Oleg Chegodaev: Look: The Urals! A Travel Book

A fascinating journey through the Ural Mountains, from the southern steppes to the Arctic Ocean, following in the footsteps of a true Ural expert, Oleg Chegodaev, who has completed two trans-Ural expeditions—one on foot and one by water. This unique guidebook features over 20 diverse routes across five regions of the Urals: hiking the South Ural Trail, touring the Old Demidov Plant, traveling by water to the Manpupuner plateau, snowmobiling to the foot of Neroika, climbing Mount Paier, and more. While not a comprehensive encyclopedia, it is an ideal guide to the Urals—a large, richly illustrated gift book perfect for a first introduction to the region. Its images and facts fit together like pieces of a mosaic to form a complete picture! The Ural Mountains, the rocky border between Europe and Asia, are a natural treasury of Russia. Multi-faceted and stretching thousands of kilometers from south to north, the Urals reveal themselves to everyone in their own way. Do you want to discover your own Urals?

Then you need a guide. The exciting literary journey you are about to embark on will prepare you for an encounter with the real Urals. You will learn much about the history of the mountain range, its natural monuments and protected areas, and discover the inhabitants of the Urals, as well as local legends and folklore. You will traverse herb-rich steppes, deciduous forests, taiga windfalls, and endless tundras, following in the footsteps of an experienced traveler who has left behind clues—Ural routes of varying difficulty, rules for behavior in the wild, and recommendations to help you prepare for your first mountain hike.

Author: Oleg Chegodaev

Illustrations: Anna and Varvara Kendel

Pages: 56 (offset). Hardcover

Dimensions: 245x340 mm