Sibirsky Extreme 2012 - The Toughest Ride of Them All

[Colebatch]

Originally Posted by AteamNM

Walter Coalbatch to the white courtesy phone, paging Mr. Walter Coalbatch.

You have a ride report to continue.

I was just chilling in the hotel back in Aktash - waiting for Rod to arrive and for Prutser beamster and terry to return.

Nothing much was happening to me while this was going on - except I has some soldering repairs done on a wiring section that was playing up.

At this point - all the action was with Prutser amd co about 50 miles away from me

[wlas]

That stream they are crossing in the last couple of pictures sure looks like a glacier stream, like so many where in Alaska.

[achesley]

I once had a hybred mix of 5/8's Tundra wolf and 3/8 German Shepard. How that was figured ?????????? LOL. Very good animal till it was poisoned at one year old. Right at a 100 pounds and could look you in the eye over a 5 foot fence. Great dog with the kids. Never had to worry about people harrasing them in the back yard and all the kids in the hood love playing with him. Now, not legal to have one.

Walter, between you and Big Dogs ideas of the New Husky Terra, got me fixing to see about getting one. Sigh! Would be perfect for me since I'm a KLR type guy. ;-)

[ROD CURRIE]

Originally Posted by Colebatch

I was just chilling in the hotel back in Aktash - waiting for Rod to arrive and for Prutser beamster and terry to return.

Nothing much was happening to me while this was going on - except I has some soldering repairs done on a wiring section that was playing up.

At this point - all the action was with Prutser amd co about 50 miles away from me

Same reason I'm schtum. The action was with these guys.
We'll be with you in a few posts-until W's "beaver fever" takes him back to Moscow.

[DyrWolf]

I was wondering who own`s all this land? Do people have access to Government owned land or is it private and you just take your chance?

[M1tch]

Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

Same reason I'm schtum. The action was with these guys.
We'll be with you in a few posts-until W's "beaver fever" takes him back to Moscow.

beaver fever

[Jettn Jim]

Just back from a week in Tennessee and catching up on the RR.... you all are keeping me laughing my butt off fur suuure!
Yea I tooo have suffered/suffer the rubbery legged effect of Beaver Fever... quite warm and fuzzy, with a permagrin added in.

Prutser thanx for the EXCELLENT photographic and wrenching work! Beemster and Terry thanx for the Stoic, yet smiling nature through it all, a pleasure to look into your faces and read your energy. Rod you know... thanx for keeping me rolling around on the floor with sore cheeks and ribs! Walter thanx for putting it all together, opening your dream to others and bringing in team mates like this to enrichen the whole adventure...

I believe the 5 of you make an excellent team!

[ZagE]

Originally Posted by DyrWolf

I was wondering who own`s all this land? Do people have access to Government owned land or is it private and you just take your chance?

Private or somehow restricted territories are very rare in Russia. In general it`s just everything that has a fence - military bases, plants and factories, private hotels and campings, or may be a villa of some rich person (usually not far from big towns). Restricted, but without fences - territories near state border and some natural reserves. In other cases you are absolutely free to choose the way to ride and the place to camp.

[kahlgryndiger]

Originally Posted by ZagE

In other cases you are absolutely free to choose the way to ride and the place to camp.

Kind of a dream here in Europe ...

[ZagE]

Originally Posted by kahlgryndiger

Kind of a dream here in Europe ...

So... WELCOME!

But you have better roads, better food, better touristic service. In Russia everything is wild.

[kahlgryndiger]

Originally Posted by ZagE

In Russia everything is wild.

That's what I'm missing here ...

[Steveman]

Originally Posted by ZagE

So... WELCOME!

But you have better roads, better food, better touristic service. In Russia everything is wild.

and we have also a big sign, especially for motorcyclists that says: "EVERYTHING FORBIDDEN!"

[DyrWolf]

Originally Posted by ZagE

Private or somehow restricted territories are very rare in Russia. In general it`s just everything that has a fence - military bases, plants and factories, private hotels and campings, or may be a villa of some rich person (usually not far from big towns). Restricted, but without fences - territories near state border and some natural reserves. In other cases you are absolutely free to choose the way to ride and the place to camp.

Thats hard to imagine here in the U.S.

[Beam(st)er]

When the hunters left we stayed a little bit longer to enjoy the amazing scenery.



We didn’t want to arrive in Aktash too late and we didn’t knew what was lying ahead of us so we dicided to push on.





After a rocky forest track the trail turned into an even rockier steep downhill section going into the valley. Coming round the last bend I could see our next challenge. The first thing that came into my mind was that we had to go back. But Prutsers face told me otherwise.

Tee Bee and Prutser took the boxer across first.



And then across a second smaller crossing.



But now we had to take the other two bikes across as well.

[Jettn Jim]

Just Beautiful......