In September 1970, the sports and Tourism of Gorno-Altaisk, under the leadership of B. Neustroeva investigated Argout River and its major tributaries. The final phase of the expedition included a study Shavly - lower right tributary Arguta. An attempt was made to the alloy on a boat Shavle LAS-5 from the roots of the river. There has, however, held only predustevy stretch about 20 km. "Shavla - wrote in its opinion pioneers - certainly one of the most picturesque Arguta tributaries. Shavlinskogo outlet of a large lake, situated at the very foot peaks of the North Ridge Chui, the river throughout remains bright, emerald green. It has a little more than 60 km, a steep drop (in the lower 10 m / km and above the mouth of the river Achik more than 15 m / km). Much of the valley Shavly - woody, narrow gorge. The river wild jumping on the many rocks and floating likely extremely difficult ". Adding to the mass of forest debris, challenging wooded shore and a large slope and understand why Shavlu diverted attention.

In 1981, our group of water from Barnaul attempted uncompromising passage route: either pass on Shavle or make a final judgement on the impossibility of alloy on it on tourist ships.

Foot part of the route, about 40 kilometres prolegala well on crowded trails: Shavlinskoe Lake rightly called the pearl of Altai, and we were constantly on the road met the group of tourists - gornikov and pedestrians.

Finally, we have on the arrow and Shabagi Shavly merger, which set the base camp. Here are links to the radial Shavlinskoe Lake and the Left Shavlu, envisage the starting point of the alloy.

Istok Shavly of Shavlinskogo dammed lake fin. Because of this "dam" of noise breaks the water and immediately "fails" in a narrow gorge, which is 1.5 km long and sloping up to 80 m / km. Then, the valley is increasing, the decline abating, small, the mass of debris. After 4 km Valley begins the second top Shavly 2 km long with an average gradient of up to 50 m / km. The main difficulty here while trying alloy - in the organization of effective insurance and chalki. Good rapids and local thresholds for Shavle not. The flow of rushing through stones, vehemently vyplevyvaya armful "" soda water. Plot prohodym in principle, it can be appreciated as an impediment to the highest category of complexity. The second segment of the upper valley to the outfall Shavly Shabagi has a length 4.5 km, the slope of up to 15 m / km, partial and complete rubble, pools are not available.

We would not rush to conclusions about the irrationality categorical alloy on the top Shavle. Even with the current state of development of water tourism big river slope limit is not possible. However plots interesting in sports terms, here is short, but the overall impression from all segments of Shavlinskogo Lake to merge with Shabagoy smeared longer sections of calm over, protokami, blockages, in any case, we recommend that our followers seek alloy start of Shavlinskogo Lake, provided, of course, if you have the relevant experience

Our reference point alloy has been chosen Shabagi below the mouth, where the influx of added water and flows Shavla one streambed. Complete debris here, we have not found. For security at the first threshold of "simple" and "Punktir Schlagbaum" organized fitness testing ground: the high speed of current forest Bank and shrubs require special skills and insurance zachalivaniya,

The first serious threshold - fallen tree, all peregorodivshee track at the neck - to be called "Eshafot". The critical section is preceded by a number of plum to 1.5 m in height, located in the chess order. Having overcome them dive under purified barrel, close to prizhimayas catamaran. Ahead viewed station, but the net rapids nastorazhivaet: No usual hum and stones in the way. The name comes to mind spontaneously - Shavlinskaya "anomaly".

Attendance at the next station reminds kick carom billiards: difficult to go among the plums, we uhmyshlenno zadevaem boulders, Lela speed dialing and again in a matter of seconds. Individual machines each seen here as on the palm. This is the "threshold" Triple visiting insurers. Smooth and shozheyny tehnichno crew works, but too tightly: the key to the place where the three plum overlap each other from different angles, they approach prohibitively tired already. Speed same elastic alloy requires softness and suppleness misleading, otherwise no physical training is not enough for a decisive maneuver.

Slowly, we are moving very slowly down the Shavle. Tactics alloy for a route already otrabotana but catch the rhythm of the river, the rhythm of the alloy is also important. Organization of the base camp, overhang of cargo, general intelligence and incrementally, careful organization of insurance, photography - all this for the short time you alloy. But what a minute!

