 During his years of training at the seminary, Andreev became ill and, on the advice of doctors, made trips to the mountains.When he was in Shymkent, he joined the Kyrgyz nomadic aul and went about his life with much care.In his subsequent trips to the outdoors, he frequently visited locations with good views (the upper reaches of Angren, the Ferghana Valley, Kyzylkum, the Matcha Mountains, etc.