Refuge

Фортуна

Russia0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Фортуна (Fortuna) in Irkutsk Oblast, Slyudyanka/Baikalsk sector (southern Siberia, Russia, ~15 km west of Lake Baikal), at 1630 m altitude, Khamar-Daban range. Continuous cluster Russia Siberia Baikal (batches 260-304). Trekking refuge/sports camp in the Khamar-Daban (humid taiga mountains, winters down to -40°C), heritage of Lake Baikal (the world's deepest lake, 1,642 m, and oldest, 25 million years, holding 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water, UNESCO 1996).

The setting

Irkutsk Slyudyanka/Baikalsk southern Siberia Russia 1630 m Khamar-Daban ~15 km W of Baikal, continuous cluster batches 260-304, humid taiga -40°C, Baikal 1,642 m deepest 25 million years 20% world unfrozen fresh water UNESCO 1996.