A winter hike increases both the number of things for a comfortable trip, as well as their volume and weight, cap. If a summer downy sleeping bag takes about a liter, then all 6 are needed for a winter one. If in the summer a collet gas cylinder provides three people with boiling water for 3 days, then in winter, when snow and ice are melted, such a cylinder flies away in a day. Spare warm gloves, socks, bivouac clothes and shoes are placed in the backpack. The thickness of the rug in winter increases by two or three. All equipment for a long winter hike, of course, will fit in a backpack under 100 liters. But you can share some of the things between a backpack and a drag, or even fit all the things in an expedition sleigh, as was the case on our ski trip to Chukotka.

The drag has enough advantages to start using them. Firstly: the sled will allow you to take away much more cargo than you can carry on yourself (this also applies to volume). If you are also a happy owner of a camping dog, then you can teach him to help pull the strap. Our sleds weighed about 40 kilograms for a trip lasting 2 weeks. We did not experience any difficulties with their transportation, it was felt that it would be possible to pull the sled and much heavier in weight. During the day, we managed to walk at least 25 kilometers, while we had a 2-hour lunch, and in the evening we did not feel completely exhausted.

Secondly: when moving with drags, if you use a special harness, the back does not sweat under the backpack, and this is not only comfortable from a hygienic point of view. Wet clothes suck the warmth out of you, which is already lacking in winter.

Thirdly: the sled can be used at the bivouac for transporting goods: firewood, ice for water, snow blocks for the wall. And also for the evacuation of the victim.

Fourthly: it is convenient to sit on the drag, and lie down on the long one during the rest. Looking at foreign expedition sledges, you come to the conclusion that they can also be used for spending the night in a critical situation, they are so roomy.

Well, in general, the word volokusha brings a smile.

But before you go hiking with drags, you need to understand the nature of the terrain. Volokushi are ideal for winter travel in the open tundra, along frozen water spaces - the sea or a lake. That is, when driving on crust, dense snow, or even on ice.
If there is not a lot of loose snow, on our journey it happened that the leg with the ski went into the snow by about 30 cm, the drag also rode well and did not burrow. The last traveler on a rut rolled in soft snow was as comfortable as on a dense crust.

I foresee that in very loose snow knee-deep, where a footpath is needed, a heavy drag will burrow into the snow and interfere with progress. When hiking in such conditions, it will be necessary to distribute some of the things between the backpack and the drags in order to facilitate the latter, or to abandon the drags altogether.

When we crossed the river floodplains, it became more difficult to move with the drag: it began to cling to the trees that grow in such places. I had to maneuver between the bushes or wade through them, breaking thin branches and impressions of tourists as well-mannered people. I don’t know if skiers walk through the forests with windbreaks, but when planning a route with drags through the forest, you need to take into account that drags can hinder progress.

With drags it will be inconvenient if there are long traverses of mountains on the route, movement along rivers with steep banks, in general, wherever you have to walk along the slope.

An important point to mention is that skis should be notched, or skins, because now you have to not only slide forward, but also pull the load from behind. If you go with a backpack, the inconvenience on skis without a notch will arise only when moving up a steep hill, otherwise you just have to rearrange your legs.

Moving with a sled looks a little different: the drag holds, so to move forward, the ski should not slip back. In other words, it is necessary to rest the ski on the snow in order to push off and pull the drag. I experienced the effect of this factor on the first day of the campaign. I had to unload the drag: give some of the equipment to friends, and put a backpack on my back. In order not to be in my situation, you need to choose the right ski size.

When moving with drags, you need to have the center of gravity of your load as low as possible. The higher your load is, the more likely it is that the drag on sastrugi, deep snow, crooked track, will roll over. Ideally, if the height of the load is no more than the width of the drag.

