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SANDRA HYSLOP

The Altaimate Adventure

27/3/2017

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Our trusty UAZ van...this thing can get through almost anything! - Dave Burne
What springs to most people’s minds when they hear the word ‘Siberia’ is an inhospitable wasteland full of ice and snow where unfortunate individuals would be exiled during harsher times.  This is completely contrary to the incredibly beautiful, rather hot yet very welcoming area of Russia that we ventured to this July/August.  Getting to the Altai region can be quite an adventure (4hr flight from Moscow followed by a 14hr drive in a van) but it is completely worth it for the epic multi-day whitewater in stunning canyons, even the food is pretty good!
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Due to the fact that none of us spoke Russian and we were all working full time in the lead up to the trip we thought it easier to book on with Two Blades Adventures rather than organise all the logistics ourselves.  Whilst this led to a different on-water dynamic than most of us were used to it did mean that we fully maximised our time out there and got to follow world-class paddlers Tomas, Egor and Alona down the classic runs of the area thus saving lots of time in scouting as they knew all the lines!

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