Report - Chernobyl Zone of Alienation - 5 days in the cold - Winter 2018

[Rosary_Boy]

Great read and photos well done there, made it better u hiding from the law lol

 

[*MrB*]

Incredible read, thanks for sharing.

 

[demble]

Really enjoyed that, Its exactly the kind of report that got me into exploring back in the early 2000s

 

[crashed.out]

Thank you for sharing that - brilliant adventure!

 

[Pammyj]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Brilliant report

 

[mrwhite]

Such a shame this is an even more of a tourist hotspot because of Chenobyl series.

 

[FreshFingers]

Cold feet just reading the report! A welll executed trip, top work

 

[The Explorer Returns]

This has got to be one of the best reports I’ve ever seen on any urbex site, I’ve been exploring since 2011 and never had more fun reading a report with a cup of coffee, I could really feel the emotions and feeling just by reading this, you did an amazing job on committing to the journey and I give you full points for that. Thank you for sharing ❤️

 

[Old enough to know better]

The next morning we figure we've begun to outstay your welcome in the city and should leave before pushing our luck further. The prospect of being arrested after such a successful few days is not an appealing thought so Kirill rings a contact, we pack our bags and walk as the sun rises through the radioactive dumping grounds that live at the edge of the city and along the railway lines to the end of a track near the station.

Our contact is parked alongside the track and after a short hello we load our bags into the back of his car and set off along the still deserted roads, headlights off and driving fast towards the edge of the zone. We are tired and begin to drift off to sleep in the warmth of the car, the first warmth we had felt in days. Eventually we pull over on the side of the road and our driver pulls binoculars from his center console. Ahead of us lies a bridge which is well known for police ambush, even this early in the morning, but after quickly scanning the horizon we drive on and pass the bridge safely. Before long we have pulled onto a forestry track beside the road. This is as far as our driver is willing to take us and we just have to walk the last kilometer to the border fence.

Exhausted we trudge through the grasslands and pass our bags through the ancient barbed wire fence, dreaming of a warm hotel and shower.

We wait in the forest beside the road until a call comes in, our car is waiting on the road and we run towards it, throwing our bags into the boot and diving into the back seat hoping a police car won't spot us.

As we drive off we pass the checkpoint and a group of tourists about to begin their sanctioned visit to a few well known spots around the city. Watched by their guides they won't see the zone for what it is, the huge expanses of open space, true wilderness reclaimed by wildlife, the thrill of standing on top of brutalist soviet architecture, looking for miles around in silence knowing that it's just us and a few guards within a 30 kilometer radius.

We are glad to be back in Kiev, traveling to our hotel on the busy metro covered in dust and filth, but even then I'm planning a return trip. We'd only scratched the surface of what is there, enough to get me hooked, a draw to return to the zone.

 

[Old enough to know better]

Quite incredible mate! I'm a bit old for that kind of stuff now but thanks for the story. A real adventure with the added touch of danger. Brilliant!!!

 

[DubbedNavigator]

What an adventure! hands down the best chernobyl report I have read. Top marks.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Epic: Your report reads like a diary/book, very very addictive reading. What an adventure. Noteworthy report Imo. Big kudo ::

 

[Fergz]

Awesome report would be a very interesting few days fair play also for doing it during those chilli times.

 

[froginthefog]

this was an amazing read!! awesome pics

 

[bobik12361]

Holly sh*t pal, I am jealous, the chernobyl zone is the ultimate place for every urban explorer