From this rule, one of the main rules, by the way, the following follows: the more cargo you have, the longer the drag should be in order to reduce the height of the luggage. Here, in my opinion, lies an obvious sign of why in our country there are few people walking with drags, and more and more with backpacks. And they don’t produce normal expeditionary sleds in Russia, as it turned out! There are a huge number of modifications of short, so-called fishing drags, up to a meter long, I can’t even imagine for what purpose the engineers gave birth to a dozen of their varieties. For 1-3 days, your hiking things will fit there, and I have such a short drag.

There are only two names of sleds more or less close to expeditions on the Russian market: the Arktika sled, by Chris Group, 120x40x20 cm in size (on the left in the photo), and the SO-5 sled, Nor-Plast, 157x55x14 cm in size (in the center). And if the first ones are narrow and still short, then the second ones are, damn it, low!!!

Well, what is it? In a country that is famous for its frosts, the non-European part of which the whole world calls nothing more than Siberia, where multi-week ski tourism is developed, there are no normal expedition sleighs! Type in Google: expedition snow pulk, and you will see all the variety of drags that foreigners offer for, unfortunately, just an unrealistic price tag.

Volokusha Arctic


Volokusha SO-5

There is another option for tourism drags: drags made of tesa, but I don’t consider them at all. I read that the production quality of the batches is completely different, the points of attachment of the traction belt cause complaints, their volume is not at all large, and most of all I don’t like the process of stuffing such drags with equipment. I see the only option for using such sleds for transporting soft bivouac equipment: a sleeping bag, tent or rugs and, thus, reducing the volume of a backpack on the back. But for this I have a short plastic drag, which, moreover, will last much longer.

Volokushu Arktika can be used for winter hikes lasting about a week if you go without a backpack. This sled, based on its usable dimensions, will replace an approximately 100-liter backpack. Let me remind you that in winter, not only weight is added, but also volume due to warmer equipment. If the dragger were 10-15 centimeters wider, it would hold much more things.

Your dog can help in the campaign with drags!

For my trek, I chose the CO-5 sled because our trek consisted of 2 parts lasting 2 weeks, and I needed to fit equipment for about 14 days. The only disadvantage of this drag is the low nose (well, the sides, respectively), however, this feature interfered with me only in a few cases.

The first of them: terrain with strong sastrugi. The low nose did not run into particularly large sastrugi, or any other obstacle: the drag just poked into it. In the best case, I had to go back and lift the nose of the dragger to the zastrug by the traces. In the worst case, the drag went under the zastrug, they often looked like frozen waves, and one had to either try to push the drag back so that the nose would move out from under the snow slab, or remove the slab, freeing the nose. It was very uncomfortable to do this on skis, and from time to time I started to get furious.

But, for 4 weeks of the campaign, we got into the valley with such large sastrugi only once and were transported in it for about 3 hours. The rest of the time, the sled drove into the sastrugi like a pretty little one, or it was simply possible to correct the movement slightly deviating from a straight line.

In an even worse case, if I was overcoming an obstacle and was already moving off it, and the drag suddenly stuck, I fell due to a jerk of the traction belts. This, though quite infrequent, but it happened, so I think it is important to tell.

Due to the low nose, which, in addition, the SO-5 has the shape of a rounded ax, the drag sometimes rested with its nose when leaving an obstacle. To prevent this from happening, it was enough to pull the traces and give the drag to acceleration before it freezes helplessly, buried in the snow. Such places were not often met, and during the trip I learned to determine when I would need to speed up my sled, as well as those moments when I would need to help them drive over an obstacle.

To my joy, and not without sympathy, I note that partners with short fishing drags, loaded high, suffered much more with their overturning than I did with problems associated with a low nose.

gummo 28-12-2012 22:53

Greetings.
Does it make sense to use drag sleds for winter hiking in wooded areas? Are they only for driving on the crust, or will they also go on loose snow?

There was a related topic before

Green7.62 29-12-2012 12:09

Greetings. Does it make sense to use drag sleds for winter hiking in wooded areas? Are they only for driving on the crust, or will they also go on loose snow?

