"Above the Sound". Walk with botanist "Variety of Herbs", August 25, 2026

🌿 Event Program:

🍃 Herbs seem motionless, but in reality, they are constantly moving, spreading, and colonizing new territories. Their life is a complex network of connections, competition, and cooperation that unfolds right under our feet.

🔍 Together with botanist Ali Kipkeev, we will go for a walk along the trail to the Altair waterfall and try to look at the familiar mountain landscape through the eyes of an explorer.

🌱 During the route, we will learn:
• how plants spread seeds using wind, water, and animals;
• why some species quickly occupy new spaces, while others remain only in specific locations;
• how grasses, shrubs, and flowers interact with each other;
• what strategies help plants survive in the mountain environment.

🔬 Participants will experience a real field study where they can observe natural processes, notice details, and learn to read the "language" of the plant world.

🎼 The walk will be complemented by a musical program from the artists of the "Above the Sound" festival, creating an unusual dialogue between the sounds of nature and live music.

👤 Scientist:
🌿 Ali Kipkeev — Candidate of Biological Sciences, mountaineer.

📍 Location: trail to the Altair waterfall, North Slope of the Arkhyz resort
📌 Meeting point: upper station of the "Soyuz" cable car (North Slope)
⏰ Start: 10:00 AM
⏳ Duration: 3 hours
👨‍👩‍👧 Age: 12+
🎟️ Cost: adult — 1000 ₽, child — 600 ₽

🚡 To participate, you need to purchase a cable car ticket at the Arkhyz resort ticket offices.

⚠️ In case of unfavorable weather conditions, changes in the program are possible.