Jim Green spruce, white birch lines, brown spots boulders - all merge into one colorful tape only bright spot of orange tarpaulin signalschika "shouts" - chalitsya overdue! The issue of insurance and zachalivaniya on the route - one of the most serious. Potok, in general, low, but a large drop of water and high speed make the alloy extremely tense and dangerous - for 50 kilometres and no ten meters calm water. We call and Shavlu - "river" without pools. Notably, one of the options for the transfer of title to the Altaic coincides with our definition.

Threshold, shivera, threshold - obstacles followed one after another, simple and complex, with prizhimom, dam - all. Not only passed before us. Information - that's what we need, but it is just not enough.

Threshold "Uygur" - a blurry black outflow (stone ridge, where the water is divided into multiple jets and drops steeply complete Drain) - aroused controversy: pass or fence? Pervoprohozhdenie, even if there is a share of doubts, consider inadmissible; obnosim obstacle on the right bank.

Remember Batut "threshold" where over a 100 m-odd river constantly trying to throw a catamaran to shore boulders or bent the trap of the stones. At a smooth left-turn - the last part threshold. At a distance of 50 m Shavla falls on 3-4 metres at the finish and jumping through the glazed stone, which is very difficult to pass, and jump through it is dangerous; such a good springboard for only one gondola. However, it was too large to pass it between the gondola. "Punchline" threshold in the law nakatyvanii glazed springboard to the gondola, where heavily row tosses and difficult to keep balance - can be thrown overboard.

After Tushka "threshold", a powerful, with a twisted knot jet, it was decided to reorganise and continue alloy-chetverkah catamarans. Construction quadruples does not take much time: we only stykuem two deuces and skip over the whole length catamaran three additional tests.

Rafting on chetverkah is both simple and complex. The simple fact that it is already solid vessel, which "proglazhivaet" as iron, small shafts and plums, and you are no longer obraschaesh attention to those little things, concentrating on his more serious elements of the river. No manage quartet is not easy. Whether you sverhtehnichnym grebtsom though, but if there is no crew, no shozhennosty and understanding, the river quickly force the doubt in their abilities.

Night Shavla knew .... Dark clouds were being torn apart on the top of spruce and shake in the autumn cold drops of rain on a tent: a black shadow under rocks guess your little plot lakirovannyuy water, the bulk of which apparently strung with sloping our passing camp and meanders rzakruchivayas with noisy flies downstream of the tunnel sklonennyh low trees. There, for kinked cracks, the unknown.

But not in vain say: morning, evening smarter. Morning and the truth is the change in weather and mood, and even the very nature of the river. Saylyugemskie begin doing - narrow rocky, podstupayut wall on the right side, then the left, forming waves and steep corners. Here is one of the most difficult obstacles Shavly - Neustroeva "threshold", named in honour of our pervoissledovatelya route. From the right bank of compressed otvesnoy wall, and from the left - "cool debris, the river in the picturesque chaos jumping on several steps, forming a solid foam. A few more rapids, right Achik river goes unnoticed, and Saylyugemskie song ends.

Out of tactical considerations here again means changing the alloy. Building a raft-uterus, a catamaran - deuce use as a nimble intelligence. The guys at the time it served signals on hazardous dam from the coast, choose clean Protocol to the liferaft picked a good place to zachalivaniya.

   For Achikom river no longer is: decreased slope, simplified rapids. Lack engine River offset beauty around: fotogenichnymi stones, blue monolithic rock faces, hospitable polyankami kopeshkami with hay. Shavla quickly brings its water harmonious splendor of the past and with the run poured in Argut.

Catamaran parsing, on the sides of the gondola naveshivaem rafts - now it is like a big sled-rozvalni. A strong and rigid water Arguta heavily flooded zone on us and throwing like mercury. Even less reliable vessel, as our raft, in the threshold Arguta not guarantee security. Finish the same section of the route - Katun River - for the Altai water is not difficult, its rapids we studied sufficiently.

Pervoprohozhdenie River Shavly was assessed USSR Championship 1983, the Tourism second place in the class hikes fifth category of complexity. We welcome this success, as develop and implement a new route, quite logical and sports, even in a well-developed area is very difficult. In Altai, we are confident, yet not many delivery tributaries big rivers, which give pervoprohodtsam joy of the opening of new tourism routes.