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seconds. than what she could see these are sealed barrels still. you're ignoring. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. results from the russian capital with the twenty four hours a day top stories now energy prices caused by turmoil in the arab world major european scramble to secure its energy future experts however warn the old school russophobia could cost the e.u. is it looks to develop more expensive alternatives to russian energy. the us is being accused of failing to protect hundreds of thousands of child prostitutes by doing the problem and to say the government is more likely to market those at risk
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instead of stepping in to help. aesthetically cleanse one of britain's largest ships and communities is being booted out of its decades old home because of complaints that there are presence is driving down property prices. what about for innocent enough now in the meantime we go for some extreme rafting in the caucasus mountains that's with our camera crew join us for that here on alt. sunlight cannot reach the jets of this gorge the torrents of water gushing through it crushed up against the treacherous rocks this is where the belisle river as a to snarl list locals colas place gold.
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is taken millions of years for belisle river to wind its way through the great caucuses mountain range the end result is made up of rocky banks clues and rough it is tolls. seven people decided to take the unpredictable river pedal they intend to navigate the passages granite walls of block house can honestly rob. gold. come on all of the wrong together is water. borne echoing. on the latest childlessness feel the full impact of the mountain streams on the giving spirit. make sure you stay up on top live it marching to the ball. to the bottom tell you.
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in the deep pool it's the group of tourists who come face to face the big challenge . it. the belisle river begins on the mountain tops of the caucasus range as the main waterway of the republic of add to gain in russia's south the mountain separate the public from the black sea coast. adding the one of the local ethnic groups that once lived up in the mountains. many years ago i digs with the first to leave the highland homes and to send them to the plane well the mountain dwellers followed suit later today there is ethnic groups
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inhabit such villages in the foothills historically people in these costs of being called customs when the republic came into being here it was named via and retains the title of. most of the villages scattered around the banks of the belisle river locals know it's capricious current so it seemed well they never ventured downstream and wooden ramps were married but the raft is a bold enough to descend into its deep gorges in pursuit of thrills me the freezing cold water will pools nor rapids can put them off the adrenaline seeking endeavors . i. am one and i'm one and two in winter time the actual level of the bell i read the drops revealing shocking rocks and large boulders before embarking on such a dangerous trip to the block scummy and several members of the rafting team tested
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desk ills in a kayak. we're going to be weaving through the ropes as we go along the right bank . i really wish i hadn't given away my gloves but did you give your gloves to survey my hands are freezing. a star board the star board the star board star board i told you. the crew wants to see how low the belisle river has dropped so they can spot the ropes to the ministry of shallow water in the strong rapids that it forms rough just like to say this kind of scouting helps them get what they like to call a feeling of the water. tally. are we going to get through here you have plenty of opportunity to maneuver elsewhere. there we go. the bella river flows freely between the rocks where this root lies and doesn't appear to be
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strong when seen from the bank seems there's no need to struggle against it the flow itself or the bulge on the right track this is merely an illusion. thank you thank you ok. even though the rafters capsized it was no big deal they were in shallow water close to the bank. bringing the boat here mon i'll grab it. not to come over with the paddles. thank is everything ok yes well that was fun.
