Sinyukha is a sacred place for Orthodox Christians, it is considered an open-air temple. Mount Sinyukha is located in the south of the Altai Territory in the Kuryinsky district and is the highest point of the Kolyvan ridge (1210 m).
The regional center of Kurya is 56 km away, the village of Kolyvan is 8 km to the east, and the village of 8 March is 2 km away.

Mount Sinyukha got its name not by chance: from afar, the fir forest covering the slopes of the mountain really seems blue.

Sinyukha is a sacred place for Orthodox Christians, it is considered an open-air temple. In addition, the mountain has a unique relief and a unique flora and has always attracted scientists not only from Russia, but from all over the world with its plant and animal wealth and climatic features. Famous scientists and travelers visited the slopes of the mountain: K.F. Ledebour, A. Bunge, K. Mayer, D. Messerschmidt, G.F. Miller, P.N. Krylov.

Climbing to the top of Sinyukha can take a whole day. The southern and northern sides of the mountain are steep, so climbing the mountain is possible with two simple routes. The first one runs along the northwestern slope of Sinyukha through the Kolyvanstroy tract near the Loktevka River (where Demidov set up the first copper smelter in the 18th century, and from the 1930-1960s large-scale mining of strategic tungsten-molybdenum raw materials was carried out here) and near Lake Mokhovoye - a natural monument . There is an abandoned granite quarry on the pass.

From here you can enjoy beautiful views of the slopes of the mountains covered with black taiga. This route is considered the most interesting, the path goes first along an abandoned old road, then along a forest path.

The second route runs along the northeastern slope of the mountain and starts from Beloe Lake. The trail also goes through the forest, but the ascent is quite long. Not far from Lake Beloe, you can see a group of burial mounds (1st century BC - 1st century AD), as well as the archaeological site of the settlement "Podsinyushka" (III-II centuries BC) - the oldest settlement of metallurgists - Afanasyevtsy, III-II centuries BC; in our era, an Orthodox women's monastery arose in its place. The monastery was destroyed in Soviet times, and now there is a worship cross in its place.

In the middle of the way you will see the Holy Spring, which all Orthodox pilgrims must visit.
Climbing to the top of Sinyukha does not require skill and equipment. The only significant obstacle may be a typical daring wind, which can make climbing difficult. From the top of the mountain opens a beautiful panorama.

From the main massif Sinyukha diverges a number of low spurs of eastern and southern strike, cut by small rivers. To the north of Sinyukha, the boundless and sultry Kulunda steppes spread, and on the south side, the snow-white peaks of the Tigiretsky Range and the slopes of the mountains covered with black taiga.

In the upper part of Sinyukha and in the area of ​​​​Lake Mokhovoe, you can see bizarre granite rocks, which, under the influence of natural forces, have acquired fantastic shapes. The mountain is dominated by rounded, dome-shaped forms and often there are rocky outcrops.

At the top of the mountain, some rocks form arches and columns, as well as something similar to ancient fortress walls - all the stones are fitted to one another, the masonry of giant "bricks" is high and powerful. Indeed, it looks like a kind of temple, the “walls” of which encircle the top in two semicircles. On the top and slopes of the mountain there are several natural granite bowls filled with water.

According to legend, this water is considered healing, healing wounds, curing many diseases. The top of the mountain served as a place of worship for the ancient pagans and has not lost its significance in Christian times. It is no coincidence that an Orthodox convent was built under Mount Sinyukha, which existed here until the 1930s.

And after the destruction of the monastery, the Orthodox communities of Altai and Kazakhstan secretly gathered on the top of the mountain, and thus, Sinyukha served them as an open-air temple for a long time.

Today, the pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain continues - after the feast of the Trinity, traditionally, pilgrims from the Rubtsovsky, Aleisky and Barnaul deanery districts of the Barnaul-Altai diocese arrive to climb the mountain. A tent camp is set up on the side of the mountain. The participants of the ascent are parishioners of Orthodox parishes, mostly young people, and, of course, the clergy.

