Flashes of the Altai

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. Never

having attempted a mountain bike to packraft link-up, they decided it was a great idea to

travel to one of the most remote and sparsely populated places in the world to try it out.

The goal was to traverse the Mongolian Altai, a remote range of high glaciated peaks

with silt-laden rivers draining from their heights. The only inhabitants of the region are

Kazakh nomads, the last people on earth who continue the tradition of hunting with

golden eagles. Ancient standing stones carved over the millennia stand guard over the

landscape.

Twelve days in the wilderness, riding over high passes loaded with gear, surviving

raging whitewater, drinking fermented mare’s milk, and battling the elements, this was

not an adventure these young lads would soon forget.

A Film By: Joey Schusler

Featuring: Mason Lacy, Sam Seward, & Joey Schusler

Editor: Joey Schusler & Thomas Woodson

Motion Design & VFX: Paul Harrison (Shotgun Infinity)

Art Direction: Drew Pautler (Good Fortune Collective)

Post Production Sound: Keith White (Keith White Audio)

Expedition Logistics: Mason Lacy, Sam Seward, & Canat Chiryazdan

Supported by: Yeti Cycles, Smith Optics, Outdoor Research, ENVE Composites,

SRAM, RockShox, Skratch Labs, Big Agnes, Revelate Designs

Media Partners: Bike Magazine, 5 Point Film Festival

Run Time: 5 mins

Date of Completion: April 2016

Language: English