We’re 15 Years Old!

Hi folks! Another day – another spot of rafting in Altai!… After a thrilling day of whitewater rapids on the Chuya, we were back on the Katun river. By this point we’d already done the Cheeks, the Akkem Rush, and the Chuya’s Turbine and Horizon rapids. Next up – yet more exciting aquatic adventures: great! […]

What, don’t recognize me?… Sure – the clean shave and suit and tie are a combo rarely seen on my person, but yes – it’s me ). The tie is actually really old, though it’s only been worn a few times. For yes – I don’t often find myself at really official events, and the […]

GITEX is one of the most important IT exhibitions in the world. In terms of size, it’s probably still second behind Barcelona’s MWC, but not by much (while on its website, GITEX confidently claims it’s the biggest). And considering that beyond its original event in Dubai they’ve also launched satellite exhibitions in Berlin, Singapore, and […]

Another day, another spot of Altai whitewater rafting – but not on the captivating Katun!… No, this year we took a detour – yes, as the title indicates, for a stretch of rad-rapids down the Chuya river. After the Akkem Rush and the following relaxing day, we took a break from the Katun. Why? But […]

As I already mentioned, after conquering the wildest ride the Katun has to offer – the Akkem Rush (or “the Pipe”) – we stopped at Argut Camp, aka the Rafters’ Museum, at the junction between the (turquoise) Katun and the (milky) Argut:

We finally made it to the main water “attraction” of the Katun: the Akkem Rush, aka the Akkem Breakthrough, aka the Pipe. Long ago, the Katun carved out a gorge about 12 kilometers long right here, squeezing the river down to just 30 meters wide. The result: all that water rushes forward with tremendous force…