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Climb to the secret station Duga radarin Chernobyl, Ukraine

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Secret station Duga-radar every year beckons daredevils wishing to climb to its top.
How to climb to the secret station Duga radar in Chernobyl
If you do not imagine your life without extreme and you love to tickle your nerves, then climbing up to the old, rusty, fairly collapsed radar tower is an adventure just for you.

Duga radar
Photo: Duga radar, © Gytis B.

Duga radar
Photo: Duga radar, © Gytis B.

How to do?

1. Go to the Chernobyl-2 facility, it's easy to find on the map.
2. The radar is a bit dismantled, and the instruction is kind of shabby, so be careful.
3. Oddviser categorically does not recommend daredevils to risk your live and climb up a fairly worn-out construction.

Duga radarPhoto: Duga radar, © Gytis B.

Where to do?

#2Chernobyl-2 or OTH-SW Duga Radar in ChernobylChernobyl-2 or OTH-SW Duga Radar

The over-the-horizon radar Duga or object Chernobyl-2 is the largest, most secret and grandiose object of the whole Soviet Union.

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#3Urgent one-day tour (Chernobyl + Pripyat) from KievUrgent one-day tour (Chernobyl + Pripyat) from Kiev

The most horrifying post apocalyptic picture of Chernobyl and Pripyat in one day

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