Hard Labour in Siberia
Straddling the Mongolian border, the glaciated plateaus of Siberia’s Altai Mountains feed valley rivers that run deeply through sheer gorges and drop steeply onto the steppes below. The Altai’s are one place you can still find the elusive snow leopard. But don’t bother looking for an even-rarer Altai portage. When seven paddlers ventured deep into the Altais during a six-week expedition last summer they found more untouched rivers than roads, and surprised even themselves by what they’d do to get into a river that had never been run.
Story and PHotoS by SetH Warren
Baskaus River, day 1. “The Baskaus has been run since the 1970s. We assumed it would be a good warm-up for the more remote Chebdar River. I wish we had a warm-up for the warm-up.”
32
RAPID
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52