How to choose the difficulty level of the trip?

Before you choose a trip in which you want to participate, we advise you to compare your physical condition level with the difficulty level of the itinerary. Remember that the physical efforts that you spend during the trip should not overshadow the positive emotions that you get from everything you see. Moreover, a very important point to make the tour successful is the homogeneity of the group by the level of physical condition , the ability to move with the same speed. If you are not sure in your abilities, we advise you to choose less challenging tours or to prepare yourself for the chosen one.

A crucial point is your psychological state. While preparing to go on a journey, please read carefully all the information about your trip, including the schedule, the itinerary and recommendations. In our descriptions we always point out the difficulties that may be encountered. Perhaps it will be overnight stop in a tent in the rain or snow, passing challenging landscape or tiring climb. You should be prepared for such events, not only physically but also psychologically! Such situations should not spoil neither your mood nor your fellow travelers’ one. Even the lack of conveniences (hot water, good toilet) may become an unpleasant surprise and divert your mind from the contemplation of nature and delightful cognitive excursions. Remember you are going toward new adventures and impressions!

Our routes often pass away from the towns and the weather can change in minutes. Please watch the selection of clothing and outfit. If you have any questions, please ask them! We do our best to make trips comfortable and safe. But, unfortunately, such moments as weather changes and force majeure factors are not in our hands!

- Easy. Short easy walks which last 1 to 3 hours a day. The itineraries are laid on the trail and do not take much physical efforts. May be short-term rise with high difference of 200 to 500 metres or passage on the ice sheet of frozen lake. Accessible to everyone who likes walking.

- Good enough physical condition. Hiking which take 3 to 6 hours a day. You have to overcome the route with a set height or rather monotonous way on the ice sheet of frozen lake. In your backpack you will have your personal items needed for day passage. If during a trip you will have overnight, a sleeping-bag should be added to mentioned above. This tour is good for you without a doubt if you like to perform 1-2 day trekking and have physical activity for 1-2 hours a week.

- Good physical condition. Hiking which take 4 to 7 hours a day. Travelling in this category take many days, and you should be ready to overcome the distance for a few days. You have to carry your personal items, a sleeping-bag and perhaps food for 1-2 days. (Most of our many days’ tours include the service of carrying equipment for setting up camp and food by jeep). You will climb along-shore, or on the ice sheet of frozen lake. May be you will have to go on the bank of precipice that require to be careful or to cross snow-covered slopes (depending on a season and selected tour). You will sleep in a tent 2-3 nights one after another away from the towns. Have such a trip, if you do trekking in mountainous terrain or in winter, and can be autonomous in nature. To be in a good physical form you spend at least 4 hours a week for training and you often go in for sports on weekends.

- Very good physical condition. Hiking which take 8 to 12 hours a day. You will have hard climbing. You must be able to move on the various forms of landscape (steep trail, rocks, rock formations on the trail, a trail of snow slope). You have many days’ trip with a backpack, which would contain your personal things, sleeping-bag and perhaps food products for 1-2 days. This category also includes the travelling, when a day of hard passage (such as climbing the mountain peak) is followed by a day of rest at the base camp. Most nights you spend in a tent. To participate in this tour, you need to have a good experience of trekking in the mountains. You must be able to bear not very comfortable conditions having overnight (such as negative temperature or rain). The time you spend to keep yourself in a good physical form should not be less than 2-3 hours 2-3 times a week. Not bad if you go in for sports such as mountain climbing, hiking, downhill skiing (ski-tour), mountain running.

- Excellent physical condition. You will have many days’ trip with a backpack, on the various forms of landscape, hard climbing and overnights in a tent far from settlements. Usually it is a winter tour in the face of adverse temperatures. You must be able to move on the various forms of landscape (steep trail, rocks, rock formations on the trail, a trail of snow slope), and often have special training (in climbing, skiing, etc.), you are very motivated and can be autonomous for a few days in winter. You are well prepared psychologically and can bear troublesome conditions for several days. This trip is designed for trained participants whо had the experience of taking part in such tours.