Climbing to the Summit of Siberia: Mount Belukha Expedition Height: 4506m Prominence: 3343m Climbing Season: June to September Duration: >= 8 days Nearest airports: Gorno-Altaysk, Barnaul, Novosibirsk Special Considerations: Special Border permission required for foreigners (in addition to visa). Ticks are a risk particularly early in the summer season. Bear in mind that out of […]
For many years I marvelled at the blue crescent shape that pierced Siberia in any scale of world map. I have been fascinated by Lake Baikal for many years and knew that one day I would visit the pearl of Siberia – the Sacred Sea. Back in 2008 I had reached the summit of […]
Being a Siberian, Nina the Nerpa thought that she should visit the capital of her region, Novosibirsk. She had heard a lot about the city and was glad to pay a visit to the capital of Siberia at last. Early in her city exploration, Nina visited Lenin Sqaure and caught her first glimpse of the […]
This past festive period I had the privilege of experiencing a very special winter adventure. I returned to Russia and indeed to what may be viewed as the heart of Russia: Siberia. I decided to take a leap of faith and volunteer for Cosmopolitan School who are based in the capital of Siberia, Novosibirsk. I […]
This autumn Nina the Nerpa had a great adventure whilst visiting her first ever bothy. She had heard about bothies in Scotland before but was still a little unsure as to what exactly they are and what a visit to a bothy would be like. Curioisity may have killed the cat but for a budding little […]
Nina the Nerpa had a great trip to Ecuador in July and August of 2017. It was a very interesting country for Nina to visit with lots to offer – so much so that little Nina didn’t have enough time to see and do everything that she would have liked to. Ecuador is a very […]
Just last week Nina the Nerpa reached a landmark moment in her exploration of Scotland. She reached the summit of Scotland by climbing to the top of Ben Nevis! There are multiple ways to reach the summit of ‘The Ben’ but being a humble little nerpa Nina elected to ascend the Mountain Track. Even this non-technical […]
Nina the Nerpa loves experiencing Springtime. She has been springing through Spring full of the optimism that this fine season imbues. Nina loves watching nature awake and unfold in a blaze of colour after the winter slumber. Normally, Nina would have been asleep under the Lake Baikal ice last winter but she chose to leave […]
Yesterday, Nina the Nerpa had the pleasure of touring part of the West Highland Way (WHW). She was very excited about going on part of the WHW as she had heard lots of great things about this route. The long distance footpath runs from Milngavie to Fort William and covers 96 miles (about 155 kilometres). The […]
Nina is a nerpa from Lake Baikal in Siberia. Lake Baikal is a very special place and nerpas are very special too. Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest lake on our planet. By volume of water, it is the biggest freshwater lake on Earth and the water is beautifully clear. In winter, the ice formed […]