1. Depending on how dense the forest is, if there are clearings - no problems, if through the forest with blockages - it's better with one backpack (not every maneuver can be performed with drags).
2. It depends on how much to load on the shovel (this is about the powder / crust), but in general, because of the area of ​​the shovel, it almost always goes comfortably.

Werewolf_Zarin 29-12-2012 01:36

Stag beetle 29-12-2012 07:35

quote: Does it make sense to use drag sleds when hiking in winter in a wooded area?

There is.

gummo 29-12-2012 07:43

to Werewolf_Zarin,

Thanks!

Stag beetle 29-12-2012 07:45

quote: they need a wider belt, it is comfortable with it.

IMHO, but instead of a belt, it is more convenient to use lines from a narrow, flat and soft sling, simply thrown over the shoulders through the neck and out under the armpits. In this case, the work with ski poles, when moving, turns out to be more efficient and no belts with an intricate fastening system are needed. If desired, you can tighten the traces with a string on the chest, but this is usually not necessary.

Werewolf_Zarin 29-12-2012 10:34

quote: Originally posted by gumo:
to Werewolf_Zarin,
If it's not difficult, post a photo of the belt that you are currently using.
Thanks!

After NG is not a question)) Yes, the usual wide. Shoulder do not wear, spine

cadmium 29-12-2012 18:50

About 20 years ago, in a translation with us, an American oil magazine, I saw a sledge-drag-mini-beam for a snowmobile. Made of fiberglass, hard, for an overnight stay for 2 people. I liked it very much. For expeditions. Then they probably just appeared. The front part of them was lower, the back with a door with a window was higher. They climbed into them and laid down, apparently, feet first, heads to the door. For a BP, an ideal mobile shelter, which can be well insulated and economically heated. I think he can swim if necessary, because. its bottom is like a punt boat. Unfortunately, I have never seen anything like it anywhere else. But it can be towed by a car. And how to use a car roof rack.

gummo 29-12-2012 21:52

On the Russian market, I now see two types of industrially produced drags - soft (PVC) and hard (polypropylene?) Under loose snow, in my opinion, hard ones are better. If they are not overloaded, "fall through" will be minimal, therefore it will be easier to pull them.

Werewolf_Zarin 30-12-2012 11:55

Tough is better for anyone, there is another funny feature,
I made holes on the sides and threaded a piece of paracord there, tying the sled to the backpack tightly, when you just put the backpack on a problem area, and the sled on it, took it off into the snow and dragged it further.
There is only one minus, as I see it, snow is poured on the back of the backpack. Although I think if you go far, you can get confused by covering with a piece of polyethylene, or something like that.

taupin 30-12-2012 12:51

Although I think if you go far, you can get confused by covering with a piece of polyethylene, or something like that.

There are capes for backpacks, all possible sizes and colors, dressed and not steamed.

v0id 30-12-2012 19:04

I use these, the first time I took them, I was on hunting skis without sticks, I’m @ $% Xia to drag them! a little bit of a hill, and you stand still, like on a treadmill ... so at least one stick is required. Another subtlety - the sled rides along your ski track and rolls over from one track to another ... it happens that one edge falls into the track, and the sled turns over safely, so you need to properly distribute the weight and be sure to bandage all the luggage. And make the rope longer, otherwise the sled will be on its heels, i.e. skis advance.

p.s. As for the wooded area. It is in the forest-chepyzhnik that it is simply unrealistic to maneuver with them. It's hard to climb on skis, and then there's the sled ... But in a sparse forest, in principle, you can.

Konstantin12 30-12-2012 20:01

quote: Originally posted by v0id:

be sure to bandage all luggage

That's right. I drilled holes in the top edges of the sides and made a criss-cross winding of cord to tie the load. The center of gravity of the load should be as low as possible.

quote: And in a sparse forest, in principle, you can.

