October 30, 2020
Right, then. Time to zoom down Ilgumen.
Altai-2020 continues. Up, breakfast, decamp > river. River: Katun. Up next: its Ilgumen Rapids – here.
‘Woah. I feel the need for a row!’
Just short rapids these, but intense! They begin here:
And end just round the bend down there:
Maybe they look a bit underwhelming at first?
Then add a raft and you get a better feel for the scale! ->
Right. Our turn…
Somewhere there there’s a ‘pulsating’ thingamajig, where the water gushes upward violently, taking with it and turning upsidedown anything that might be unlucky enough to be passing through it at the wrong time. In short – we need to be careful…
And here’s the rafter’s-eye view ->
Pheeew. We made it through!
And after that short, sharp dose of adrenaline-excitement, the Katun goes all calm, relaxed, unhurried, unperturbed – as if to match our general condition thereupon it )…
Oh my glorious!
Later in the day, it was time to park up for the night. And where better than…
A sandy beach!
Ahh – perfect. It even came with a volleyball! Alas – no net )…
That’s enough action for one day. Time to chill…
What a place! And key – no folks but us!
Rather brief action this day > correspondingly brief post ). Enough! Good night, and till tomorrow!…
All the pics from Altai-2020 are here.
