the cliffs lie scattered in the siberian tiger people in central siberia centuries ago revered the place with special devotion. here the hardy braves very low temperatures to try to climb cliffs without safety equipment. alexander cooper is a master photographer with thirty years of experience a brief workout and a glass of hot tea helping keep warm in the wind the temperature here is twenty degrees celsius below zero or minus four degrees fahrenheit alexander has everything he needs in his tent a bottle of water a gas burner and a kettle he also has access to the internet and even a solar battery he needs them for his work. yes i've. since i was a child i live by them you say i love them so much i see nothing extreme about

being here i don't feel the rigors of fly from this place here i've got electricity a notebook and everything i need it's like an important. this is the right place for alexander's tent this vantage point opens up a breathtaking view of the surrounding rocks alexander takes pictures of sunrises and sunsets he's about to start a new book about the question i ask is still a nature reserve to be illustrated with amazing pictures taken from the mountaintop . contains some thirty thousand pictures of this nature reserve because i want to share them with people who can't climb rocks they can see the beauty of this place so i want my book to show it to them and tell them about its history i think i owe a debt of gratitude to the reserve. alexander is fifty three years old he went on his first rock climbing expedition when he had just turned fifteen

people intent on solo climbing without gear and safety equipment are known as still best in cries mask the word describes a subculture and a public movement enthusiasms share a certain set of rules and traditions and a passion for rock climbing and socializing admits such all inspiring landscapes. of the soul best's. used to get their kicks from watching sunrise from iraq top. imagine the guys standing here with a girl looking at the sunrise and then going down to the campsite. movement goes back to the mid eight hundred century the early rock climbers lived in communities they built log cabins in the time where they spent several months on the land these pictures give us an idea of what the early crash climbers looked like they climbed to the top of rocks with safety equipment each generation

improved climbing techniques and skills in accordance with rules no matter how hard it was to climb a rock it was pronounced conquered if the climber got to the end of the path without resorting to any gear however in this day and age safety equipment is a must in almost oldest competitions. with faster faster we need to see when. anyone between the ages of sixteen and sixty is allowed to take part in rock climbing contests in this extreme sport are also held at night. it's no fun climbing rocks in the day time in fact it would be quite boring were it not so scary as you look down there but you can see a thing at night it's a good experience every single founder of the pill is here. i've been around since i came here from the urals. is a great place this real freedom. geologically speaking the

pillars are made of magma that cooled millions of years ago without making it to the surface several hundred rocks polished by wind and rain are concentrated in a fairly small area none of them is more than one hundred meters tall. some two hundred thousand tourists visiting the reserve each year leave tons of garbage behind several times a year schoolchildren garbage collecting competitions in the nature reserve each team is assigned a certain area the one that collects the most garbage in the least time is the winner. hey this is my garbage not yours we're a garbage patrol. anyone wishing to get to the reserve needs to be in good physical shape it's a seven kilometer walk uphill from the highway to the nearest rock it's too much of

a strain for some people. is a member of the reserves staff she used to be a skilled rock climber but now visits the pillars only once in a while almost all her work time is dedicated to infrastructure development of the nature reserve we need to know public opinion is that we polled the public on such issues as construction in the reserve the general public has the right to ban or allow something out of the sheets. however the bath is behind it was tourists even in winter time the nature reserve is the famous place for rest and recreation for thousands of present as residents ministration goes ahead with development projects in the reserve only after enlisting public support surveys are carried out to find out opinions. call from do visits with a remark from time to time a tourist from time to time. what do you think about the entrance fee payment for

the entrance i don't know it was during the. yes. the reserves divided into several zones tourists have free access to only four percent of the total area but even the smallest zone contains more than one hundred rocks nearly all of them have names. of what looking at the of the response for example is called the old man you can see a man's profile with a no lose an eye and to be hurt that other acts to look like people but this is left to people's imagination. on this and. some people like to see what they want to see it all you still dislike to say people need to. cultivate their imagination other than what. the store nature reserve is beside krasny arsk

it's surrounded by housing on all sides its staff have not managed to isolate the world of nature from the world of people people enter the reserves protected area whereas beasts often approach people's homes in search of food for. thought these are tracks of a male road deer. he wondered somewhere in the morning must have been a bit frozen after the night's cold judging by his tracks he was looking for food the snow in the mountains is very deep now and sometimes avalanches occur it's hard for a road here to keep steady up there so they come down to the river. more didn't see it again and gone to the reserve against poachers he takes care of a forty kilometer border section while on duty he scrutinizes the snow to find out what animals may have appeared near the river deep snow in the forest compels road and other deer to look for food there sergey tries to make no noise he doesn't want

to disturb the animals. we protect the wild animals from dogs that's where i go and come sing quite handy. if a dog sneaks into the reserve it has to be shot we also catch people riding snowmobiles on the ice down the river and we trail snowmobiles to. this border section requires special attention because it is very close to the city and this is where the wardens detain most of the intruders their job requires to patrols at a time wardens said again maxine say they are lucky if nothing happens while they are on duty. so just see. nothing special there were a couple of siberian grazing on the right bank didn't want to disturb them there were no trikes but what did you see any snowmobiles. quite often patrol wardens come across injured beasts birds or parent was cubs humans

bear the blame for that injured animals are sent to a nearby. there are more than five hundred species in it nearly half of them are recorded in the international. traditional inhabitants of siberian forests such as. live side by side with exotic animals from africa animals from hot climates such as by the name of they have adapted marvelously to the rigors of the siberian climate. and rachel is the pride of all park when she was brought here two thousand and two was only three months old for some eighteen months we walked around the pole contended in every way possible short father to female cop. tatiana thirteen. she is a foster mother for many of the charges now she is nursing the little daughter her

mother died during labor three other jobs died at the same time. we hadn't seen the last. we only knew it was them. we didn't expect it. but when we saw it we realized it was a knife. though she was not breathing. she was placed in intensive care for five minutes and was saved. the life of the female. she was. breastfeeding. given. time.

