Pripyat from a drone

Unclehaggz · 04 Feb 2015, 3:33 pm

Footage taken by an American to show the world the decay and size of the village left behind by Chernobyl explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7YbBvbRYQ
Enjoy
UH

Echo · 04 Feb 2015, 4:49 pm

Wow I wanna go there.
Like seriously how bad can the radiation be, I mean I won't just suddenly die cos I walked around this place for a few hours would I?
I would put money on it someone is secretly living somewhere in the radiation zone.
And to be honest I wouldn't even care if I died that place is like the heaven of urban explorers. Take me there now. I want it.

Aydun · 04 Feb 2015, 7:44 pm

Now I want a drone even more

Unclehaggz · 04 Feb 2015, 7:53 pm

My boss has one and boy oh boy! cut his hand and arm like butter (gust of wind), specialist surgeons and 2months in special contraption to help severed tendons heal.
Apart from that they are awesome, unfortunately to fly in Aus legally it has to be line of sight, no video link flying, bloody spoilsport government!!
Would be so cool to fly in abando's, warehouses, oh the list is endless!!!

UH

Echo · 04 Feb 2015, 8:25 pm

Unclehaggz wrote:My boss has one and boy oh boy! cut his hand and arm like butter (gust of wind), specialist surgeons and 2months in special contraption to help severed tendons heal.
Apart from that they are awesome, unfortunately to fly in Aus legally it has to be line of sight, no video link flying, bloody spoilsport government!!
Would be so cool to fly in abando's, warehouses, oh the list is endless!!!

UH

'Legally'. Since when did we really give 2 fucks about the law. Every time you set foot in a drain or on an abandoned places soil you are breaking the law. Bet 95% of the police force wouldn't give a f*** if you were flying it using a video link or not just so long as youre not flying over some secret military installation or some crap.

Aydun · 04 Feb 2015, 8:47 pm

I cherish the law.

Echo · 04 Feb 2015, 8:48 pm

aydun wrote:I cherish the law.

Look me in the eyes and say that without smiling

Aydun · 04 Feb 2015, 8:54 pm

Echo wrote:
aydun wrote:I cherish the law.
Look me in the eyes and say that without smiling

I missed my train this morning waiting at a pedestrian crossing.

Echo · 04 Feb 2015, 9:12 pm

aydun wrote:
Echo wrote:
aydun wrote:I cherish the law.
Look me in the eyes and say that without smiling
I missed my train this morning waiting at a pedestrian crossing.

thug lyfe

Midget · 22 Feb 2015, 1:43 pm

Dji Phantom 2 anyone?

Krohmatik · 13 Apr 2015, 2:24 pm

Echo wrote:Wow I wanna go there.
Like seriously how bad can the radiation be, I mean I won't just suddenly die cos I walked around this place for a few hours would I?
I would put money on it someone is secretly living somewhere in the radiation zone.
And to be honest I wouldn't even care if I died that place is like the heaven of urban explorers. Take me there now. I want it.

I'm sure people have started returning to live there or are already there, not sure how reliable this article is...

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3020853/stun ... -fukushima

Draper · 13 Apr 2015, 3:39 pm

I was in Pripyat recently. Stayed overnight in a hotel in the exclusion zone. Fkn amazing...pics soon.

phytrix · 13 Apr 2015, 4:48 pm

Bboy wrote:
Echo wrote:Wow I wanna go there.
Like seriously how bad can the radiation be, I mean I won't just suddenly die cos I walked around this place for a few hours would I?
I would put money on it someone is secretly living somewhere in the radiation zone.
And to be honest I wouldn't even care if I died that place is like the heaven of urban explorers. Take me there now. I want it.
I'm sure people have started returning to live there or are already there, not sure how reliable this article is...

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3020853/stun ... -fukushima

It's accurate. There are a couple of hundred residents who refused to leave and there are also some tourist allocations (workers, facilities, accommodation).
You wouldn't die from a visit, nor would you have any immediate/serious health issues (it's like smoking a couple of packs of cigs; you likely won't get cancer from that).

