[3] The climate of the northern part of the range is affected by Lake Baikal, being temperate and humid, with precipitation up to 1,300 mm (51 in) per year.

Six members of a seven-person hiking group led by Lyudmila Korovina died in mysterious circumstances in 1993.

It took two days for the helicopters to locate the remains because Valentina had not yet been able to recount her version of what had happened.

According to an autopsy report, all of them, except Lyudmila, who had a heart attack, were found to have died of hypothermia.

But a protein shortage brought on by starvation and extreme hypothermia was identified as their cause of death.