It is believed that if you drink holy water from the Holy Spring with a prayer and wash your face in a granite bowl, bow to the cross on top, then the soul will be cleansed and the heart will be light and calm for a whole year.

In botanical terms, Mount Sinyukha is interesting because there is a huge variety of herbs, shrubs, trees - a total of 541 species. The slopes are covered with relic fir-aspen forests with an admixture of birch and pine (the so-called black taiga). There is absolutely no cedar and larch here. Bird cherry, mountain ash, viburnum, spirea and caragana are widespread.

A large number of relic plants, preserved from ancient times, grow on Sinyukha (Pallas's mertensia, Krylov's forget-me-not, maral root, rosea rhodiola, golostebelny poppy, etc.). 18 species are listed in the Red Book (Altai onion, Siberian kandyk, multi-leaved tulip, venus slipper, Bunte primrose, etc.). Alpine spurge grows here, which marals and spotted deer like to eat.

The forests on the mountainside are home to many birds and animals. Of the birds there are: chickadee, Siberian chiffchaff, garden warbler, green warbler, nuthatch, whistling nightingale, blue nightingale, hazel grouse, gray warbler and curlicue, bluetail, bullfinch, kuksha, common buzzard; in some places nutcracker, shur, common redstart, capercaillie. Typical mammals of the black taiga live on Sinyukha: red-backed voles, shrews, East Asian mice, ground squirrels, red foxes, polecats, weasels, corsairs, lynx, and wolves. In addition, there are many butterflies and beetles.

In 2009, it was decided to create on the territory of Kolyvan the first national park in the Altai Territory "Gornaya Kolyvan", which included such natural objects as the city of Sinyukha, lakes Beloye and Savvushki (Kolyvanskoe).
Not far from the city of Sinyukha there are several more attractions - an ancient sanctuary and an observatory on Charming Mountain, Vostrukha, Podsinyushka settlement, Kolyvan stone-cutting plant.

Kurinsky district ...

The history of the development of mining in Altai...

Mountain Kolyvan...

Anna Yarusheva's report.

Pupils of the children's association "Your peak", whose leader Yarusheva Olga Mikhailovna, during the ascent to Mount Sinyukha in May 2012, many photographs were taken of the surroundings of the mountain. This excursion is the result of one of the stages of the long-term project "Peaks of the Altai region". Yarusheva Anna became the winner of the regional competition of guides in Barnaul in April 2013.

Mountain Sinyukha 1379 m high, located in the spurs of the Cherginsky Range, is one of the most beautiful places in the Altai region. It is a favorite place to visit for many travel enthusiasts. But there are very few materials about our mountain Sinyukha in the press, and on the Internet. I would like to know more about the most beautiful places in my native Altai region and tell everyone about it!

Well, that's all, our trip is over,
The backpack is disassembled, the tent is drying.
Everything seems to be fine, but
Sadness in the heart sneaked stealthily.

Let someone twist a finger at the temple
And invites us to settle down,
But we can't live bored until
We dream of White snow peaks at night.

And the hand reaches for the map again,
And our heart goes up again,
And we know for sure - our backpacks
Not destined to gather dust in attics.

This is an excerpt from a poem by Sergei Legkodymov, fully consistent with the spirit of the children's tourist association "Your Top".

My excursion is the result of one of the stages of the long-term project "Peaks of the Altai Region", which our children's association is working on. The main goal of this project is: climbing, observing and collecting information about the highest peaks of the Altai region, disseminating the collected knowledge to a wide range of the public.

Sinyuha ... What only I did not find with this name! Sinyukha (photo 1) is a genus of plants of the cyanotic family (lat. Polemonium). There is a disease, popularly called cyanosis - cyanosis in medicine, due to the cyanotic color of the skin due to the high content of reduced hemoglobin in the blood. And I want to tell you about the magnificent mountain, whose name is Sinyukha.

