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A KIWI ON THICK ICE Words and photos by Ash Routen For a few months a year, the world's largest volume freshwater lake freezes, providing locals and visitors the chance to walk across its surface. Following in the steps of a few previous trekkers, Ash Routen travelled to Russia in 2018 to walk across the frozen surface of Lake Baikal. On a cold and overcast afternoon in a small lakeside resort in Siberia, my friend Phil and I clumsily drag our plastic sleds down a small set of stairs to the frozen surface below. Our farewell party consists of Eugene, a local trekking guide and our trusty fixer, and two Brits, Robbie, and Natalie, who are new acquaintances. An hour before, we had been basking in the comforting warmth of a trendy local café. "You two look like a right pair of f****ers," Robbie had quipped with his strong London accent. I was glad we at least looked the part, given we would soon be leaving behind the sanctuary of the café for a long cold march ahead. Trace a finger roughly north of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, and you soon hit a vast body of water. Tucked between mountains and Siberian hinterland, Lake Baikal stretches for nearly 700km. Its frigid depths plumb to a little over 1.6km. Remarkably, the lake freezes over in February and March, just enough to allow a few hardy (or stupid) souls to walk on its surface. Heading north on windblown ice. The surface offers little resistance for sled hauling. 26//WHERE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS/#<strong>234</strong>
"Once you overcome the initial fear of deep cold, you almost learn to love it. It renders the air crisp and clear. Ice and snow crunch pleasingly underfoot. And the light takes on a different ethereal quality." ADVENTUREMAGAZINE.CO.NZ//27
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