Descent into the camp. Bezymianny is one of the most active Kamchatka volcanoes. Its crater's size is 1300 x 2800 m, it is 700m deep. Novy has a strong fumarole activity and rises above the edge of the old crater. Slopes of the volcano are covered by the lava flows of the catastrophical eruption of 1955-1956 which happened after 1000 years of calmness.
Activity lasts till now.
A strong eruption took place in 1985. It was accompanied by a directed explosion which destroyed the volcanologists' houses 3,5 km from the centre of the eruption. Also during the eruption the eastern slope of cupola fell. During the calm periods of the volcano the top part of the cupola emits much gases. About 30km walk around Kamen' Volcano to the Kopyto camp takes 3 days.