beyond the known is that it's surrounded by steep rocks dense forests and books. that can be reached only in winter riding in the frozen rivers and lakes. it's not the first time the participants of this expedition have travelled together . each person has a track record of thousands of kilometers covered on snowmobiles in many different parts of russia. traveling along frozen rivers and lakes is extremely dangerous. a snowmobile may fall through the ice it any moment. reducing the risk to minimum the tourists travel in a special formation the first snow below plows through in front and is then followed by the rest. we need to cool the

ski. one series three. is just three hundred kilometers as the crow flies from the starting point to the hot springs however the expedition doesn't have the luxury of flight so it may take up to two weeks for them to cover the distance which is peppered with many obstacles. the cyan mountains will form from ancient volcanic rocks during the last ice age. the classes slid down creating shock peaks and deep valleys. the glass is then settled into lakes giving birth to rivers with numerous waterfalls. they covered with thick ice of intricate shapes.

for more what about the more the shape of the waterfall changes swan soaring maybe even twice a day changes occur as years go by this year the shape of the blocks of frost in icicles is quite different than the pattern is never repeated. not far away from the waterfall there is a peculiar kamath. the river flow here brings pieces of wood to fanciful shapes polished to perfection by the water and stones but here have a good head. and this case is for you. these

pieces of wood to evoke or sever him into fancy. this space might look like an elephant lifting its trunk and if you turn it differently you me see your hair and standing on one food if i keep turning it this way or another anyone can have his or her own idea of what it is. the oldest figures are placed on the cave. this display will not last for long however the high water the spring will soon wash them away. the tourist the slowly pressing on woods stepping over obstacles and regularly checking the map it's quite easy to lose one's way in the cyan because the main road through daryn constantly keeps branching into smaller tributaries that all look the same if there were three tributaries left from the left hand side then we are turning right.

things. scientists have discovered several ancient sites see in the east and cyan. according to archaeologists people first settled here during the bronze age which is shown by cave paintings that have survived to this day. these works of prehistoric artists well preserved and can still be made out thousands of years down the line. but you see that it's like cribs and was arraigned here looks like it see that shape that's they had arranged it's typical for them to crane in motion like that it's amazing thousands of years have passed and the paint

is still here. a natural mineral could wave a light serves as a bind in the ancient paint. it doesn't dissolve in water keeping the pictures preserved to this day. ancient people use red colored minerals like hema tight and cinnabon to make their paints. the outlines of these pictures were hans more than once. scientists believe the ancient residents would have performed magical rituals at the rocks with cave paintings. it was believed the spirits of make so would return ate them and hunting in cattle breeding. the it's so quiet here the river makes nearly no noise and there is no northerly wind so there is a curve in the river the place is sunlit and it's warm ancient men always love to

be warm you can assume with certainty that there used to be some heartsore caves our ancestors lived and you feel. when the travellers climbed up one of the rocks they found a small cave hidden inside it's impossible to see it from beneath. before they gaze take a look at the still. i've never seen anything like it. it looks like a real tool of an engine man a flint used to skin animals and cutting meat good fine well done men well and yet . it is commonly known the ancient people first came to siberia from various regions of europe in asia they were nomads and migrated in search of food and good hunting. the first settlements appeared in southern siberia in the third century a.d. descendants of the first settlers still reside in eastern cyan. they call

themselves to follow orders and their motherland this to follow area. the village of alec jail which means free land is their capital. the followers have one of the smallest populations in russia according to the latest census there are less than seven hundred left. yet this doesn't hinder them in taking good care of their culture and customs. now class we're going to draw our reindeer god knows what is the tough mudder name for it. right e.b. and what's the tell for a name for a small reindeer under three years old the one without whore it's. a knight chick well down. the most popular themes for the two for our children's drawings are related to nature. well my dad is