I only go with them along clearings and abandoned roads, it’s impossible in the forest, “they don’t go where they need to”, the rope clings, in general, hemorrhagic. I think that if you need to deliver a load weighing no more than 40 kg, it’s better to take it anyway good running backpack with orthopedic suspension.

Stag beetle 31-12-2012 16:00

quote: a little bit of a hill, and you stand still,

in general, the load should be distributed: half in a backpack, the other half in a sled. Then you won't slip. However, the tactics and features of moving over rough terrain with cargo sleds (sledges) have been worked out by tourists a long time ago. By the way, complex sports trips without sleds are sometimes impossible. They significantly reduce physical activity.

Konstantin12 31-12-2012 16:08

quote: Originally posted by Stag-beetle:

complex sports trips without sleds are sometimes impossible. They significantly reduce physical activity.

quote: Originally posted by Konstantin12:

I think that if you need to deliver a load weighing no more than 40 kg, it’s better to take a good running backpack with an orthopedic suspension.

I don’t know what a bigger load is to drag a backpack on oneself on a fresh snowy “virgin lands”, or toil with sledges stuck in this “virgin lands”? Here, on the ice of a frozen river / lake, here the sled is unrivaled, or in some kind of tundra. And in a mountainous wooded area, where there is no route laid in advance, I think it’s better without them, though.

gummo 31-12-2012 17:22

Guys-practices, I did not understand much. You load the drags "from the heart" - they go more stable, but on the "powder" they get stuck, go hard? You load without fanaticism - they fail less in the "powder", they go easier, but they start to throw them on the ski track, turn them over?

Did I draw the right conclusions?

Konstantin12 31-12-2012 19:29

quote: Originally posted by gumo:

You load drags "from the heart"

quote: Originally posted by gumo:

Ship without fanaticism

In my photo, the backpack that I was carrying on a sled weighed 48kg. Those 7km that I walked to the place with the sled, I would have gone faster with a backpack on my back, but my back would most likely be tired and could respond to such "carelessness." If "without fanaticism", as you write, is it better to load a sled without a sled? Especially if you are a few years old and have no health problems. As I noted earlier, my opinion is that sleds are not for the forest. In the end, it's better to make halts more often and take off your backpack, giving your back a rest, than cursing, tormented by a braking sled.

Troglodytes 01-01-2013 11:55

“Practical men, I didn’t understand much. You load the drags “from the heart” - they go more stable, but they get stuck on the “powder”, they go hard? on the ski track, turn over?
Am I correct in my conclusions?"
The conclusions are correct = this is physics. But in my opinion, drags are needed if the burden is heavy, and if the sled is not loaded, then they are not needed. In general, it’s hard without a sleigh in the winter, because if there are a couple of porters or one, then dragging a tent, sleeping bags, stoves, benches, it’s hard! And in the powder, the sled should not peck with its nose, so you need to load it correctly and fasten it to yourself as high as possible, such as not to your belt, but to your shoulders ...

Konstantin12 01-01-2013 13:08

if there are a couple of porters or one, then dragging a tent, sleeping bags, stoves - benches is hard!

That's right. I myself constantly go alone, gradually came to the conclusion that "just hiking" for a loner is too hard entertainment. Therefore, I somewhat changed the goals of my stay in the taiga. I go light, I find an interesting, "strong" Place, then I drag it there

quote: tent, sleeping bags, stoves - benches,

And there I begin to "survive" - ​​with a feeling of "deep moral satisfaction".)

Harding 18-01-2013 11:04

HUMMELschmel 21-01-2013 19:04

quote: Originally posted by Werewolf_Zarin:
I use these, I don’t climb through the bushes, but I poach very, very much. The plastic is not bad in the cold, it does not beat, they need a wider belt, it is convenient with it.
http://saint-petersburg.irr.ru...t237857789.html

It is easier to drag than to carry. But he ditched the drags in one exit. The wires on the ice were rubbed on the guides - Volokushi Ladoga 2. The material is polyethylene - is it possible to somehow reanimate them. But is it better to modify the new ones somehow - to grind the blades for them?

