The professional pose of speleologist had already been acquired by 1956

Father Boris

Mother Tamara

And what''s there further?

Grandmother Yevdokia Klimchouk

Grandfather Ignat Klimchouk

Happy childhood

The Melnichouks: grandmother and grandfather

Klim paves his brother''s and sister''s way

Looking forward

Tamara Melnichouk(mother) and Boris Klimchouk(father)

The height to be conquered

He was born here. Now there is a Roman-�atholic church. Isn''t it significant

The love to the dogs was inherited: beloved dog of A. K. - Terry

Rogozhnikov, the first Klim''s tutor

Ukrainian song flows on the plateau of Kyrktau.

Central Asia.1972

Cave �Kiev Laboratory of Speleological Exploration�("Kievskaya") 1973. There will be a supper soon

Central Asia. Kyrktau.1973.

Central Asia. Kyrktau.1975.

Arhangelsk region.

Central Asia. Kyrktau.1975.

Central Asia. Kyrktau.1975.

Central Asia. Kyrktau.1975.

Newly-weds Alexander Klimchouk and Nataliya Yablokowa. Atlantida cave.1975

Klim explores footsteps of a dinosaur

Service in the army

Tutor of young soldiers

1979. Field work.

First-born Oleg

Central Asia.1979. Falconry

Hunting is a job for men

The Caucasus. Arabika cave. 1982

At the entrance of Kujbyshevskaya cave. Arabica 84

Western Podolia. At Optimisticheskaya cave

Second son Alexey

The Soviet Academy of Sciences speleolosquad at work.1985

Lichukiya

V(Fifth) congress of USA(Ukrainian Speleological Association)

40 - Alexander Klimchouk is 40 years old!

1990 - Alexander Klimchouk with his USA colleagues

1997. Everybody needs to have a rest sometimes you need to have a rest.

Faithful companion Tashka is always nearby.

Trebichanskaja. In meditations.

Trebichanskaja. At an entrance in the cave

The first grandson Klim

The mace is the symbol of power in Ukraine

In a wardroom of the ferry Heroes Shipka on a way to Istanbul, expedition of the The Ukrainian speleological association 2003.

Kiselev, Dubljansky and Klimchouk among the American friends, 1987

Klimchuk and Vakhrushev in Mramornaya cave, Crimea

At the meeting of UIS Bureau, Korea, 2003

Field excursions after UIS symposium in Czechoslovakia 1984

Field excursions after UIS symposium in Czechoslovakia 1984

The head of Tavria National University Mr.Bagrov reads out the order about UISK creation and Klimchouk''s appointment to the position of Director

Institute of Speleology first session participants , Simferopol, 2006

Institute of Speleology first session participants make field excursion on Chatyrdag, Crimea. 2006

Once you have to build a house

Grandchildren Klim and Alice are supposed to be the third generation of speleologists in Klimchouk''s family.

Still there are heights and depths to be challenged!