Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Russian extremals crossed the Bering Strait to the jet-

Russian extremals crossed the Bering Strait to the jet-


Russian athletes for the first time crossed the Bering Strait on water motorcycles, breaking the 500 miles between Providence Bay in the Chukotka region and the village of Wales, Alaska.
"A team of adventurers Surgut travel club" Andrew ", composed of five persons started on jet skis from the Bay of Providence and 29 July have successfully reached the village of Wells, which was the first trip of this kind, carried out by Russians" - said the representative of the Government of Chukotka.
According to him, crossing the Bering Strait was organized by Russia Discovery and Chukotka Discovery, travel community, "Andrew" with the participation of nonprofit educational organizations in the U.S. "We go to the North."
"On the way athletes have made a few stops to rest. Help with specification of routing and support for the road had a family of marine hunters Eyneucheyvun" - added the official. He also said that athletes are now resting in Wales, where the locals are very welcoming travelers met by arranging for them to performances by folk groups. August 1, they plan to go on a return trip to Chukotka.
"It is assumed that under favorable weather conditions, the athletes will arrive in Providence Bay on August 2 in the evening or the morning of August 3," - said the representative of the Government District.
Surgut travel community, "Andrew" was founded in 2007 to promote adventure tourism. During the existence of a number of athletes committed to the jet-travel. The first organized runs started from nearby towns - Nizhnevartovsk and Khanty-Mansiysk. Thrill traveled from Novosibirsk to Surgut on the river Ob (a distance of about 1700 kilometers). In 2010 gidrotsiklisty passed on Yenisey channel, and last year crossed Lake Baikal.

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