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Arriving at Lake Teletsky after paddling the Baskaus, Chebdar, Chuya, Chulcha and Chulisman Rivers. “Push-starting a van with a broken starter is hard when the van is bumper-deep in mud.”


Crossing Lake Teletsky, the “Pearl of Siberia.”


The final secTion squeezed beTween cliffs ThaT fell sTraighT inTo The river. our only opTion was To climb.


Hike into the Chebdar River, Day 1. “We rounded switchbacks for eight hours after the porters refused to load our boats on the horses for the steep terrain. We could see the jagged peaks we had to skirt above, and the mysterious slot chasm we planned to kayak below.”


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