in india she's available in the move go argument enjoy the hotel rooms. the case for a hotel the grand imperial truly the taj west coast coromandel let her tell her to sit don't need to go and. read this and the colonel was her child to retreat. to national news live from the russian capital with the treaty for us of a top stories this hour rocketing energy prices caused by turmoil in the arab world lead to european scramble to secure its energy future exports however want to hold school russophobia to closely the new as it needs to develop more expensive alternatives to russian energy also. the u.s.

is being accused of failing to protect hundreds of calls of child prostitutes by ignoring the problem that's the city of new government is more likely to call those who risk instead of stepping in to help. and aesthetically cleanse one of britain's largest gypsy communities is being booted out of its decades old home because of complaints that their. presence is driving property prices and that's it for me today my colleague sean thomas will be with me in less than half an hour from now in the meantime we follow extreme rafters taking on the challenge and some of the wildest waters here in russia a special report on the menu is next. sunlight cannot reach the depths of this gorge the torrents of water gushing through it crushed up against the treacherous rocks this is where the bell on

a river as it's now is to locals colas place goods. is taken millions of years for by law a reversal wind its way through the great caucasus mountain range the end result is made up of rocky banks the world who lives in the rough a school of its tolls. seven people decided to take the unpredictable river. they intend to navigate the passages granite walls of lockdowns planted on inflatable rock. in bold way to moloch long together is one. borne back away. on the way to childlessness feel the full impact of the mountain streams on the giving spirit. make sure you stay up on top

don't leave it watching too big. to the bottom tell you. 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 walks away of the republic of adding gale and russia's south the mountain separate the public from the black sea coast. i'd take the one of the local ethnic groups that once lived up in the mountains. many years ago the first to leave the highland homes and to send them to the plane

on the mountains was followed suit later today there is ethnic groups inhabit such villages in the foothills historically told people in the scots have been called surpass eons when the republic came into being here it was named idea and retained the titles of this day. most of the villages are scattered around the banks of the belisle river locals know it's capricious current old some well they never ventured downstream and wooden rafts were married but it's in the rafters of bold enough to descend into its deep gorges in pursuit of thrills me the freezing cold water will pose more rapids can put them off the adrenaline seeking and those. i'm one and two i'm one and two in winter time the level of the bell on

a river drops revealing shot rocks and large boulders before embarking on such a dangerous trip of the block gauss county and several members of the rafting team tested their skills in a kayak. we're going to be weaving through the rocks as we go along the right bank . i really wish i hadn't given away my gloves but did you give your gloves to to survey my hands are freezing. to starboard to starboard to starboard starboard i told you. the crew wants to see how low the belisle river has dropped so they can spot the rocks that have emerged from shallow water in the strong rapids of the form roughest ride to say this kind of scouting helps them get what they want to call a feeling for the water. tally. are we going to get through here you have plenty of

opportunity to maneuver elsewhere. there we go. the bell a river flows freely between the rocks where this root lies occur and doesn't appear to be strong when seen from the bank seems there is no need to struggle against it the flow itself or the bulge on the right track this is merely an illusion. thanks. thanks ok ok. even though the rough is capsized it was no big deal they were in shallow water close to the bank. during the boat here mon i'll grab it. not to come over with the paddles. thank is everything ok yes well that was fun.

before venturing on the extreme route the rafting instructors decide 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. could anyone aged between twelve and seventy can join a rafting for at 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 route. on the banks of the river in the village. was able tourists issued with special wet suits

to keep warm on the whitewater trip a change out in the open and makeshift cabins the simple conditions didn't discourage them from their objective all the rafting infused jets care about is getting nash air of adrenaline a soon as possible. get hold of your pedals. you're not to take off your helmets or vests. and make sure right away that you're all but an hour. before starting out on the expedition team leaders give out instructions. that you must learn to use the paddle correctly 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 and on top ok quite a job but no one can ever predict what surprises will be in store during the trip the starting point is where the stream is fairly wide in the turns is slow and prepares to place several boulders of up to one meeting height and five or six

rapids. i daresay everybody is ready to face the stream or i think it's your realize you get run into obstacles right stir everybody's turn right bolt everybody bow. even seasoned rams find it difficult to complete the routes in one go there is little water in the river winter time and it surfaces the tourists feel the strength of the currents with each stroke narrative. everybody paddle away is

one get it out. towards their way back away well done. come over everybody clutch at the pedal 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. last the fourth now use your board everybody to look forward all of you less bored again right guys. each time an obstacle is clear the tourists are allowed to bring the. ones. spring comes around the river will begin to belch out phone it is for this reason russians such as in the caucasus case the river the name belies the word means white. those who live up in the mountains named the river chicago wash it out to the daughter of the prince when the girl fell in love with a shepherd a father older the young couple to be thrown into the partners of the current was

strongest he said the verdict on the lights being given by the river itself. the lovers were washed ashore and survived the ordeal when the old prince fell ill his daughter sent him the just in the herds the prince repented and ordered the river to be named in honor of his daughter chicago washington literally means mistress of the house legend has it that since then the girl spirit decides the fates of those who seek to trust. that's was the reason i was it. did you enjoy grace. what about the water mary and that was great. after just an hour the tourists are completely drenched and exhausted they tap into what little strength they have next to drag the boat onto the riverbank. oh super bowl i took a plunge the water is simply beautiful. from

the school for cooking and this ball it is hazardous the sun but people take precautions in the sport just like any other. the fittest what they do on the ballet reeva is safe both for spokesman and amateurs like. this small russian bathhouse stars in the bank of the bear lie river just covered in a thick film secured on a wooden frame there are benches in a wood fired stone on the floor inside the temperature is over one hundred twenty four degrees fahrenheit four ninety degrees celsius. just ten minutes in here not a single person in the group is put off by how cold the water is in the belisle river. and that's how the russian grafters relax.

