Brothers on the Bashkaus : a Siberian paddling adventure / Eugene Buchanan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buchanan, Eugene.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canoes and canoeing--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Canoes and canoeing.

Siberia (Russia)--Description and travel.

Siberia (Russia).

Buchanan, Eugene--Travel--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Buchanan, Eugene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From rafts made from old germ warfare suits to lifejackets stitched together from soccer balls and wine bladders, river running in the former Soviet Union has evolved much like Australian wildlife--completely free of outside influences. Brothers on the Bashkaus follows the exploits of one of the first groups of Westerners to experience this foreign style of rafting on a white-knuckled, 26-day trip down the Bashkaus River, one of the hardest whitewater runs in all Siberia.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments xi; Regional Map xii-xiii; Bashkaus Map xiv; Chapter One A Paddle Sign in Moscow 1; Chapter Two The Siberian Brainstorm 7; Chapter Three Team Konkas 19; Chapter Four Across Siberia: The Train 29; Chapter Five Decision Time 41; Chapter Six The Rest of the Way 47; Chapter Seven Yuri and the Bus 55; Chapter Eight The Bashkaus Put-In 71; Chapter Nine Final Preparations 81; Chapter Ten Rafting's Roots 93; Chapter Eleven On the Bashkaus 105; Chapter Twelve Penetrating Deeper 123; Chapter Thirteen The Lower Canyon 141; Chapter Fourteen The Bashkaus Memorials 155

Chapter Fifteen The Dreams 173Chapter Sixteen The Rapids Continue 189; Chapter Seventeen Perestroika 199; Chapter Eighteen Heading Home 205; Epilogue 223; Selected Bibliography 237

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238).

ISBN:

1-282-48880-5

9786612488801

1-55591-820-4

OCLC:

609853956