Photo 1. Plants of the cyanotic family.

Mount Sinyukh - a lot. I found three mountains bearing this name in the Altai Republic: in Maiminsky, Turochaksky and Shebolinsky districts.

There are several mountains of the same name in the Altai Territory: in the Kytmanovsky district, one of the peaks of the Salair Ridge. The very famous Sinyukha of the Kuryinsky district of the Kolyvan ridge. And, of course, in the Altai region of the Cherginsky ridge. By the way, our Sinyukha (photo 2) is the second tallest of all those listed, after Shebalinskaya.

Photo 2. Mount Sinyukha Cherginsky Range.

The name of the mountain was not accidental. Our group of the tourist association “Your Top” was convinced of this back in the village of Nikolsky, where we arrived by bus from the village of Altai to make an exciting three-day trip with a group of 15 people led by O.M. Yarusheva. to the top of the mountain. (photo 3)
Photo 3. Children's Association "Your Top".

From afar, the coniferous forest that covers the slopes of the mountain really looks blue. (Photo 4)

Photo 4. Coniferous forest covering the slopes of Mount Sinyukha.

If you, as a tourist, have the opportunity to climb, you will see with your own eyes all the beauty and splendor of this natural region.

There is no such person who would remain indifferent to the riot of colors of primrose flowers: meadows of Red Book kandyks, chess hazel grouse (photo 6), violets of various types delight and remain in memory forever. A little later, the slopes of the mountains will light up with the bright flame of the Asian bathing suit (photo 7), and above the shady hollows will turn pink with an elegant marya root (photo 8).

Photo 6. Chess hazel grouse.
Photo 7. Asian swimsuit flowers
Photo 8. Flowers marin root

The path leading to the temple, where Mount Sinyukha reigns, is surrounded by a coniferous forest. Spruces and firs stretch their prickly paws towards travelers (photo 9). There are also larches, and at the top - still quite young, but strong cedars (their correct name is "Siberian pine"). All these trees are "gray" from a large number of fruticose lichens (photo 10). Lichens grow only in areas where the air is perfectly clean. They are rightfully considered biological barometers of clean air. By the number of representatives of the lichen kingdom, one can judge the weightless transparency and purity of the air of these fabulous places.

Photo 9. Spruces and firs stretch out their prickly paws
Photo 10. Bushy lichens

All the decoration of Mount Sinyukha, as in a fairy tale from Baba Yaga. So it seems that behind the next huge rocky ledge, before the eyes of travelers, her famous hut on chicken legs will appear and turn its back to the forest, and its front to us. And the closer to the top, the stronger this feeling, because more and more often there are rounded dome-shaped rock outcrops made of granite, diorite and shale (photo11). Most often, the rocks resemble huge puff pieces of cake or pancakes stacked in a neat pile. This is the result of the activity of water and wind. It took them many centuries, starting from the Devonian period, to create such unusual compositions (photo 12).

Photo 11. Rock ledges on the slopes of Mount Sinyukha.
Photo 12. Unusual compositions of rocks on Mount Sinyukha.

From conversations with local residents and from the traces of life we ​​saw, we learned that the animal world in the area of ​​Mount Sinyukha is very diverse, because. the places here are quiet, clean, not crowded. Marals and musk deer, wild boars, moose, badgers (photo 13), hares and capercaillie feel great here. Of course, there are also predators: foxes and wolves. Wolves are quite active. On the way we met the gnawed remains of a rather large animal. They assumed it was a calf. In the evening they burned a fire for a long time, sang songs loudly, trying to scare away uninvited guests. There was a blizzard at night, snow fell, and through the blizzard, the howling of wolves was heard - a terrible impression. Upon returning to the village, we were told by local residents that that night the wolves had dragged away two sheep from the village, which were never found. And the third was so beaten up that the owners had to kill her.

