12/29/08
Category: Publication

We had absolutely no information about this river, simply because no one has ever been here before us. We only know that right before the confluence with Kitoy there is 15 meter high waterfall.

12/24/08
Category: General
It's time to start planning the next season. Come paddle with us next summer. Take a look at kayaking trips for season 2009.
11/08/08
Category: General
This summer  I had a passionate desire to do a kayaking trip on my vacation. I started a desperate search of options where and with whom to go. The thing is I wanted not just go paddling, but improve my skills, paddle with someone who is better then me, actually learn something. Luckily I got to kayakUSSR.com site, met Peter Malkin, who convinced me to go for Katun tour.
10/16/08
Category: Publication
Before the Sayan journey even started, Vasilii spent ton of time looking at map, following thin line of small tributary of Onot with his finger. He just kept saying: “I have no idea how are we gonna make it. No fucking idea how bad is it gonna be”. The line was the small “Uleta Jalga” stream. We were supposed to hike it up to get from Onot to the source of Ekhe-Gol. The hike was 30 kilometers overall and we had two passes to overcome.
10/02/08
Category: Publication
Next thing was not too difficult but pretty curved 6meter waterfall, followed by a short easy flow section and 15 m high drop falling into a narrow, 4 meter wide corridor. One could scout only from 50m above. The fall looked hard but possible. The hesitation of Russian crew were eliminated by the authority of Vasilii Porsev, who said he's not gonna run that. Lucas and Simon spent some time crawling the walls of the canyon and have decided to make an attempt

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