Frag Out! Magazine
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are a rocky-snowy-ice desert. We set up a camp about 13km in a straight line from the mountain top. During the 24-hour operation, we want to (with a small avalanche rucksack) climb (in a not wearisome manner) to the summit and return from it. Re- gretfully, snow delays our walk. A su- perhuman physical effort. We reach an altitude of 1700 - 1800m above sea level. We approach the main ridge when the sun hides behind the mountain tops. We are aware that we are not able to survive the the Pole of Cold of the northern hemi- sphere. This climate is not conducive to the plant vegetation. The most common tree species growing in the Momsky Mountains is the Siberian larch (Larix sibirica). Its presence makes it possible to survive in these mountains in winter, as it provides the only fuel - wood, which we can light a fire and warm up. At such low temperatures, you cannot rely on other fuels. Larch, unfortunately, grows only in the river valleys - in the upper parts it is not found at all. Above the forest border, the Momsky Mountains night in the higher parts of the mountains without fuel, tent and sleeping bags, at a temperature fluctuating around -40°C. Our outfit is already sweaty, tiredness is felt. We are approach- ing our red risk limit, the crossing of which can cost our lives. The words from the 'Viershina' ('The Top') by Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky come to mind: And the heart is ready to break free from the breast and flit to the top. The EXPEDITION