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After visiting the Duga radar and control facility, we were going to explore the abandonded Zamoshna village. Because we got up very early in the morning to seize the early dusk hours, we were pretty hungry by now. Next step was to have breakfast. So we looked for the ruins of an old building to…
Back in the stalker flat, we prepared our stuff for moving out to the Duga radar and had dinner. That said, it was this moment, we realized we had no plan how (or where) to go to the toilet in Pripyat. Obviously, there is neither running water nor many undestroyed bathrooms. Our guide told us…
The next morning, we woke up in our Pripyat flat with some notable muscle ache. But I was a little bit relieved to hear that this even affected the other guys – who were in far better shape than me. Although I slept like a baby on a jacked up room door, I woke up…
After a restful sleep, we were supposed to hike the rest of the way to Pripyat. We were greeted by sun rays shining through various gaps in the roof, promising mild weather and wonderful views (and pictures) of the zone during daytime. Motivated by this, we packed up, left the attic and headed to an…
Finally the Chernobyl hike starts! Well, this is actually the 2nd day of the Ukraine trip. But it’s the 6th article in this series. Probably the one, you have been waiting for. Our guide picked us up from the hostel at 10 PM. Then we made a fuel stop and drove to our drop-off point…
Now I was sitting there, having committed to a multi-day hike through the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Despite having never been hiking before. I did do prolonged 20+ km walks in the past though. So I figured my feet would handle the trip – despite having flatfeet. Plus the chronic back pain that grounded me twice…