Photo 13

Since ancient times, this fabulous country has attracted people with its energy. Local residents willingly tell what they know themselves, what they heard from the older generation. Cherenev Prokopy Yegorovich, an old resident of the village born in 1927, told us the following story:

“The monk Ivan lived in those places. The place where he lived is still named after him - Ivan-stone. He settled there in the 1920s. He built himself a hut. Rumor has it that he was a Kolchak. All our women ran to him to pray every weekend. They took food supplies with them. How long he lived there, I don't remember. Then the rural peasants burned his hut, and no one saw Ivan again.

No one knows for sure the reasons that prompted the villagers to burn the hut. It remains only to guess and think out this strange story. Walks from generation to generation is now a legend that we were told by a native with. Nikolskoye Olga Chereneva:

“Kolchak’s gold is buried in that place. Many hunters have been looking for him, but no one can find him. Not every seeker will find a place; gold will not fall into the hands of the first person you meet. But there is, according to legend, such a person to whom that place will be opened and gold will go to him by itself. Only this chosen one has not yet been found.

And the spirit of a monk walks through the forests, guards the peace of the mountain, keeps order, protects animals. In the vicinity of the peak, none of the locals hunt, they are afraid to anger the spirit of Ivan. Women were very worried about the loss of a monk. Under Palkin's cliff they poured out their grief. Since then, a transparent clean key has been beating in that place.

We ourselves did not find it, but the inhabitants said that they were looking for it under the wrong rock.

There is also a legend about our beautiful Sinyukha, you can read it yourself in the collection "Legends and Myths of Altai - 3" by our local historian Vladimir Mikhailovich Afanasyev.

In the process of collecting materials, we found out that Wikipedia does not have an article about our Sinyuha. The next stage of the long-term project will be the systematization of the collected material for writing an article in Wikipedia.

On this topic

• Khan Babyrgan is calling! Camping in spring 2014 On a visit to the rocky masses of the majestic Babyrgan, the hero of many legends of the Altai Mountains
• Altai legends about Mount Babyrgan The summit is located on the border of the mountainous and steppe zones of Altai, which gave rise to many myths
• Altai Sinegorie A brief photo report on the trip to the nameless pointed peak of Altai

Why is Mount Sinyukha so interesting? And all because for a long time, and for more than one thousand years, Mount Sinyukha has been a cult place. Mount Sinyukha was an object of pilgrimage for pagans, and then Orthodox Christians. This is the first high mountain of Altai from the side of the Kulunda steppe. It rises majestically above the surroundings.

Almost completely, except for the very top of Sinyukha, it is covered with forest. From this distance, it appears blue. Apparently that's why they named it that. The top itself is flat and there are boulders rising on its edges. It seems that this is an open-air temple. This is the temple we wanted to visit.

How to get to Mount Sinyukha

Mount Sinyukha we have already seen from afar. From Lake Beloye, on which we were on our last trip, Mount Sinyukha was clearly visible. That's where we planned to climb. We got from our camp on Lake Kolyvanskoe to Lake Beloye in a little over an hour. From the village of Savvushki, which is three kilometers from Lake Kolyvanskoye, along the highway to the village of Kurya, about twenty kilometers. In the village of Kurya, at the first large crossroads, we turn right and drive to the bridge over the river.

This is if you go from Zmeinogorsk, the village of Savvushki or Lake Kolyvanskoe. And if you go from Barnaul, then you need to go two hundred and fifty kilometers along the road to Rubtsovsk to the pointer to the village of Pospelikha. From it we go to the village of Kurya. Continue as written below.

Immediately after the bridge, in the village of Kurya, turn right. Road signs are everywhere. We are going to Kolyvan. And now we are driving forty kilometers on an asphalt road. She will take you to. We look at the signs to the village of March 8. We pass through the village of Kolyvan. Ten kilometers we drive along the road through a picturesque pine forest, along the Belaya River.

