49942. Morning view down the canyon, with the northern end of Hodja-Gur-Gur-Ata ridge on the horizon ...
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Full names of the most visible persons, depicted in the pictures:
Valentin Gordienko, Evgenij Sakulin - Ženja S., Evgenij Rybka - Ženja R., Aleksej Serëgin and
Vasilij Samsonov - Vasja.
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49942. Morning view down the canyon, with the northern end of Hodja-Gur-Gur-Ata ridge on the horizon ...
49943. ... and up the canyon, to its right, where several large rock outcrops are looming out of the wall.
49944. On top of the other, northeastern side of the canyon two cavers are on their way to ...
49945. ... rig the access, from above and below, to the Lunnaja cave, in the fissure just opposite the camp.
49946. Here the fissure is seen up close.
49947. A common opulent yellow flower, often grows quite tall.
49948. Buttonweed, Cotula anthemoides L.
49949. Rock-dwelling fern, probably Cheilanthes persica
49950. Thistle
49951. Mullein, probably Verbascum thapsus
49952. View south from close to the top of the canyon, several other, smaller canyons are cut in the slope. Boybuloq cave is to be found about two thirds of the way down the second canyon.
49953. View down the canyon from the top, with the Base camp seen on the slope above the canyon bed, top center.
49954. Violet flower, very likely broad-petaled geranium, Geranium platypetalum
49955. A tall flower with green seed balls which later turn brown, could be Alyssoides utriculata (L.)
49956. Nicely arranged rocks, like a deck of cards
49957. Expedition water source, at an altitude about 2900 meters, and a capacity of about 200 liters per day, with Valentin. Two 10 l PVC botlles take about half an hour to haul them up to the camp.
49962. Ženja S. on top of the opposite side of the canyon, posing for a Larisa photo and film footage.
49963. Sunset behind the Hodja-Gur-Gur-Ata ridge
49964. Morning view down the canyon with a cloud above it and long shadows from the east, from the right in the picture. The face-like outcrop, right center, is still in the shadow.
49978. It is much better discernible in the early evening, illuminated by the sun.
49971. Ženja R., Aleksej, Vasja and Ženja S. departing to what turned out to be the most difficult mission of the expedition, to go to the bottom of the known part of Višnevskij cave, to -1131 m, and to try to find a connection with Boybuloq or to continue down the Višnevskij as deep as it would go. Vasja and Aleksej would return on August 12, after a week underground, Ženja R. and S. only on August 18, after 13 days.
49974. A bed of white blooming cacti ...
49973. ... with Ženja R.
49975. A sorrel, probably shield-leaf sorrel, Rumex scutatus
49976. View of the canyon bottom, upstream of the large expedition tent. In places its bed is very much carved out, with steep drops.
49980. Burning the burnable trash, mostly paper, in a walled fireplace, erected for the purpose.
Related posts:
Boybuloq 2021 : From Dehibolo to the Base camp, August 3
Boj-Bulok 2021 : Introduction
Boybuloq 2021 : The grotto at 2880 m above sea level, August 6
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