January, 19th is the Russian Orthodox celebration of the Baptism of good old Jesus. While the general public from the lad’s fan club jumps in ice-holes on the surface, the urban explorers…
Category: Drains
Made in Neglinka
The Neglinka has seen too much. Drunk people left behind without light, naked people showering and washing, hallucinogenic 3-meter rats and more. Most remained (luckily for everyone) unphotographed. But not all! I…
Danilovka river
Danilovka was one of the last unexpectedly big river tunnels that we have discovered. It has an underwater portal into the Moscow river, is not much mentioned anywhere and can’t be evidently…
Chura river
The Chura is a large drain on the right side of Moscow river. Easily accessable for urban exploration, long and new. Not much to tell about. Includes one average sized waterfall. You…
Kopytovka river
The Kopytovka is an average sized concrete river with a small brick fragment. The outfall at the end of the tunnel has a filtering station. It was largely unknown before we found it…
The Chechorra river and the story of Mr. G
These disputable photos are equipped with the story about a comrade, G… One cold winter evening, six explorers went downstream. We had some beers and other mood-modifying things. We walked far enough…
Moscow drains & rivers: General information
The city’s storm drain system is separated from the sewage. The drains all fall into the two large rivers – the Moscow river and the Yauza. This kind of engineering solution makes…
Presnya river
The Presnya river was put underground in the first decade of the 20th century due to the railroad development. It is a long awesome brick river. The rock-hard dirt at the bottom…
The Neglinka river
I thought that there’s too much about the river and divided it all in two posts. Some not really structured information and photos are below, while the fun and parties are here…