hundreds of kilometers to find the valley studded with hot springs civilizations yet to spread as far as the valley. 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 says it's 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 snowmobile plows through in front and is then

followed by the rest. we need to prove to 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. every class is slid down creating shock peaks and valleys. the glass is then settled into lakes giving birth to rivers with numerous waterfalls.

they covered with thick ice intricate shapes. form 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 is quite different the pattern is never repeated. not far away from the waterfall there is a peculiar case. the river flow here brings pieces of wood of fanciful shapes

polished to perfection by the water and stones but here have a good head. it is for you. these pieces of wood to evoke or server admin to 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 them out it's quite easy to lose one's way in the cyan because the main road through you daryn constantly keeps branching into smaller tributaries that all look the same if there will be three tributaries left from the

left hand side then we are turning right. to kick. 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. did you see that it's like ribs and was fat or reindeer 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 so would return ate them and hunting and cattle breeding. disease 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 record 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 to an enchant man a flint used to skin animals and cutting meat good fine well done men well and yet . it is commonly known be 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 for a lot of 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 range here god knows what is the tough mudder name for it. right even and what's the tel 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. 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 in the beauty 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 all the good. but the 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 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 drama that symbolizes the sun and this kind of a club or resembles a ring deal leg. is a native to follower and the oldest resident of the village as the years have passed no major changes to his life have occurred like his ancestors partake worship's 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. fuel that you should try and heated hard with that up 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 cora beyer leave off cedar to the processing of sea to ken's 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. to believe. the close up team has been to dagestan birthplace to the most ambitious football club in the world. now the party goes to the far east where the timber industry affects the legendary siberian tigers where the ancient native community loses its way in the modern world. and where the country's mineral wealth starts its way across the ocean. welcome to the far virus region russia blows up on our key.

white stream cascading from mountain slopes the view is mesmerized. by this beauty brings death at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers from. stepping down the launch on r.g.p. . in russia would be soon which brightened if you knew about someone from finest impressions. moves from star totty dot com.

east and cyan boasts a harsh continental climates summers a very short and cool here while winter is a long 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 sharp changes are expected a short period of personal 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 begin thinking to myself so what nothing terrible will happen. so i set 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 parts 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 change dramatically. instead of overcast sky the sun is wrong. for a place but huge snow drifts. schemes and. to overcome such obstacles. what is that stick. standing on the ground look 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 because sometimes. i. in wintertime. concentrates in these lakes as they. among the fish one can find here a grayling's perch and salmon. magnificent well there's quite a catch here good though you're sloughing a poet's cooler 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 he 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 become more frozen mountain rivers to approach they go to summer springs a closer hound. however the tourists encounter more and more natural obstacles.

a small but deep mountain spring in peace to travel as they decide to fell some trees and build the crossing. of the hill this is what we call accept raced through the snowmobiles the skids that we dug we built a bridge this is how we entertain or sell. the closer to the end of the adventure the many want to snowmobile suffer as. 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 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. or 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 nico 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 process at hand after which the thermal springs will be finally in view. but once again an unassailable rock blocks the travellers way. dead 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 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 disciplines of the expedition going bank the way they came. the trouble is they will reach their cherished go next on.

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