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before venturing on the extreme route but a raft and instructions designed to take a group of tourists down the belisle river. these people have been rafting several times before but only in the summer soon they will be rafting in the shallow waters typical of winter. the price of anyone aged between twelve and sons you can join a rafting purchase this time of year with the stronger people up front so that they can set the pace of the charge of those who we think are weaker that sit in the middle the result is a close knit group capable of wearying all obstacles along the road. on the bank of the river in the village. was able to or is issued with special wet suits to keep warm on the whitewater trip they change out in the open in makeshift cabins a simple conditions don't discourage them from their objective all directing
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enthusiastic air about getting their share of adrenaline as soon as possible. get hold of your pedals. you're not to take off your helmets or best. make sure right away that you're all buttoned up. before starting out on the expedition to me does give out instructions that you must learn to use the. take it by the handle and touch your helmet with it you need to bend your elbow joint at the right angle keep the palm of your hand on top. and no one can ever predict what surprises will be joining the trip the starting point is where the stream is fairly wide and the current is slow and flew past a kiss several bold one meets a height and five or six rapids. i dare say everybody is ready to face the extreme or if i take it you're realizing run into obstacles right stir everybody's
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turn right bow everybody go. even seasoned raptors find it difficult to complete the reason why. there is little water in the river winds of time and it surfaces the tourists feel the strength of the currents with the stroke narrative for everybody paddle away is one get it out . toward the back away back away well done. come over everybody
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like the paddle and get a hold of the board with the other hand. get to the left side come closer to me. get back to where you were. less than forty now. forward everybody who are all of you less bored again. each time an obstacle is clear the tourists are allowed to bring them. when spring comes around begins belcher. the phone is for this reason russian circus in the caucasus case the river the name. of the book means white. those who live up in the mountains named the river chicago wash up the daughter of the friends when they kill for them over the shock of a fall the older the young couple to be thrown into the consequences of the current was strongest he said the verdict on the lights being given by the river itself. to love those who washed ashore and survived the ordeal when the old prince fell
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ill his daughter sent in the just in the hood the prince repented and ordered the river to be named in honor of his daughter come to washington this remains mistress of the house legend has it been since then the girl spirit decides the fate of those who seek to trouble her. that's worth reading i was it. did you enjoy it great. what about the water marina that was great after just an hour the tourists are completely drenched and exhausted i tap into what little strength they have left to drag the boat on to the riverbank. oh super i took a plunge the water is simply beautiful. on them. and his politics has a. people take precautions in the sport just like any all the.
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this is just what they do on the bell the reeva is safe both for sportsman and amateurs like me. this small russian bathhouse stands in the bank of the belie river it is covered in a thick film secured on a wooden frame there are benches and wood five stone on the earth floor inside the temperature is over one hundred twenty four degrees fahrenheit or ninety degrees celsius. so just ten minutes in here not a single person in the group is put off by how cold the water is and the belisle of . that's how the russian grafters relax.
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going to space because of our national security there is no substance and there is no alternative to military space. bombs on target time bellman looks awful about them us will either of those two little over through space ship land and sea. bed or. frame. the builders of. our current. and we must. be. several hundred.
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years of investment in the peaceful uses of barter space. and this incredible investment from the united states and from the european union to canada other countries like this all this stuff is completely in jeopardy if we start putting we have been seen outer space. to live in a country that don't understand that there's more violence in the streets of this country than there are in the streets in afghanistan or baghdad. in one line of disparate elements bristling. limbs. mr.
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crowd gathers room beyond. the streets of the. early in the morning the group of ruf just heads a block county and they're going to face the challenge of rafting in shallow water the route winds through the mountains at a much higher altitude in the bed of the belisle river. more than three thousand mountain streams and springs flow into the belisle river small waterfalls cascade from mountain tops and to rocky gorges some canyons to form a full flowing river and any of the rocks overhanging the water a one hundred meters tall sunlight never reaches some of these places this is
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a kingdom of rock and water. the instructor insists that the crew hold a brief final training exercise in open water before reaching black canyon this place is free from rapids and offers a good opportunity for safe training crewman put the finishing touches to stroke techniques and synchronized to the world is like hell we can train here and you remember that we should have done it before we got to the canyon. what are we supposed to do in areas. but yeah let's go skating. you think covers the lake they used to mine limestone here when the deposit run dry water accumulated on the lakes but it was then the rafters began using the lake apprentice there is no other place anywhere near here without waves or strong
