The Great Prityesy are located in the Chelyabinsk region on the Ai River (meaning “Moon” in Turkic). The nearest major city is Satka. The site is only accessible by car, with the Gryphon Extreme Park serving as a landmark. Driving distances are approximately 220 km (~3.5 hours) from Chelyabinsk, 250 km (~4 hours) from Ufa, and 350 km (~5.5 hours) from Yekaterinburg. On the way, you can visit a drainage tunnel from the Kurgazak bauxite mine. The Cliffs The Great Prityesy are limestone cliffs that rise up to 100 meters high and stretch over a kilometer along the Ai River. Locals call them the "Motley Cliffs" (Sybar-Kaya) due to the varied hues of limestone and moss: white, pink, blue, yellow, green, and black. The cliffs house several caves: the First and Second Couloir Caves and the Youth Grotto. However, they are accessible only to experienced climbers. For adrenaline seekers, the Great Prityesy feature an adventure park: you can leap into a chasm on a rope swing, glide on swings above a precipice, or test your nerves on a suspension bridge. However, the most popular activity on the Ai River is rafting. The river spans 550 km, and its banks are dotted with forest-covered cliffs (around 10 of them), solitary rocks, caves, karst arches, and even dry waterfalls. But the main attraction remains the Great Prityesy. In 2022, a staircase was installed from the riverbank to the top of the cliffs. Perhaps the best way to describe the Prityesy is with just one word—or rather two: they are beautiful! Not just beautiful like a merchant’s mansion or a manicured park, but stunningly beautiful, magically beautiful—so BEAUTIFUL that it’s unlikely you’ll see even a dozen places like this in your life (unless you’re a professional traveler). In my collection of over 50 regions in our country, the Great Prityesy rank among the top contenders for the most beautiful place. Surrounded by pine trees and rocks, you stand on the edge of a cliff plunging 100 meters straight down… The view takes your breath away, even in photos! Below, the river winds its way, and you envy those leisurely floating on catamarans, able to admire such beauty for days on end.