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Mountains and the special operation conditions in them mean presence of discipline among expedition's participants. Therefore it is necessary to hold on to defined rules in a response time in mountains. Till the plateau it was possible to move only by groups and only at good visible. The removing till the plateau to night, in conditions of poor visibility was categorically provided against. Though the Crimean mountains rather small, but there are mountains, and they are necessary for respecting. Any neglectful relation to them on the part of mountains is penalized.

Each year in Crimea the people, unfortunately, perish. And it concerns not only unexperienced tourists. The known investigator of Crimea, Iwan Van'kov, which knew in Crimea and on Ai-Petri probably each stone has perished on Ai-Petri in 1923. He has gone in the visitors to the friend, inspector of a meteorological station. At an leaving from Yalta nothing indicated of a bad weather, and the mountain track was well familiar. But when already Van'kov practically has reached to the meteorological station the snowstorm began. The visible was zero and he has perished - has frozen in hundred meters from a meteorological station. Now on this place is monument, which is reminder that it is necessary to be extreme cautious in Crimea.

On our expedition there were only two men, which caught in mountain campaigns. There are Nickolai - UA3WX and your writer, RK3ZK. Nickolai UA3WX for the 70 years has bypassed practically all Soviet Soyuz. And his wide experience especially was useful on our expedition. He taught youth how to prepare meals in marching conditions how correctly to catch in mountains. He was shared by the huge experience with all of us generously and unselfish. In the evenings Nickolai told to us uncountable most interesting histories about his campaigns.