Note – 2026-04-24 09:43
The, not very imposing, immigration office in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, capital city of Kamchatka. Had to go here as I had lost my entry permit to the Russian Republic and without it I probably couldn...
Tag: Kamchatka
Note – 2026-01-30 14:31
Came across this wonderful image from Arctic photographer, Martin Hartley, which shows me skiing up from base camp on Klyutchevskoy Sopka. The mountain had started erupting before we arrived and the v...
Note – 2026-01-19 07:41
A powerful, prolonged snowstorm that began on January 12, 2026, has paralyzed the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, with snow depths reportedly reaching up to 500 cm (16 feet) in some areas. A municipal-...
Note – 2026-01-18 08:19
@hikingdude the wind was fairly constant all day. When the precipitation/snow arrived we realised we had to camp. The snowmobiles dropped us at this point and returned to Klyuchi. Tents put up in the...
Note – 2026-01-17 10:20
We had come to Kamchatka to make a ski descent of Klyuchevskaya Sopka, at 4750 metres in height, the highest volcano in the northern hemisphere. But the weather had not been kind. For two weeks we wer...
Note – 2025-01-01 08:37
Yesterday we came across an interesting and unusual feature that we've never encountered before in mountains (outside of Kamchatka in 2013). A deep crack/crevice was found near the summit of Morron de...
Note – 2024-12-29 20:37
@hikingdude I use them in the high mountains in winter. Breathing in super cold air tends to give me a bad cough. Also essential for me in Kamchatka where it was - 30C most days.
Note – 2023-05-23 14:47
Klyuchevskaya Sopka 4835m and Kamen 4575m from the near the col just SW of Vulkan Sredniy 2978m. I had just made my way across the plateau from our base camp between the two mountains. It's a white an...
Note – 2023-01-29 12:03
Base camp Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Kamchatka after being hit by 100km/hr winds which included volcanic stones and rocks. Totally destroyed and, unfortunately, the end of our adventure.
Note – 2023-01-27 11:32
Good job I wore bright colours! Driving snow and 80km wind gusts. Would struggle to cope with that these days.
Note – 2023-01-18 10:29
Photo from a few years ago ... Some of the most difficult ski touring I've ever done, whilst attempting the peak of Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka. Here, trying to negotiate the rocky and volcanic d...
Note – 2022-12-20 08:57
Massive lenticular clouds forming over the peak of Kamen on the Kamchatka peninsular We were there to ski tour and summit Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4754m) but the -30C+ temps and 100km/hr winds made life v...
Kamchatka Part 6 - Last few days in Russia
Trip report from day 6 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka
Kamchatka Part 5 - The escape and a very long bus ride
Trip report from day 5 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka
Kamchatka Part 4 - Deteriorating weather
Trip report from day 4 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka
Kamchatka Part 3 - Waiting for a weather window at base camp
Trip report from day 3 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka
Kamchatka Part 2 - Leaving Klyuchi and emergency camp
Trip report from day 2 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka
Kamchatka Part 1 - Getting there
Trip report from day 1 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka
Surviving Blizzards in Kamchatka
Kiersten and I were packed close together for warmth, huddled in a tent in the middle of the night. Outside the blizzard was raging with air temps -30C and winds of over 100kph. Our hopes of climbing Klyuchevskaya Sopka were dashed. Welcome to Kamchatka