Brief Overview of the Climbing Area in the Moguvek Valley, Big Sayan Ridge

The climbing area is located in the Buryat Republic, on the border with Mongolia, in the Big Sayan Ridge and its part - the Munku Sardyk Ridge - in the upper reaches of the Moguvek and Beliy Irkut valleys. The hub of the area is the massif of Munku Sardyk mountain 3491 m - the highest point of the Sayan Mountains. The area is 300 km from Irkutsk in almost a strictly western direction. From Irkutsk to Mondy settlement, there is a good asphalt road of state importance. The road to the area goes as follows:

• From Irkutsk to Mondy settlement, there is a good asphalt road of state importance.
• From Mondy settlement - 25 km along a gravel road leading to the Okinsky district of the Buryat Republic, to the bridge across the Beliy Irkut River.
• Then the road goes to the pass.
• The path to the foot of Munku Sardyk mountain and the mountaineering training ground in the Moguvek valley runs along the canyon of the Beliy Irkut and Moguvek rivers from a height of 1400 to 2200 m, i.e., to the forest boundary. Features of the section:
• In winter, this section is traversed on ice with crampons.
• Above the canyon and the forest boundary, the Moguvek river valley is wide, trough-shaped.
• In the upper part, above the second cirque, there is a cirque lake Ehoi.