ERGAKI, WESTERN SAYAN: Dragon's Tooth, Bird, Lake Khudoznikov, Medvezhye
A hike in the Western Sayan Mountains, Ergaki Ridge. In three and a half days, I managed to cover the main sections of the ridge. The route was: Ministry of Emergency Situations - Lake Raduzhnoye - Lake Khudoznikov - a radial hike to Dragon's Tooth - exit via Ptitsa, Svetloye, and Medvezhye. It's convenient that it gets dark late in June, so you can hike comfortably until nine in the evening. The main thing is to keep your energy up before the sun sets. 🙃
It was challenging. Everything is close, but the descents and ascents, the scree, are quite exhausting :)
00:00 - Start
00:45 - Raduzhnoye Lake
01:44 - Karovoye Lake
02:55 - Artists' Pass
04:16 - Khudozhnnikov Lake
06:37 - Heading to Dragon's Tooth
10:24 - Dragon's Tooth Peak
13:05 - Teploe Lake
15:45 - Parabola
17:25 - Mountain Spirits Lake and Waterfall
18:25 - Ptitsa Pass
22:35 - Svetloe Lake
25:15 - Medvezh'e Lake
27:15 - Reaching the trail