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currents. the ice is breaking. let's go somewhere else. friends tell them via walkie talkie the situation the training is good and the bella river the crew decides to go that hold the final training exercise if they hope to end the expedition. but if we can cope there we might try to get a bit further upstream the current is weak there as it is we wasted a thirty seconds although i think the going was one wrist that broke up there slowed us down in a good surrogate don't forget to pull out here do it now slow down thirty eight. full members of the rafting team first took up the school just tourists as time went by this extreme cold became a profession in the way of life many of them have left their regular jobs to become
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rafting instructors when they're not busy training they accompany tourists on rafting expeditions down the bed my rhythm. doing go go go. mind being gold keep it out. all right we've made it now let's keep going. the team began to train intensely only year ago they aim to enter international competitions to take on the most complicated routes. just a few which is some batons are very difficult to clear they're dangerous the slightest mistake even one wrong stroke may lead to very serious consequence. once they're through the training exercise a team makes a swift ascent rafting is not only about exciting trips downstream but also about
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mountain climbs and the same amount of drag the fulton kilogram raft all the way up the hill. to. the rafting teams takes a mountain road to get to block coming up. the team begins preparations for the trip on a small rock overhang by the side of the road the excitement of the rafters is reaching its peak when. it's all about the adrenaline fantastic
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you get so much adrenaline care especially when a wave flushes over us it's sheer madness just to make your heart thump like mad it's so exciting. a full heading down to the starting point all crew members have to sign an important disclaimer this is required by international rafting rules. as a member of this rotten expedition i have been told about the complexities and dangers involved in the route i take full responsibility for possible injuries or even my death i absolve the expedition's head from responsibility for the above by mutual agreement and either participants in the expedition or its head have been to ensure. that the only people who can fight for their lives take part in this expedition this is better dunk alexa liz a curve is for professionals not amateurs. it's difficult to reach the bottom of the canyon in an hour or gorge because the team
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will have to make their way from shop slippery rocks before they get to the starting point once then turning back is pointless members of the crew believe they will be able to reach the bank down stream that same in mines they need to cover the whole route without any mishaps on the way step aside to delancey and they're going to set the boat there. rocks towered over the narrow river in couse canyon. here the water is thirty meters deep. attention everybody the boat is going to merge shoulder charge make sure you're always on top both those on the top most and on the lower most things. ok get moving everybody pulls. in the old days the leader of the local mountain dwellers mohamad amine used to
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throw warriors breaching the strip from the walls of the day from such cliffs into the abyss those of them who could safely reach the banks were allowed to live on however there were only a handful of survivors. more than a hundred years on a team of rafters went to the canyons balsam to put themselves to the test in a bid to get the upper hand on the powerful mountain stream the belisle river always keeps rafters on that clearing trap it is quite an ordeal. but the. old ones the ones old ones which ones are the ones. who are back away. rafters know the bel-air river has an unpredictable current and extremely difficult rockets it is the site of international competitions each year tons of which are russian from the poles played bass on good old days and treacherously conceal alba's.
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so gillum currents change cools to hollow out maneesh is on the rocks will cool spring up in the most unexpected places the river floods off any detail study of it is that full impossible to chart the best route to the rapids. all the boat everybody gets out. let's listen up before we gone we need a breather. oh my god how about a suntan let's have some rest. with half of the journey behind them the team has to rest the strain of the rapids has taken its toll. we've covered about half of the distance so for another four difficult records are still ahead of us so let's get go and. the rest is relax on a small flat patch of the bank. when spring comes around it will disappear hundred
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ten meets a body of water becoming part of the river bed. this place can only be reached the time when the. more trolls forward. who are. all back everybody. now all together. where were you now to concentrate on what you're doing your side missed out on two strokes. stopped talking and looked this way. this turn goes in that direction then turns to the center of. the river demonstrates the full. behavior of the rafters are unable to avoid a perilous accident despite the vast experience train. coming
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closer to me and then. clinging to the side of the bus is the only option otherwise the powerful current will throw a person against the ropes doing nothing in this situation is just as dangerous the current in the boat and. under the bank this would lead to an inevitable death. watch at the top of this fast as you can. the boat is sure to show up any time no. he's going to show up. move forward move forward won't go forward. that. that.
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bet. well done good job everybody. don't do that to me you don't like it the rough does didn't panic they sized up the situation and kept calm to use their favorite phrase they felt the will to save themselves they were able to keep the rough the slopes and didn't lose any members of the crew not even a single candle was lost this time chicago washing the spirits of the belisle river and now the crew to overcome around fits nobody knows what's in store for the they continue rolling down the mountain stream but it doesn't matter if the trend is what they're up to.
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