a hunter that he takes me to the tiger every summer i have seen a musk deer and elk. it's awful our kids undistinguished as i notice with a natural in the beauty to tell lies the children are very frank and honest as well as they can easily telephones know that love and they've got a great musical ear all the good. the very musical people. but during celebrations all who are present grouped together in a circle and don'ts around the fire. but the shaman is the leader of the dance dictating the rhythm and the movements. but. so once you've been through this shaman is always at barrow good traditions but at any celebration he supposed to be present so as to drive off evil spirits with the

help of good spirits the shaman uses around drum that symbolizes the sun and this kind of a club or resembles a deal like. sports i can derive is a native to follow and the oldest resident of the village as the years have passed no major changes to his life have occurred like his ancestors spartak worships the spirits of rocks rivers and the tiger. followers have always worshipped the spirit of the tiger. during hunting when you sit down to have tea before lodging for the night you should always go out and splash tea to the four winds to secure a successful hunt. from october to february most of the males of alec venture out into the tiger to graze the reindeer and hunt sable and squirrel.

if you know that you should try and heated hard so that all the cones fall off the cedar. the locals don't only hunt for animals but also get a cd kunz the practice has been unchanged for centuries. give them the cedars are a source of nutrition for the whole of the siberian tiger not just for humans the very one from a mouse or a not head big sized animal a canal corvair leave off cedar. the processing of cedar cones developed in the twentieth century. the seed in the trade became one of the most profitable and tougher laryea. when it's a good harvest even the women will join the able bodied males out in the taiga to

gather the nuts. here we have a field not really chilly you can leave. the close up team has been to die just on earth plays to the most ambitious football club in the world. naldo r g goes to the far east where the timber industry attracts the legendary siberian tigers where the ancient native community loses its way in the modern world. and where the country's minerals wealth starts its way across the ocean. well come to the composite screech of russia close up on.

one stream cascading from mom slopes to view is mesmerizing. but this beauty brings deaths at a speed of more than four hundred kilometers her own. step is not a launch. on . it's. going to. hit the fuck. up the phone. and.

eastern cyan boasts a harsh continental climate summers a very short and cool here while winters alone and severe. temperatures have been known to plummet. forecasters monitor extreme frosts and climate changes which often occur in eastern cyan hello. hello. if you would like to ask a question our expedition is heading across the eastern side. so we would like to know the weather forecast for the next few days. no shark changes are expected a short period of percivale tension including snow moderates temperatures are

expected from ten to twelve below zero. despite the harsh winters in eastern cyan there is owns where snow never falls even during severe frosty periods. weather specialists believe the reason for such unusual zones is the strong wind that blows the snow way from such areas and. local residents believe these places have magical properties. where there is a black rock in big black boulders. i had been told never to walk along that sacred place. i began thinking to myself so what nothing terrible will happen. so i sat up on a reindeer and wonder. all of a sudden the reindeer panic and begin to turn back.

i tried to rein it in but it kept refusing turning back each time then we both fell down. it all seemed as if the spirit of the rock was mooning me off saying don't pass through here. not far from the blank rock the tourists feel some supernatural influence on themselves why. of the snowmobiles sunk under the ice bring their rope. the other drivers bypass the dangerous posture and begin a salvage operation. don't

rev the engine break the tracks stop. overcurious so waterway god's place to cross with broken equipment. i was going to see if ill use would hold well enough tracts. the black rock area is one of the abnormal zones where there is practically no snow . every sector of this barren land makes operating snowmobiles extremely difficult . by being forced to ride. such vehicles break down very quickly thank you. there are many such areas but they stretch for about twenty to thirty kilometers from west to east and launch strips. the only way to travel is on the river not a single step aside.

just a few kilometers from the past the weather in the landscape has changed dramatically . instead because the sun is wrong. replaced by huge snow drifts. schemes and. such obstacles. that stick. standing on the ground look for a new guy this is the most extraordinary snow filled zone. and a half or two meters deep.

