{"id":130798,"date":"2016-05-25T00:42:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T22:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=130798"},"modified":"2016-05-25T00:42:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T22:42:51","slug":"video-flashes-of-the-altai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/video-flashes-of-the-altai\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video] Flashes of the Altai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/166116374?badge=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Three childhood friends set out for the far western corner of Mongolia to combine<br \/>\nmountain biking and packrafting in a self-supported adventure into the unknown. Never<br \/>\nhaving attempted a mountain bike to packraft link-up, they decided it was a great idea to<br \/>\ntravel to one of the most remote and sparsely populated places in the world to try it out.<br \/>\nThe goal was to traverse the Mongolian Altai, a remote range of high glaciated peaks<br \/>\nwith silt-laden rivers draining from their heights. The only inhabitants of the region are<br \/>\nKazakh nomads, the last people on earth who continue the tradition of hunting with<br \/>\ngolden eagles. Ancient standing stones carved over the millennia stand guard over the<br \/>\nlandscape.<br \/>\nTwelve days in the wilderness, riding over high passes loaded with gear, surviving<br \/>\nraging whitewater, drinking fermented mare\u2019s milk, and battling the elements, this was<br \/>\nnot an adventure these young lads would soon forget.<br \/>\nA Film By: Joey Schusler<br \/>\nFeaturing: Mason Lacy, Sam Seward, &#038; Joey Schusler<br \/>\nEditor: Joey Schusler &#038; Thomas Woodson<br \/>\nMotion Design &#038; VFX: Paul Harrison (Shotgun Infinity)<br \/>\nArt Direction: Drew Pautler (Good Fortune Collective)<br \/>\nPost Production Sound: Keith White (Keith White Audio)<br \/>\nExpedition Logistics: Mason Lacy, Sam Seward, &#038; Canat Chiryazdan<br \/>\nSupported by: Yeti Cycles, Smith Optics, Outdoor Research, ENVE Composites,<br \/>\nSRAM, RockShox, Skratch Labs, Big Agnes, Revelate Designs<br \/>\nMedia Partners: Bike Magazine, 5 Point Film Festival<br \/>\nRun Time: 5 mins<br \/>\nDate of Completion: April 2016<br \/>\nLanguage: English<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3] Three childhood friends set out for the far western corner of Mongolia to combine mountain biking and packrafting in a self-supported adventure into the unknown. 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