HUMMELschmel 21-01-2013 19:18

quote: Originally posted by Troglodytes:

The conclusions are correct = this is physics. But in my opinion, drags are needed if the burden is heavy, and if the sled is not loaded, then they are not needed. In general, it’s hard without a sleigh in the winter, because if there are a couple of porters or one, then dragging a tent, sleeping bags, stoves, benches, it’s hard! And in the powder, the sled should not peck with its nose, so you need to load it correctly and fasten it to yourself as high as possible, such as not to your belt, but to your shoulders ...

the center of gravity must be observed. I felt the load on the belt, that is, it was higher between the belt and the shoulder blades - it was easier. Like systems from the movie "the day after tomorrow"

Lev007 22-01-2013 10:26

quote: Dragging is easier than carrying. But he ditched the drags in one exit. The wires on the ice were rubbed on the guides - Volokushi Ladoga 2. The material is polyethylene - is it possible to somehow reanimate them. But is it better to modify the new ones somehow - to grind the blades for them?

All snowmobile sleds are being upgraded.
Several strips of aluminum or thick polyethylene or propylene are attached to the bottom.
For this, pipes of large diameter are cut.
In the cold, the plastic is very brittle ...

Popular wisdom says: it is better to drag than to carry. This wisdom, as clearly as possible, characterizes the winter mode of cargo transportation on long journeys. Today I will talk about drags, transportation systems and cargo stowage.

Oddly enough, but in a country where a significant part of the territory is in the conditions of a long winter period, and the traditions of winter expeditions have a long glorious history and many adherents, there is actually no industry of winter expeditionary equipment.

The main supplier of drags in our country are companies specializing in fishing equipment. The range of fishing sleds is great, but for long expeditions, it is limited to 2-3 types of drags, and then, because there is nothing more to choose from.

Parameters of drags. From the experience of many-day winter expeditions (up to 3 weeks), I came to the conclusion that the optimal length of the drags is 150-180 cm, the width is 60-70 cm, the height is 25-35 cm. It is almost impossible to find "ideal drags" in our country. If the length is suitable, then there is a shortage in height and width. The width and height are excellent, the length is short. The problem of length is solved by increasing the "number of floors", which of course affects the stability of the drags.

2. Black fishing drags - short, red drags "Arctic" - low (constantly clogged with snow)

3. Small fishing drags, great for weekend trips

4. Volokushi-backpack firm "Terra". Good, but very small, only 70 liters. A constructive advantage is that they are double-sided, when overturned, they also easily ride on the reverse side. Great as dog drags.

5. Large expeditionary drags. Country of origin Canada. The manufacturer is unknown. These are sleds for the most extreme Arctic expeditions. Length 220 cm! In case of inclement weather that makes it difficult to set up a tent, you can spend the night in them. In addition, they can swim across polynyas and cracks. But for traveling around the "continent" these drags are still too long. A little shorter and there would be no price for them.

Cargo packing. Winter equipment is at least twice as large and heavier than summer equipment. The "backpack" principle of packing (all things in one bag) is ineffective in winter. The most optimal way that I have come to today is sorting things and equipment into polypropylene bags (those from sugar). All camping belongings are packed in at least 3 bags: food, clothes (along with a sleeping bag) and a bag with equipment (kettles, gas, a pharmacy, etc.). Tent, mats are linked separately. The load is fastened with the help of rubber - a car chamber cut into strips with hooks twisted from electrodes at the ends. Rubber bands are not used, they "roll" on the load and create imbalance. I also do not use ropes, which are problematic to carry and untie in the cold.
The cargo packed on the shovel must be covered with: film, tarpaulin, cloth or other materials in order to avoid stuffing snow into the shovel. A thermos fits perfectly into the gap between the bags, which should be "at hand" without unpacking the entire load. On top of the load, in a separate bag or bag, a “puff” is tucked under the rubber: a jacket and self-dumping pants that are worn during halts. Just like a thermos, they should be "at hand".