We drive into the village of March 8 and after the shop and cafe we ​​turn off the main road to the right. We go up the hill along the road. After a kilometer we leave for. In the village, they asked local residents how to get to Mount Sinyukha. They rounded Beloe Lake from the southwestern side. We drove along the lake along its elevated shores for a kilometer and a half. Then we turned right from Beloe Lake along a dirt road.

Having rounded the hill, we saw a hefty three and a half meters cross. The cross was made from a wooden beam. On the horizontal crossbar it was inscribed in black letters - "Save and save." The cross was placed on the side of the road. Having passed the cross, we drove up to the foot of Mount Sinyukha. From the village of March 8 to Mount Sinyukha about three kilometers along the road.

A little about Mount Sinyukha

Having approached the foot of Mount Sinyukha, we ended up in a small valley. It is quite picturesque and surrounded by mountains on three sides. Mount Sinyukha rose majestically from the southwestern side of this valley. The height of Mount Sinyukha is one thousand two hundred and ten meters above sea level. This is the highest point of the Kolyvan ridge.

All slopes of Mount Sinyukha are overgrown with black taiga. The black taiga means a wild, untouched forest. Here grows mainly fir, comes across aspen, birch, pine. Lots of shrubs and very tall grass. In such a forest it is always black, that is, it is gloomy and it is very difficult to make your way through it.

The peak itself rises above the taiga with stone blocks. And so it beckons upward. Well, that's what we came for. There is no forest at the top. Only granite, gray peaks against the blue sky. But at the top there are whole thickets of juniper. But we learned about this later. And now before us was the majestic, mighty Mount Sinyukha.

Climbing Mount Sinyukha

We left the car in a clearing next to a stream at the foot of Mount Sinyukha. Everyone leaves their cars here. A wheeled area without vegetation formed near the road. There were already two cars parked there. And aside, on the edge of the clearing, there was a campground. Here live Orthodox pilgrims who come from nearby areas to climb Mount Sinyukha.

Not far from the parking lot, the forest begins and the path to Mount Sinyukha. In the place where the path enters the forest, there are wooden gods on both sides of it. The figurines are carved from tree trunks and are about two meters high. On one there is an inscription - "Perun guards the path." On the other is written - "Sinigarium".

The trail leads us through the birch forest. Let's go one stream, then, after a while, another. The path winds along the stream, then along one of its banks, then along the other. The forest is not yet very dense. There are many raspberries along the trail. We enjoy it from time to time. They say that the bears also eat here.

The trail gets steeper. The birch forest is changing to taiga. Raspberries disappear and are replaced along the path by blackcurrant and sour bushes. There are much more acids. Sometimes it comes across very sour. It is interesting that the stream also gurgles from time to time next to the path.

Walking becomes hard. The trail goes quite steeply up the side of the mountain. The inclination of the mountain by eye is thirty-five to forty degrees. At times there are steeper sections. You perceive the roots of trees as steps. My legs are tired, I start to run out of breath. And my son does not care about such an upsurge. Go playfully! Youth, what do you say?

Ahead is the murmur of a stream and conversation. There appears to be a source here. A small stream flows out of the stones. Surprisingly, because it is already almost under the top of Mount Sinyukha. Near the source is an Orthodox cross. Nearby is a book with prayers, pressed down on top by a stone. Tourists rest at the source. They also go up.

Get some water, drink and move on. It seems that strength returned. Walking became easier. Soon the forest ends. We start jumping over the rocks. There is a beautiful view to the northeast. You can see the village of March 8 and Lake Beloe. The first thickets of juniper are found. Sheer cliffs to the right and left. And we are walking along the stone river. Huge boulders in bulk lie under the very top.

Well, here's the top. Three hours of lifting behind. Great! An amazing view opens up to the surrounding Mount Sinyukha area. Far in the southwest, a white spot is visible. In the south, the snowy peaks of the Tigirek Range are visible. In the north you can see the village of Kolyvan, and a little to the east the village of March 8 and Lake Beloe. The spirit captures from beauty and spaciousness.