you know if you can stand to back legs resting his front legs on something and looking very tall sometimes he attempts at jumping fences but when he's done running he likes to get in in the swimming pool he sinks deep in water leaving just . what sometimes people even cannot find him. african. reserve keepers were hard pressed to find placement. aspen leaves in crowds the winter lasts for six months and don't have access to. the entire winter.

this is how many describe washington's most recent attempt to reach a peace settlement in the middle east is it time for the us to drop to create. this secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion. of. language. so that the best did beat the beat. are still. going on in the.

touch from the. video. feed with the palm of your. question. there are scores of caves around the nature reserve. challenges of different complexities to those who venture to explore this is a favorite venue for people who like the silent beauty of nature rather than the cries of birds and animals. just scientists who specialize in the study of caves planned to go down to the bottom of the. one of the reserves most beautiful and least explored. the team are finalising their route.

and most importantly extra flashlights are needed to study the caves. it isn't people going to. need to follow standard rules and safety regulation which doesn't if you fall from a height of only one meter or a meter and a half you could get seriously hurt but you need to keep that in mind and keep training to avoid such situations. tanya and not the out of the most experienced especially ologists they're the first to go down once there they take care of science with equipment and food. just like that you've been given your places where nobody has ever set foot when you go there you realize that you're the first to reach some particular gallery or grotto in that case curiosity ousts fear and you get real thrills. the caves layout is very involved many of its tunnels have not been explored but it's not so easy to reach them deep

vertical clefts cold chimneys and spend just a jargon pose the main threat another is fear compounded by darkness. only now. it seems like we've covered maybe fifty meters i don't know sixty meters if you measure it directly i don't know what's there further in. it takes nearly eight hours to cover one hundred meters a cave changes people's sense of time and space any careless step or jump might be the last warmth the clubs are so deep a torchlight cannot a movement at the office of wall. at the same time a cave is completely vulnerable to human impact this balloon way which no one you can see a beautiful formation if you will it's not something you see in every cave. these take a very long time to form much longer than

a single human lifespan. when people touch these or even make them a little bit dirty that's what poses the greatest threat to them the expedition has achieved. with ramifications which have not yet been explored. to examine. the rocks there's a passage up there and chances are we'll stumble into some interesting room. one hundred forty. the group home to take pictures. and have a rest before the. having a heart is an absolute must when. you really just need it after all the exertion. this expedition has not been crowned with complete. passages have turned out to be.

a lot of unexplored out of the. spring water. there. it's more. than ten centimeters a few years ago one of the record levels fell through in this place. it was quite a job deep snow makes it difficult for the director of the station. to reach a faulty sensor and to adjust it the station is working automatically all materials are registered by a computer there was practically no thawing in the winter just a strong wind that's why deep snow would stay in the reserve till late spring.

no. sports. to participate in the freestyle competition. difficult stunts. but those who've come from far and wide with thirty three thousand dollars up for grabs in the competition prize fund. competitions are held in the park for. between. hundreds of extreme sports.

snow and cold weather make even rock climbing more exciting the most experienced prefer to practice their sport in winter time a warm fleece hat and special studded boots instead of summer footwear complete the climbers wear one also needs mittens this is the climbers know how. each one's hands. and maximises the fingers grip on rock with a rock filled with snow ice covered stone surfaces make climbing more difficult and as a result more interesting and exciting. i think men will always skin to test themselves you can only test yourself if you're ready to take risks risks are part of the test that's how it's always been and will always be people will always climb of these rocks. a leg. a professional mountain climber he climbed to the highest mountains in the world his first climbing skills he

acquired here on these rocks today helps his friend photographer alexander coots off take a few photos for a future book. first climb the mountain thirty five years ago the pair is among his favorites every outcrop of the rock is well known to him climbing this rock is not for novices but it's quite easy for. practice rock climbing on the cross. in winter and in summer. we do it without safety equipment basically there's nothing difficult about it it's a purely psychological exercise but it takes years to achieve the result. climbing the almost sheer cliff. usually takes all. however right now he

moves as slowly as possible so that his friend alexander can take a few good shots. makes each move very carefully one of the climbers rules is not a risk. without safety equipment. that. it's very important. on the edge is the motto not only for. jumpers as well. think that climbing rock face is not enough rope jumpers attach themselves with a system of ropes and jump into a gap for the sake of a few seconds of free falling. up the cliff for three hours and.

it's located on the border between. reserve. preparations start immediately ropes are fixed and extended above the gap. the border lies in your head you concentrate on the technical aspect of your jumps you also take care of the safety aspect you don't need any trouble any incidents make sure double show every single element of a jump. of a cliff is ninety meters high. jumping requires precise calculation. five metres longer. a crash. whether everything's ready.

constantly changing suddenly there are strong winds that can turn into a snow storm it threatens safety but the team decides to continue its preparations . working independently from. if one of them snaps the other. which is exactly what it's supposed to. mean while alexander finishes the preparation for jumping. ropes checked all fixed properly seventy five meters and. do this like many other people to try it free. will.

is one of the most famous nature reserves and. it is famous not only because of. the nature reserve it is a. city has resulted in a place. for six generations of people who take pride in calling themselves.

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