Draper wrote:I was in Pripyat Saturday week ago for 2 days. Stayed overnight in a hotel in the exclusion zone. Fkn amazing...pics soon.

Awesome man, are you allowed to go into all of the building/facilities, or are they mostly closed off due to instability of said structures?

Draper · 13 Apr 2015, 4:58 pm

Depends on your guide. Ours was very chill, sometimes he didn't even get out of the car. He actually said rules are there to be broken.

Midget · 13 Apr 2015, 5:21 pm

Wow, that's pretty cool. I thought all the tours there were really strict from what I've read about it. Staying in one location and only being able to see certain parts and all.

Draper · 28 Apr 2015, 9:26 am

Apologies for delay, here's some pics.

Looking out from the city centre gymnasium.

One of many long empty road shots I took.

The name of every village lost in the incident. The reverse of these signs have inverted colours and a red line through them to indicate they're lost.

A girl and her bear buddy.

Obviously a stack of dorm style digs were seen too.

One of the cooling towers with the cooling water in the foreground.

The New Safe Confinement structure being built. The biggest moveable structure ever built so they say? The old s*** is falling apart big time.

The NSC in the distance from a freezing rooftop.

Of course these signs are everywhere.

Another angle of the infamous ferris wheel, it actually ran for a couple of hours after the incident to try and keep some people busy prior to the announcement to get the f*** out.

Play hard or go home, or something.

I really miss my dogs when traveling so I get my fix from random Pripyat dogs.

Looking straight up at the Duga-3 Over the Horizon Radar system. This thing is seriously big.

More Duga.

Way bigger than it looks.

Much comfort.

Another shot of the cooling tower.

Operating theatre for kids.

These tools were talking at Breakfast about how many "likes" they have had and will get. Then they played dress ups for their youtube likes. We walked past having a smoke. First rule on the list of rules...no smoking. Our guide was rad.

Sinking ship...errrrm building.

This is the supermarket.

Rooftop view of Pripyat.

Much sad face, sorry buddy.

This claw was used in the clean up, by far the most alarming thing we saw with regards to our dosimeter. Well over 100 times more radiation than the surrounding areas.

Stuffed.

School instructional poster.

In science class.

The last thing we saw before leaving the zone.

"Danger Zone"

Trip out, snowing and freezing.

phytrix · 28 Apr 2015, 10:10 am

Really awesome pics. I'm definitely going to have to visit this place in the next couple of years... you'll have to give me the name of your tour guide :p

theedge · 28 Apr 2015, 11:15 am

Nice shots

So want to go there now!

How long did you stay outside pripyat? Just need an idea of how much leave I would have to take.

Krohmatik · 28 Apr 2015, 12:27 pm

wow amazing pictures.... its on the bucket list for sure....

Draper · 28 Apr 2015, 1:15 pm

theedge wrote:Nice shots

So want to go there now!

How long did you stay outside pripyat? Just need an idea of how much leave I would have to take.

We were in Ukraine only for 6 days, we did a two day tour and stayed in the exclusion zone for the night. Many may scoff at the word tour, I do...but when dudes are walking around with automatic weapons it's kind of a no brainer.

Echo · 28 Apr 2015, 2:12 pm

Wow every urbexers dream explore right there. Beautiful pictures. I really liked the Duga-3 radio thingy. What exactly was it used for, never seen anything like it.

Draper · 28 Apr 2015, 2:31 pm

Fascinating bit of gear, it was set up as part of a missile defence system.

Quite a good read here for anyone interested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga-3

Nick · 29 Apr 2015, 11:27 am

They were scrapping it when I was there in 2013. Not sure if legitimate or not but there were guys with oxy torches pulling parts of it off,
Draper's the person to ask as to it's current status though...

Draper · 29 Apr 2015, 1:08 pm

No sign of any removal occurring there.

Midget · 01 May 2015, 1:38 pm

I need a drone for lulz. The new Dji just came out too.