And the very top of Mount Sinyukha is interesting. Nearly the flat crown of Sinyukha is surrounded by granite rocks ten meters high at the edges. It seems to be watchtowers. One of the rocks has an iron cross. For some reason, my heart is calm and joyful. But it's time to go down. The descent is a bit easier and the whole descent takes about one hour. On the way down they scared a flock of hazel grouse. Near the path we found several mushrooms.

Sights of Mount Sinyukha and its environs

At the foot of Mount Sinyukha, a settlement of ancient blacksmiths was discovered. In its place at the beginning of the twentieth century there was a convent. The monastery existed until the mid-thirties. Then it was destroyed, like many other religious buildings. In its place, in 1997, the worship cross, which I spoke about above, was installed.

On the top of Mount Sinyukha there is a granite block, on the surface of which there is a recess of the correct, round shape. It is constantly filled with water. It's called a bowl. So, among the Orthodox, it is believed that if you drink water from a source under the top of Mount Sinyukha with a prayer, wash your face with water from a granite bowl and pray to the cross at the top, then the soul will be cleansed and the heart will be light and calm for a whole year.

Not far from Mount Sinyukha there is Lake Beloe. The water in this lake is amazingly clear. Almost exactly in the middle of the lake rises a small island. And there are a lot of fish in the White Lake. This is for fishing lovers.

In the village of Kolyvan, which is about a dozen kilometers from Mount Sinyukha, there is a stone-cutting factory. This plant has been in operation for over 300 years. His products are famous all over the world. You can go on a tour of the factory. You can visit the museum at the stone-cutting factory. Very interesting.

So the ascent to Mount Sinyukha, planned for this day, has ended. Tired and satisfied, we returned back to Lake Kolyvanskoe. There is something to remember and tell friends and acquaintances. There are also many photographs, some of which you can see here.

Let's go to Mokhovoe Lake.
In July 2000, my mother and I visited these places, drove to Kolyvanstroy and went to Mount Sinyukha.
Sinyukha is the highest point of the Kolyvan Range (1206 meters).
You can climb the mountain from two sides - from the northwest, from Kolyvanstroy past Lake Mokhovoye and from the northeast, from Lake Beloye.
We climbed from Kolyvanstroy. The ascent is easy but challenging. We left the camp immediately after breakfast, and returned only for dinner. A cross was erected on the mountain, at the very top there is a granite bowl with a diameter of about one and a half meters, it is believed that the water in it is holy.

This time we decided not to go up to Sinyukha, but to try to get to Mokhovoye by car along this road



As a result, one dad rode most of the way, we climbed on foot and admired the surroundings.

11 years ago, Mokhovoe seemed to us an amazing, fabulous place. We walked for a long time in the heat along a dusty road and suddenly saw a mirror bowl of cold water surrounded by granite rocks and tall pines. We sat for a long time on the rocks in silence and coolness before moving on, and this was one of the most vivid impressions of the trip to Gornaya Kolyvan.
This time the lake disappointed us: gazebos, fire pits and, of course, garbage appeared on the shore. Cars, tents, many tourists, no fairy tale. And people are constantly coming to Sinyukha. In 2000, for the whole day we saw tourists only on the top of the mountain, then almost everyone climbed from the side of Lake Beloye, few knew "our" route.
It even seemed that the lake was heavily overgrown and shallow. But, since we arrived, we walked around the neighborhood, especially since dad and Alexei had never been to Mokhovoy before.
And when we returned home, we looked at old photographs, it turned out that Mokhovoe had not changed at all.

For reference: the area of ​​the water mirror is 615 sq.m, the circumference is 125 meters, the greatest depths are up to 2 meters, the area of ​​wetlands is 248 sq.m. The largest width of the reservoir is 33 m.

year 2000

2011

Cyanosis

After walking and having a snack, we returned to Kolyvan and decided to go to the Belaya River to spend the night there.
We drive up to the village of Bugryshikha. It is immediately clear why it was called that.




