• Boulder Reservoir

    Boulder, United States

  • Altai Tavan Bogd

    Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia

    Altai Tavan Bogd National Park sits in remote western Mongolia, bordering China and Russia. It's home to the towering, jagged Tavan Bogd mountains, the highest of which is Khüiten Peak. Nearby is the massive Potanin Glacier. In the center, the vast Khoton and Khurgan lakes are connected by a channel and home to many fish and bird species. The ancient rock carvings of Tsagaan Salaa lie on the park’s northeast fringe.

    Tsengel, Mongolia

  • Ölgii Airport

    Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia

    Ölgii Airport is a public airport located in Ölgii, the capital of Bayan-Ölgii Province in Mongolia.

    Ölgii Airport (ULG), Mongolia

  • Bogd Khaan Winter Palace

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

    The palace is the only one left from originally four residences of the eighth Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, who was later proclaimed Bogd Khan, or emperor of Mongolia.

    Zaysan Street, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

    +976 11 34 2195

  • White River

    Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia

  • Altai Mountains

    Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia

Great Escapes: Flashes of the Altai - Mongolia

Three childhood friends set out to traverse the Mongolian Altai via mountain bikes and packrafts for a self-supported adventure into the unknown. Sure, the trio had never attempted a mountain bike to packraft back-to-back double header before, but what of it? They set off into one of the most remote and sparsely populated places and now they have this awesome video by Joey Schusler to prove it. The only inhabitants of the region are Kazakh nomads, the last people on earth who continue the tradition of hunting with golden eagles. This is not an adventure these young lads will soon forget.

 

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