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of this incredible investment from the united states and from the european union the canada other countries like this all this stuff is completely in jeopardy if we start putting weapons in outer space. to live in a country that can understand that there's more violence in the streets of this country than there are in the streets unless can a stand in baghdad. in one line of disparate elements racial. divides or. just a little. crowd

gathers looming. on the streets of the. early in the morning a group of rafters heads for blocks 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 bel-air river small waterfalls cascade from mountain tops into rocky gorges some canyons to form a full flowing river and many of the rocks overhanging the water a one hundred meters tall sunlight never reaches some of these places this is a kingdom of rock and water. the instructor insists that the crew hold

a brief final training exercise in open water before reaching blackguards canyon this place is free from rapids and offers a good opportunity for safe training and crewman put the finishing touches to stroke techniques and synchronised you know what it's like hell we can train here. we should have done it before we got to the canyon. what are we supposed to do in areas. yeah let's go skating. thick ice covers the lake they used to mine leinster in here when the deposit ran dry water accumulated on the makes but it was then the rafters began using them like a practice there is no other place anywhere near here without waves or strong current . the ice is breaking. let's go somewhere else.

friends tell them via walkie talkie that the situation for training is good in the belisle river the crew decides to go there to 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 very seconds although i think the going was what bristol that broke up there slowed us down in a good surrogate don't forget to pull out here now slow down surrogate. full members of the rafting team first a couple school to tourists as time went by the six stream hoping to become a profession in the way of life many of them have left their regular jobs to become rafting instructors when they're not busy training they accompany tourists on

rafting expeditions down the bet my river. go go go. mine being gold keep it up. all right we've made it now let's keep going. the team began to train intensely only a year ago they aim to enter international competitions to take on the most complicated routes. is the key which is some brands are very difficult to clear they're dangerous as 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 mountain climbs here that seemed to drag the full thing from a ground raft all the way up the hill.

to. the resting scene takes a mountain road to get to block coming up. the team begins preparations for the trip on a small rock overhangs by the side of the road the excitement of the rafters is reaching its peak when. it's all about the adrenaline fantastic you get so much adrenaline care especially when a wave flushes over us it's sheer madness it makes your heart thump like mad it's

so exciting. before heading down to the starting point all crew members have to sign an important disclaimer this is required by international ruffed and 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 dissolved expeditions head from responsibility for the above by mutual agreement neither participants in the expedition nor its head have been to ensure. that the only people who can fight for their lives take part in this expedition this is better dunkel that's a lizard per the misrule is for professionals not amateurs. it's difficult to reach the bottom of the canyon in a narrow gorge because the team will have to make their way from shaka 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 a book their rocks tower over the narrow river and. here a water is thirty meters deep. attention everybody in 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 saying. ok get moving everybody pulls. in the old days the leader of the local mountain ahmed amine used to throw warriors breaching the strict rules 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 a belisle river always keeps rafters on that clearing trap it is quite an ordeal. the. old ones the ones all at once but once all of the ones. who are back away. rafters know the bel-air river has an unpredictable current to and extremely difficult rapids it is the site of international competitions each year tons of new it's a russian play bass and it boulders and treacherously conceal of those. so dylan currents change cools to hollow out maneesh is under the rocks will pull

spring up in the most unexpected places the river floods off any detail study of it is that school impossible to chop the best route through the rapids. all the boat everybody gets out. let's listen up before we go on we need a breather. ah how about a suntan let's have some rust. with half of the journey behind them the team pauses to rest the strain of the rapids has taken its toll. which covered about half of the distance so for another four difficult brackets are still ahead of us so let's get going. the rest is relax on a small flat patch of the bank. when spring comes around it will disappear hundred ten means a body of water becoming part of the river bed. this place can only be reached and

winds a time when the water level is in the. for two of those fourth. quarter rows forward. hold back everybody. now all together. where are you now to concentrate on what you're doing your side missed out on two strokes. stop talking and look this way. this turn goes in that direction then turns to the sensory. the river straits the full force of it cirrhotic behavior the rough does are unable to avoid a perilous accident despite the vast experience and training. coming closer give me a hand. clinging to the side of the bus is the only option

otherwise the powerful current will throw in against the ropes of doing nothing in this situation is just as dangerous. in the. under the rocky bank this would lead to an inevitable death clutch at the top of it is fast as you can. see. the boat is sure to show up at any time no. he's going to show up. move forward move forward would go forward. that. that. that. that. that. move that well done good

job everybody. children that may get around like in the rafters didn't panic they sized up the situation and kept calm to use their favorite phrase a stealth a water and save themselves they were able to keep a raft of slopes and didn't lose any members of the crew not even a single paddle was lost this time shargel washing the spirit of the belisle river has allowed the crew to overcome around fits nobody knows what's in store for them as they continue rolling down the mountain stream but it doesn't matter the trend is what they're after.

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