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Gnarliest things to do in Siberia
Taimen fishing in Siberia
Sure, you've always known that Siberia is super cold, but now, thanks to 56th Parallel -- who've taken some of the most rugged & otherworldly geography on the planet and turned it into a series of magnificent adventures -- it's also super cool to visit. Here are 17 badass reasons why:
Ride a Russian hovercraft across Lake Baikal:
Apparently those industrious Ruskies made something called The Hivus, and the amphibious beast hits speeds of up to 90kmph while flying across Lake Baikal...frozen or not.
Go ice diving in Lake Baikal:
Fun fact: at 1642m, Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world. Tack on how insanely cold it is, and you have a robust (1800+) and weird (the Baikal seal) spread of species that inhabit it.
Go not-ice diving in the Bering Sea:
Kamchatka's not just the cheapest vodka at the liquor store, it's also the easternmost region in Siberia, loaded with 350 species of fish, "incredible invertebrate life", sea lions, and whales.
Drive ice go-karts:
Not only can you drive suped-up go-karts across a frozen wilderness, 56th Parallel's package lets you drive a "boogster" (Russian dune buggy) and get a rally car lesson from a "Russian race champ."
Rock climb with a champion Russian climber:
Apparently Siberia's Stolby Nature Preserve in the West Sayan Mountains is a climber's paradise full of uber-climbable rock cliffs and stone pillars called stolbies.
And as always have a chilled day from the Viking
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