for tourists who braving the nature of the plan is to run snowmobiles for hundreds of kilometers to find a valley studied with hot springs civilizations yet to spread as far as the valley . they know 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 travelled together. each person has a track record of spouses 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 if 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. i say.

the glass is slid down creating shock peaks and deep valleys. the glass is then settled into lakes giving birth to rivers memorise waterfalls. and when they covered with thick ice intricate shapes. form over the bottom of the shape of the waterfall changes swan story maybe even twice a day changes occur as years go by this year the shape of the blocks of frost in icicles are squad different the pattern is never repeated.

not far away from the waterfall there is a peculiar case of. the river flow here brings pieces of wood of fanciful shapes polished to perfection by the water and stones but here have a goose head. is for you. these pieces of wood to evoke or server em into fancy. this space might look like an elephant lifting its trunk and if you turn it differently you may see a heron 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 will be three tributaries left from the left hand side is then we are turning right. things. scientists have discovered several engines sightsee 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 fun to arrange here looks like it see that shape that's the head of a range year 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 of the rocks with cave paintings. it was believed the spirits of

make sure would return ate them in hunting and cattle breeding. disease 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 swarm 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. that this is now class we're going to draw our remained to hear god knows what is the tough mudder name for it. right even and what's the

time for a name for a small reindeer under three years old the one without whore is. 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 he takes me to the tiger every summer i have seen a musk deer and elk. the last little while our kids undistinguished as i notice with a natural inability to tell lies the children are very frank and honest as they can easily telephones know that love and they've got a great musical ear although. the two floors are very musical people. but during celebrations all who are present

grouped together in a circle and don'ts around the fire. the shaman is the leader of the dance dictating the rhythm and the movements. 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 a round drum that symbolizes the sun and this kind of a clapper 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. you know that you should try and heated hard with that so that all the cones fall off the seeder. the locals don't only hunt for animals but also get a seed occurrence the practice has been unchanged for centuries. given 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 kora bear leave off cedar. the

processing of cedar cones developed in the twentieth century. the cedar not 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 to me you can leave. wealthy british style holds fast but i. markets financial scandals find out what's really happening to the global economy

for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tuning in to cause a report on our. the close up team has been to diagnose stock birthplace to the most ambitious football club in the world. now our 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 mental well starts its way across the ocean. and welcome to the composite region russia blows up on our key. east and cyan boasts a harsh continental climates summers a very short and cool here while winter is

a long and sivia. temperatures have been known to plummet. for cost as 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 is sajjan so we would like to know the weather forecast for the next few days. no sharp changes are expected a short period of personal attention including snow wins 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. 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 simple natural 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 get a break the tracks stop. overcurious so waterway guards a place to cross with broken equipment. i was going to see if ill use would hold

well enough trucks. 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 pass 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 big guy this is the most extraordinary snow filled zone. in a half or two meters deep. the journey across the time i guess becomes more difficult to.

the woods the tourists decide to stop and catch some fish because sometimes. i. in wintertime. concentrates in these lakes as they. among the fish one can find here a grayling's poets and salmon. through a magnificent well there's quite a catch here good though you're sloughing a poet's cooler supper will be a real feast. nicholai today 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. 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. those are usually people make ice holes on lakes to let the fish breathe but here the fish feel rather comfortable this natural phenomenon is good both for the fish and birds that stay here in this sajjan. nick the participants of the expedition overcome or frozen mountain rivers to approach they go to summer springs are close to hound. however the tourists encounter more and more natural obstacles. a small but deep mountain spring and pins the travelers they decide to fell some trees and build

a crossing. because it is this is what we call accept raced through the snowmobiles that we dug we built a bridge this is how we entertain yourself. the closer to the end of the adventure the moon the snowmobile suffers. a surprise sometimes it's happened. 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 nikolai to his friends perished. together with nikolai they dared to be the first to conquer the rapids but they were off got 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. but 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 needle 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. once again and unassailable rock blocks the travellers way. sealed to death said 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 cohen says sure to their destination. the thermal springs remain inaccessible high up in the eastern 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 back the way they came. to travel is

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president obama imposes new tougher sanctions on iran over its disputed nuclear program despite surrounds threats to shut off a key all supply route in the gulf because the latest ahead. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing arab league observers toward the baskets to rein in the violence. but as the world brings a new twenty twelve with fireworks and celebrations we take a look back at that moment filled with protests civil war and regime change. eight pm here in moscow this new year's day well welcome to my name is kevin now in

our top story at r.t. this hour u.s. president barack obama welcome to the new year by signing into law a tough new set of sanctions for iran and they were doing business with around central bank will now face punishment thanks to the new measures directly targeting the financial sector now this move comes at a time of heightened tension over iran's nuclear program and the threat of sanctions is already saying to run threatening to block off that key oil export wrote in response adding to the situation is iran's plan to test long range missiles during naval drills in the gulf that led to u.s. warships being sent to the area resume rushy of independent lobby group the national reigning american council told us a lack of diplomatic ties between the two countries is increasing the danger of a hostile outcome. closing the strait of hormuz for the iranian government would be the equivalent of cutting off its nose despite its face it's heavily heavily reliant on its on its income from oil exports the vast majority of which go through the strait.