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Russia : Respublika Bashkortostan
56 degrees north, 58 degrees east (visit #1) - All Pictures


#1: View from the point. Vast Bashkirian fields with haystacks. We came on foot from beyond that forest on the horizon at our first reconnaissance attempt
View from the point. Vast Bashkirian fields with haystacks. We came on foot from beyond that forest on the horizon at our first reconnaissance attempt
#2: GPS. All zeroes!
GPS. All zeroes!
#3: View to the North
View to the North
#4: View to the East
View to the East
#5: View to the South and our track across snowy field
View to the South and our track across snowy field
#6: View to the West
View to the West
#7: The confluence's conquerors (from left: Ilia Yablonko, Artyom Sismekov, Larisa Korobeynikova, Roman Churakov) from the very confluence spot
The confluence's conquerors (from left: Ilia Yablonko, Artyom Sismekov, Larisa Korobeynikova, Roman Churakov) from the very confluence spot
#8: We had crossed the border of Bashkiriya (Republic of Bashkortostan) early in the morning. This place is about 200 kilometres from Yekaterinburg city
We had crossed the border of Bashkiriya (Republic of Bashkortostan) early in the morning. This place is about 200 kilometres from Yekaterinburg city
#9: We finally reached the point altogether by road (instead of snowy terrain) that leads almost right to the point. We discovered the road as a result of our long and exhausting morning reconnaissance trip afoot (10 kilometres striding across snowy fields)
We finally reached the point altogether by road (instead of snowy terrain) that leads almost right to the point.  We discovered the road as a result of our long and exhausting morning reconnaissance trip afoot (10 kilometres striding across snowy fields)
#10: Gas extraction (wellsite of local importance), 1 kilometre from the confluence
Gas extraction (wellsite of local importance), 1 kilometre from the confluence