Avacha Volcano ( Avacha or Avachinsky or Avachinskaya Sopka; Russian: Авачинская сопка, Авача) is an stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia . It is one of the most active volcanoes there. Its crater is filled with lava seal and its fumaroles work is very active.
Avacha volcanic group is situated in the southeast of Kamchatka, 30 km from the Pacific coast and also 30 km from the Kamchatka's largest city Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
It consists of five volcanoes that stretch in the NW-SO direction. The extinct Kozelsky volcano is the easternmost, then come Avacha and Koryaksky volcanoes, both active, then there are extinct Aag and Arik volcanoes. Avacha and Koryaksky are the most-often visited and admired volcanoes.
Avacha volcano and other active volcanos of the Kamchatka Peninsula lies on the Pacific Ring of fire, at a point where the Pacific Plate is sliding under the Eurasian Plate at a rate of about 80 mm/year. A wedge of mantle material lying between the subducting Pacific Plate and the overlying Eurasian Plate is the source of dynamic volcanism there.
Avachinsky's last eruption occurred in 2001. This eruption was tiny compared to the volcano's major Volcanic Explosivity Index 4 eruption in 1945.
At the foot of the volcano at an altitude of 800 m there is the base camp. A little higher a mountain ski station is situated
The ascending route is comparatively easy - in summertime you need no special equipment. The total travelling time is around 8 hours for a group with average physical conditions. If the weather is nice, then you can stay at the top and enjoy the sweeping views some time additionally. You should go very slowly and maybe take a mountain guide. At the last 50 meters will help you a fix rope to reach the top. The return trip leads to a different way to the starting point, you can go wonderfully in the loose volcanic ash ...
The cache is located on the highest point on the crater rim, and should be easy to find by the spoiler pictures.
Have a good trip with fantastic views and a happy return
Happy climbing
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