On Belaya, they were looking for a parking place for a long time.

But still found. We set up tents, cooked dinner, sat by the fire, played cards.
At night it became sharply colder, frost formed on the tents and the car, the grass was covered with frost.
But in the morning, fortunately, it became warm again, even hot, and we went further - to Kolyvanskoye Lake. More on this in the next section.

Track - Kolyvanstroy - Lake Mokhovoe - Belaya River - 42 kilometers: http://gpsed.com/track/8650037107855057865

Altai 2011:
Parts 1-2 - August 10-13 - Road. Klepikovo:
Part 3 - August 14 - Let's go to the mountains:
Part 4 - August 15 - Caves:
Part 5 - August 16 - In the Ust-Kansky region:
Part 6 - morning of August 17 - Kumir River:
Part 7 - day 17 August - Border zone:
Part 8 - morning of August 18 - From Tyuguruk to Upper Uimon.

Quick reference:

1. Members of the expedition: members of the collective radio station of the military training center of Tomsk State University RW9HYY / 9 / P - Khatskevich Yury Anatolyevich, Plotnikov Nikolai Vladimirovich; assistants - Plotnikov Vladimir Nesterovich, Utkin-Sevastyanov Georgy Sergeevich.

3. Power: QRO, QRP

4. "Anomalous zone" Sinyukha - R9Y1

5. Ranges: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m.

6. Types of modulation: SSB, CW, BPSK-31/63

7. Equipment, antennas: ICOM-718, FT-817ND, Inv.V, G5RV.

Food for thought….

Mount Sinyukha ( 1210 m) is the highest point of the Kolyvansky ridge and is located in the south of the Altai Territory in the Kuryinsky district.

The mountain is interesting in several respects at once:

- firstly, this is a sacred place for Orthodox Christians, an open-air temple;

- secondly, it has a unique relief and a unique flora;

- thirdly, it is located near the famous Kolyvan stone-cutting factory in the village of Kolyvan, and many miners, travelers and scientists of the 18th century visited its slopes.

Mount Sinyukha has long been considered a place of pilgrimage. On the top and slopes of the mountain there are several natural granite bowls filled, as many believe, with holy water. A holy spring flows on the northern slope of Mount Sinyukha. Residents of the surrounding villages have long considered this place sacred and, having fallen ill, came here to get healing water. If faith was firm and prayer sincere, then a miracle happened, and even the hopelessly ill got rid of their ailments.

Until the beginning of the 20th century. at the foot of the mountain there was a convent, now in its place there is a worship cross, established by believers in 1997. Here, after the feast of the Trinity, a tent camp is set up every year. Traditionally, pilgrims from the Rubtsovsky, Aleisky and Barnaul deanery districts of the Barnaul-Altai diocese arrive to climb the mountain. The participants of the ascent are parishioners of Orthodox parishes, mostly young people, and, of course, the clergy.

Information from the Internet.

Group members.

Khatskevich Yury Anatolievich

Plotnikov Nikolay Vladimirovich

Plotnikov Vladimir Nesterovich

Utkin-Sevastyanov Georgy Sergeevich

Training

There were no special problems associated with preparing for the trip to Mount Sinyukha. Numerous sources gave us a link to the exact location of this natural object, its exact coordinates, photographs, as well as easy climbing routes. In addition, Nikolai Plotnikov himself comes from almost these places, and his father, Vladimir Nesterovich Plotnikov, who was our guide and active assistant in all our undertakings, navigates the surroundings “like a fish in water”.

Therefore, we immediately decided that we would try to work with a power of 100 watts, and for energy supply we would take a 220-volt gas generator with us.

From the equipment they took with them an ICOM-718 transceiver (they could not find anything easier), a netbook, a gas generator, gasoline, etc. To back up the main equipment, just in case, they took the "baby" YAESU FT -817ND, a gel battery 8 a / h and a solar battery. From the antenna-mast property, regular antennas from the R-143 and Severok-K radio stations (G 5RV varieties) went to the expedition.