to cross the time i guess becomes more difficult to. the woods the tourists decide to stop and catch some fish for some. in wintertime. concentrates in these lakes as they. among the fish one can find here a grayling's perch and salmon. through a magnificent well there's quite a catch here good though you're sloughing of poets who are supper will be a real feast. i think. has

been wondering these areas for ten years and every year these expeditions encounter an unexplained natural phenomenon. each winter nicholai observes this extraordinary unfrozen patch of water on the lake it remains on frozen even during severe cold snaps cut off while this water tastes great. according to one theory there's a strong thermal spring on the bottom of the lake it warms the water which in turn becomes saturated with oxygen thanks to the absence of an icy cover. that usually people make ice holes on lakes to let the fish breathe but here the fish feel rather comfortable that this natural phenomenon is good both for the fish and birds that stay here in this sajjan. nic the participants of the expedition i will become more frozen mountain rivers to

approach they go to some of springs a closer hound however the tourists encounter more and more natural obstacles. to. a small but deep mountain spring and peace to travel as they decide to fell some trees and build the crossing. it is this is what we call acts have raced this were true for snowmobiles that we dug we built a bridge this is how we entertain ourselves. but closer to the end of the adventure the mood on the snowmobile suffers. a. surprise

sometimes it's happening it's. the tourists carry all the necessary tools with them in. case of emergency in the wild is hard to find help well there's no mobile coverage there. that's why the travelers have to rely only on themselves. two hours of repair works and a snowmobile is ready to go again. independent takes positions to eastern cyan a considered dangerous. a few years ago during an extreme summer rafting trip down a mountain river two of nicolae to his friends perished. together with nikolai they dared to be the first to conquer the rapids but they were off because stuck in a so-called barrel a place under a waterfall with a strong counter current. their attempts to get out of the natural trap failed.

for more than an hour we were trying to overcome the flow but failed. we were exhausted by the cold in the water both physically and mentally. the boat overturned after which we never saw each other again. it was a miracle the nicholai himself survived the nature of science and doesn't pardon anyone's mistakes even those of skilled tourists. the tourists are entering the final strait there are about twenty kilometers left to their destination. the passes at hand after which the thermal springs will be finally in view. but once again

an unassailable rock blocks the travellers way. seal bedsit. it's unlikely they'll be able to lift the snowmobiles and all the equipment that high. this nose too deep and the rocks are too high but we would need a special winch is to get us to that high which we don't have so this is it but it's the end of the line we must return. the expedition comes to an end just a few co months is sure to their destination. the thermal springs remain inaccessible high up in the east and cyan mountains. this doesn't upset the travelers too much even though they've covered nearly four hundred kilometers on snowmobiles to get here. and we're a team aren't we actually even a team can get nervous or upset at times but it's no big deal we get some tea get

some rest and then the next morning everything's fine again there are more mountains are also rivers for us to conquer. the fall discipline so the expedition going bankrupt the way they came. to travel is this and they'll reach their cherished go next time.

right to clean goes. squandered money. what is now. more than sixty square kilometers of environmental devastation and those who are still surprising new line i'm finding we're just. getting bad out here. not saying hardly any birds squirrels you know. you know i don't know what's going on. concrete.

the world welcomes twenty twelve was the final word celebrations and tose as the holiday sweeps the globe north america next to bring in the new year. in other news fresh clashes flare up in syria with dozens reported killed despite the arab league observers mission there while levy as a tourist rebels are taking their revolution to president ossets doorstep. and president obama slaps new sanctions on iran over its tonic ambitions mr brown threatens to close off a key well supply route in the persian gulf. have any new year to you wherever you are you watching r t live from moscow i'm marina

joshie welcome to the program now the world is welcoming twenty twelve with mass celebrations and final works all over the globe south america has already seen twenty eleven off while north america next in line with huge festivities to be held along the east coast first hundreds of thousands of packed new york's times square for a symbolic ball dropping at midnight this trail you was among the first countries to open those doors to the new year with glittering fireworks lightning the skies over sydney harbor. japan the two koreas and china picked up the baton russia has also met two thousand and twelve with a bang thousands of people gathered in moscow's red square to toast the new year and watch magnificent fireworks over the kremlin millions of revelers also gathered in cities all over europe for the countdown to midnight. with sell of.