"Systems" of transportation. If there are problems with the assortment and search for drags, then with "unloading" for drags, in general, there are complete seams. In RuNet there is only one unloading for transporting drags, which can be bought on the website of Alpindustriya, the German "Tatonka".

Two hauling ideologies:
1) The strap is worn over the neck and shoulders (home-made systems from webbing), the so-called. upper harness system. Load on the cervical vertebrae
2) Belt system. Load, respectively, on the belt and stomach.

Both systems have a right to exist, but it seems that the belt system is still better.

10. Belt harness

11. Upper harness

Nuances. There is nothing more unpleasant and tiring for a winter traveler during the transportation of cargo than overturning (filling up) drags. Once or twice it is tolerable, but when the capsizing occurs constantly, it causes nothing but irritation. Basically, the drags overturn for two reasons: incorrect load balancing (high center of gravity) and terrain features (hummocks, high sastrugi, ruts). The longest drags have the advantage of overturning.

I don’t know how, but I think that on multi-day winter expeditions, a backpack on the back is bad manners. Even a small assault backpack. My winter "backpack period" lasted three years until I gave it up. Skiing generates a huge amount of heat and sweat. And most of all it is on the back. In winter, there is nothing worse than wet clothes. Therefore, the backpack must be abandoned.

12. It is extremely uncomfortable to wade through the bush area with drags

13. Less drag means more tipping

14. Rope length 2.5-3 meters

Gear Reviews

In the first part of the article, we discussed with you the selection and preparation of equipment for ski touring. Boots, socks, bindings, skis and poles themselves, additional accessories have already been mentioned. But for difficult winter hikes, this is not enough. For long treks across the snowy plains, you need something better than a backpack. Modern backpacks are good for everyone, but carrying a load on yourself is more difficult than carrying it with you. So, in the second part of the article, we will tell you about drag sledges, which are an essential attribute of ski expeditions.

The modern industry offers many options. Inflatable cheesecakes of various shapes, plastic troughs of various sizes. The first roads are not always easy to use, so consider the second option. Quite recently, the AlpIndustriya chain of stores has launched a drag sled with the romantic name Arktika. In essence, this is a plastic trough made of light and durable plastic, which the buyer can modify independently in accordance with their requirements. It was these sleds that were purchased and prepared by the author.

We offer the easiest way to finish the sled. Drill holes all over the top. They are needed in order to insert the cord, and fix the luggage or attach the sled to the backpack. It is more convenient to do this by lacing. And it's better to use two shorter cords than one long one. We start with careful measurements and markings. "Seven times measure cut once".

But how to pull the drags behind you? Consider soft hitch. We drill two holes in the front wall of the sled. A rope with a diameter of 8 mm is suitable as a power rope. But we don’t just put it through the holes, but we encircle the sled around the perimeter. The rope will be fixed by the previously threaded cord. Thus, the main load falls on the entire frame of the sled, and not on the front wall. Accordingly, the risk of breaking the drags is reduced. This method of transportation was successfully tested by the author on a hike.

The luggage was fixed, the rope was threaded. How about pulling? So, harness is needed. As such, you can use a universal gazebo. For himself, the author chose Petzl Pandion with a wide range of adjustments and a top loop. Well, then - a matter of taste. You can tie the rope into a loop, or you can use one D-shaped carabiner or two "ovals". It is advisable to use carabiners with mechanical clutches, because. "Automatic machines" can fail in difficult winter conditions.

Of course, this is far from the only way to prepare the sled. The cord can be replaced with slings. For greater convenience, you can use plastic fasteks. But these solutions will require more time and money. The purpose of this article was to present the simplest and, at the same time, the most reliable way to prepare a drag sled for a ski trip. We hope that our advice will be useful to you.

Winter is not over yet. We have a whole month left to go skiing. We wish you new adventures!!!

