Caving

Expeditions

Date Region Caves Position Notes
2024, Jul Vorgol and Yelchik rivers area, Lipetsk region (Russia) search and description of caves co-leader -
2019, Aug-Sept Vol. Tolkachik, Kamchatka (Russia) Shokoladnaya leader First exploration of Shokoladnaya Cave (from 65 m/-6 m to 339 m/-25 m)
2019, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Truba participant -
2019, Jan North Ural (Russia) Div'ya participant -
2018, Jul-Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Vozdukhoduvnaya participant -
2017, Mar Kodor Range, S. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) search for new caves near Duab river participant -
2016, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Truba leader -
2015, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Banka participant Connection at -524 m with Snezhnaya cave system (-1760 m)
2014, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Banka participant First exploration of Banka Cave (from -147 m to 340 m)
2013, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Banka participant -
2012, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Banka participant -
2011, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Banka participant First exploration of Banka Cave (to -147 m)
2010, Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Banka participant First exploration of Banka Cave (to -63 m)
2007, Jun-Sep Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Illyuzia participant Connection at -830 m with Snezhnaya cave system (-1753 m) - new vice-world record
2007, Jan Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Akschascha participant -
2006, Jul-Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Illyuzia participant First exploration of Illyuzia Cave (to -800 m)
2006, Jan Dolgorukovskaya yajla, Crimea (Ukraine) Mar-Khosar participant First exploration of the cave to the 4th syphon (from -99 m/1100 m to -109 m/1300m)
2005, Jul-Aug Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Dola, Galleo, Illyuzia participant First exploration of Galleo Cave (to -50 m) and Illyuzia Cave (from -40 m to -513 m)
2005, Jan-Feb Vorontsovka, W. Caucasus (Russia) Dolgaya, Vorontsovskaya Yuzhnaya, Vorontsovskaya Labirintovaya, Kabanij Proval vice-instructor -
2004, Jul-Sep Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Marinina, Ptichia, IGAN-4, K-10, Snezhnaya, Dola participant First exploration of Ptichia Cave (from -50 m to -85 m)
2004, Apr-May Karabi, Crimea (Ukraine) Dublyanskogo, Monastyr' Chokrak, Kastere, Molodezhnaya, Soldatskaya, Viola participant -
2004, Jan-Feb Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Samokhvat participant First exploration in the bottom part of the cave (from -333 m to -341 m)
2003, Jan-Feb Bzyb Range, W. Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia) Samokhvat participant -
2002, Dec Kungur, Ural (Russia) Kungurskaya participant -
2002, Aug Japan Sea cost region (Korea) Miro-gul, Sengyou-gul participant -
2000, Aug Zagedan, N. Caucasus (Russia) Dorbun-Tur (Zagedanskaya named by Alekseev Cave System) co-leader First exploration of Zagedanskaya named by Alekseev Cave System (from +19 m/-546 m, length 4500 m to +19 m/-547 m, length 5295 m)
1998, Aug Zagedan, N. Caucasus (Russia) Dorbun-Tur, Podsnezhnik-Dorbun-Tur, KOTA (Zagedanskaya named by Alekseev Cave System) participant Joining of Podsnezhnik Cave and Dorbun-Tur Cave in Zagedanskaya named by Alekseev Cave System, first exploration of Zagedanskaya named by Alekseev Cave System (to +18 m/-447 m)
1998, Feb Alek, W. Caucasus (Russia) Zabludshikh participant -
1997, Aug Zagedan, N. Caucasus (Russia) Dorbun-Tur, Podsnezhnik participant First exploration of Dorbun-Tur Cave (from -210 m to -320 m) and Podsnezhnik Cave (to +15 m)
1996, Jul Kremenskoe, Kaluga region (Russia) Kremenskaya participant First exploration of Kremenskaya Cave (length 50 m)
1996, Jan Paneretka, Novgorod region (Russia) Paneretka participant -
1995, Jul-Aug Fisht (North plateau), W. Caucasus (Russia) Zelenaya Fignyushka leader First exploration of Zelenaya Fignyushka Cave (from -50 m to -80 m)
1995, Apr-May Chatyr-Dag, Crimea (Ukraine) Obval'naya, Yolochka, Vyalova, Azimutal'naya-Vyalova leader -
1995, Feb Alek, W. Caucasus (Russia) TEP manager -
1995, Jan-Feb Vorontsovka, W. Caucasus (Russia) Vorontsovskaya Labirintovaya, Vorontsovskaya Yuzhnaya instructor -
1994, Jan-Feb Vorontsovka and Alek, W. Caucasus (Russia) Vorontsovskaya Labirintovaya, Gigantov participant -
1993, Jul Karabi, Crimea (Ukraine) K-70, Yubilejnaya, Skazka, Monastyr' Chokrak participant -
1993, May-Jun Chatyr-Dag, Crimea (Ukraine) Obval'naya, Yolochka, Vyalova, Azimutal'naya-Vyalova participant -

I also was in caves in Moscow and Arkhangelsk regions (Russia), Mt. Maidanak region (Bajsun-Tau, Uzbekistan), Volc. Villarica region (Chile), and South Korea.


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