Captain Arseniev and his squad who are exploring unmapped regions of Siberia at the end of the 1800's and into the early 1900's. Dersu is a gifted guide with keen powers of observation. The expedition ends as winter begins and the two men part ways, with the Captain and his troop returning to town and Dersu remaining in the forest. On another surveying expedition years later, Dersu and Captain Arseniev come across one another and are delighted to see one another again, and another adventure begins.
Like Dersu, Anatoliy is a skilled guide with great intelligence and accurate instincts. Like Captain Arseniev, I would be delighted to come across Anatoliy on my next expedition to explore Siberia and would unhesitatingly want him for my guide.
Richard Wilhelm, West Linn,
Oregon, USA
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Second stolb (rock) and "Mitra"
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Chapel in honor of died climbers
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Roots of old trees
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Frozen birch-trees
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Map of Stolby (in Russian)
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Russian winter
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Stolb (rock) "Manskaya Baba"
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First stolb (rock)
(view from the second stolb)
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First and second stolbs (rocks) -
view from a helicopter
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Stolb (rock) "Peria" (feathers)
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