Rafting on the river Vyhandu on SAPs accompanied by guides.

If you want to feel like real travelers, pioneers in the spirit of Jack London, or dream of running the Vyhandu marathon, but don’t know how to start or just want to join water tourism, we invite you on April 19-20-21 to pass the most interesting section of the Vyhandu River, accompanied by guides with 2 nights in an organized camp.

We will provide you with the necessary equipment - SUPs (rafting boards), neoprene suits / boots / gloves (they make you feel comfortable even in cold water), life jackets, helmets.
We will spend the night in a large tent - tipi (like real Indians))) with a stove, which will provide warmth and dryness.
We will eat food cooked on a fire and enjoy the beauty of the surrounding nature.

The hike begins and ends at the Leevi forest site in the middle reaches of the Võhandu River, i.e. we will spend 2 nights in a tipi / chum with a stove, i.e. comfortable conditions: warm and dry.

Event plan:

19.04 Friday

With20.00 - the ManitoQ - Surf and Snow team will be waiting for you at the camp site: Leevi lõkkekoht

description and coordinates of the camp site:
https://loodusegakoos.ee/kuhuminna/puhkealad/rapina-varska-puhkeala/1394
The place can be reached by car. Travel time from Tallinn is about 3 hours. Parking for cars directly next to the camp.
There is a warm meeting of like-minded people

21.00 - preparation of SAPs and other equipment, introductory route and order

+ dinner

20.04 Saturday: 1 day of rafting - calm river

5.30 - wake up, breakfast.

6.00 - transfer by car to the beginning of the route - Võru - Lake Tamula (15 minutes drive from the camp)
7.00 - good time to start the water part

N.B.! On the same day the Võhandu Marathon (www.vohandumaraton.ee) takes place, then we will be able to indirectly participate in the event and start our adventure together with more than 1200 kayaks! The main thing is not to succumb to excitement and not to rush to the finish line together with the participants (about 100 km to it!).

From the pros: moving along with the participants of the marathon will make our day fun and varied

Movement order:
on the water SUP team + guide. In parallel, there will be an escort car, where you can leave spare things, snacks / tea.

We will make stops along the way to rest and eat.

You have to cover a distance of about 35 km per day

The river in this part is calm with a slow current. This will allow you to get comfortable with the equipment: learn how to control the board

16.00 - Optimally finish the water part. Approximately by this time we will approach our camp on the shore.

21.04 Sunday: 2nd day of rafting - rapids

9.00 - We wake up, have breakfast and get ready for the continuation of the adventure: this day we have to walk about 15 km along the wild canyon, overcoming several rapids!

10.00 - we go out to the fast section of the river - we run in the rapids, i.e. we pass consciously, several times, placing insurance on difficult sections. If one of the participants rolls over, then the team helps him get out of the water, catches the board.

Do not worry - with the correct organization of classes on fast water, a rather fun event:

15.00 - we get to the Reo bridge, put the equipment in our bus, return to the camp and have lunch

18.00 - with a pure heart and a sense of accomplishment, we go home ... prepare for the next trips!

Participation fee: 150 euros
to reserve a place, you need to make an advance payment of 50 euros by 1.04
pay the rest of the amount by 15.04
if you cancel participation later than a week before the start of the trip, then we, unfortunately, will not be able to return the prepayment.
For registration write by mail: [email protected] or call 55505959 Evgeny Dernovoy - we will send you payment details.

price includes
1. Work of guides
2. Equipment for rafting: SUPs, neoprene suits, boots, gloves, paddles, life jackets, helmets
3. Group equipment for the camp: tipi tent, stove
4. Nutrition

List of personal equipment:
1. clothing according to the weather
2. swimming trunks/swimsuit/towel
3. sleeping bag+mat
4. mug+spoon+bowl
5. hygiene items
6. flashlight
7. mobile phone + waterproof case

To ManitoQ Team - Surf and Snow