All other equipment, the necessary material resources and property did not have to be collected for a long time, since the entire “infrastructure” is available and is just waiting in the wings.

Some fears related to whether we will be able to raise all the property to the required height, still remained.

Having received the weekend, we set off.

Passing the route

In order not to waste time, we left Tomsk at 17.15 local time (+3 hours difference with Moscow) on June 8 of this year. We drove at night along the route: Tomsk - Novosibirsk - Barnaul - Aleisk - Chineta. The journey was long, Georgy and Nikolai took turns driving the car, and most of the time I slept in the back seat.

We drove about 870 kilometersfirst, along an asphalt road, then along a gravel road, at about 05.00 on June 9, we arrived at the village of Chineta.

In Chinet we were met by Nikolay's parents - Vladimir Nesterovich and Tatyana Nikolaevna, to whom I want to express my personal THANKS for the cordial meeting, accommodation and all kinds of help. Big thanks to them for this.

Despite the fatigue after a long journey, everyone unanimously decided to move to the mountain almost immediately after a short rest and a delicious lunch. At 10.00, Vladimir Nesterovich drove us to the supposed point in an onboard UAZ through picturesque meadows, valleys and passes.

By 12.30 we arrived at the foot of the peak and, after reconnaissance and a smoke break, at 13.00 we moved up the slope.

The climb was decided to be made along the northeastern slope of the mountain. The route starts from Beloye Lake. Not far from Lake Beloye, you can see a group of burial mounds (1st century BC - 1st century AD), as well as the archaeological site of the settlement "Podsinyushka" (III-II centuries BC) - the oldest settlement of metallurgists - Afanasyevtsy, III-II centuries BC; in our era, an Orthodox women's monastery arose in its place. The monastery was destroyed during the Soviet era. At the site of the monastery there is now a worship cross.

Our way to the top lay along a trodden path. Every now and then we came across people who had already visited some at the very top, some at the Holy Spring, which Orthodox pilgrims strive to visit. Tired but happy, they went downstairs.

This source is located approximately in the middle from the foot to the very top and is very popular among vacationers.

Holy spring on Sinyukha

Climbing to the top is not particularly difficult and does not require any special knowledge and skills in mountaineering, orienteering, etc. In our case, the matter was complicated only by heavy backpacks, mosquitoes, heat of about 30 degrees and complete calm.

Climbing Mount Sinyukha

However, with numerous stops and smoke breaks, we climbed to a height of over 1000 meters and stopped to set up camp. They did not climb to the very top with property, since the Holy Spring is the last place during the ascent, where there is normal running water, and running for water 700- 800 metersdidn't really want to.

Field Shek

At about 18.30, we slowly set up camp, deployed equipment and an antenna, and began to prepare dinner. Aired at 6:45 pm. Slowly, we made 50 contacts by phone and digital. They wanted to work as a telegraph, but there was a test, so they did not interfere with anyone.

We talked for a long time around the fire, then went to bed with a joyfully high spirits.

On the morning of June 10, we woke up, had breakfast, distributed the "duty" at the equipment and dispersed along the mountain in search of something interesting. We visited the highest point, explored other trails, photographed local beauties, and… Forgive me, the "luminaries of the ether", left the camp and equipment to their fate, went down, jumped into a UAZ disguised in the foothill bushes and drove to Kolyvan.

It’s just that if fate brought them to these places, I really wanted to visit the Kolyvan stone-cutting factory and its museum in order to see with my own eyes the place where the 19-ton “queen of vases” was created with the hardest work of the old masrera and those masterpieces that now adorn the collections of the Hermitage, the Louvre and other museums.

Returning in the evening, they continued to work on the air. We didn’t rake up “Pile up”, but we didn’t sit idle at all. In total, we "earned" more than two hundred contacts and after lunch on June 11 we went down with the equipment and safely returned to Chineta.