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RussiaWhat to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting
In this cemetery are buried climbers who died during the assault on the peaks in the Dombay mountains from 1960 to 2003. Most of them are experienced athletes and rescuers who have made more than a dozen ascents. In total there are about 30 monuments, but there are few real graves. Most of the monuments are erected to the dead, whose bodies were never found in the mountains, or buried elsewhere. There are also quite recent monuments that are installed here by the will of the deceased climbers.
You should not go to the cemetery specifically, since access to it is paid due to the passage through the reserve, but be sure to check here on your way to Alibeksky waterfall and other attractions along tourist route "Alibek Gorge".
🕐 Working hours
entrance to the trail through the checkpoint of the Reserve from 08:00 to 17:00, It is better to visit from May to September.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
entrance to the tourist route is 200 rubles, children under 7 years old are free of charge. Entry to the route by car - 200 rubles.
🚶 How to get there
the cemetery is located 2.5 kilometers from the center of Dombay on the territory of Teberdinsky Reserve on the tourist route "Alibek Gorge" (cemetery on the map. Almost immediately after leaving Dombay at the checkpoint (Checkpoint at the entrance on the route map you need to pay the entrance to the Reserve, and follow the dirt road. The cemetery will be about halfway to the alplager "Alibek", about 40 minutes on foot. This is the only attraction along the Route "Alibek Gorge", which does not need a contract to enter the border zone.