-THEROUTE WE FOLLOWED -

Our plane landed in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city. To the south of Ulaanbaatar we saw the northern of the Gobi Desert, an infinity steppe with Rocky Mountains in middle. We also found small sand dunes.

Later we travelled to Altai and we will visit the Altai Mountains. There we saw the holy peaks of Altai Tavan Bogd Mountains and its glaciers and we discovered the pristine lakes and rivers in western Mongolia. Finally we took off from Mörön to Spain.

-MAIN FEATURES –

Lakes

Kulundinsoye

Gorkye – Peresheechnoye

Gorkye

River: Obb

Desert: Gobi

-POPULATION-

They are an undeveloped society, they didn´t have electricity, potable water, transport, many population and the shortage of basic needs.

They are nomads because they don´t live in one place and they have to hunt to satisfy their basic needs.

People living in Altai are poor, because they didn’t´ have money o enough money to satisfy their needs. The habitants are shepherds. More or less they have between 300 and 400 sheep in a group. Also they are farmers and hunters.

Eagle hunters

Most hunters use eagles to hunt.

They put on a glove of leather and place their eagle in their arm. The eagle is with the eyes closed with a band. Normally they ride a horse and when they see a prey, take away the band of the eagle and catch the prey.

-CLIMATE-

Altai´s climate is continental; very cold winters and “hot” summers and little precipitation. Continental climate areas are transitional zones between polar and mild climates that experience extreme annual variations in temperature.

--TEMPERATURE –

The average annual temperature is - 1.6 º C, so they are low.

During the year temperature can vary 31.7 º C. So the variation is very wide.

During the different seasons they vary.

Summer: The temperature rises .The average is between 10 º C and 15 º C.

Winter: The temperature falls. The average is between – 15 º C and – 20 º C.

The month with the highest temperature is July; the average is 13 º C. The month with the lowest temperature is January; the average is – 18 º C

-PRECIPITATION-

The precipitation in Altai is very little; the average annual precipitation is 178 mm. The distribution of precipitation is irregular. There is high precipitation during July and August, and there is low precipitation during December and January.

The driest month is January. -FAUNA-

...... Grey Wolf.......

The grey wolves and habitants of Altai have a battle because some kill them and the others want to preserve them. . Grey wolves are hunting more often for sport than for meal. Can weigh 45 kg.

..........Snow Leopard...........

The principal prey is the argali sheep and the Syrian ibex. But they also eat marmots, deer, birds or domestic animals. Can weigh between 27 to 55 kg and has the tail almost long his body. Has the skin very gross thanks to that they can live in very cold places. They like to hunt in an unequal ground and chase animals. They are more or less between 500 to 100 in Mongolia.

.....Cinereous Vulture.....

It is the biggest bird of prey of the world. Can size between 2.5 to 3.1 and a weigh of between 7 to 14 kg. Standing up can be as tall as a man. They eat corpses of humans, medium mammals; like sheep, goats, horses, yacks, moose and won. They have powerful peaks that can tear meat and broke the bones.

They are black and fly in silence very high. Can hunt in pairs o in small groups. -FLORA-

Forests cover approximately 15% of the country’s territory. They consist primarily of pines and birches.

Steppes and meadows cover 52% of the Mongolian grounds. There we found graminaceous. The wild wormwood is widespread. In summer we can find flowers like edelweiss, gentians, geraniums, eyelets, delphiniums, peas, ancolies and rhododendrons.

Deserts (including the famous Gobi Desert) and semi-deserts occupy about 32% of the territory and are

covered with sparse vegetation.-CLOTHES YOU SHOULD WEAR-

Winter

Inside our backpack we will put some clothes like: padded jacket, walking jumper, walking trousers, gloves, snow boots, scarf, hat and thermal socks

Summer

If we travel to Mongolia in summer we will take some of these clothes: waterproof jacket, clothes with short and long sleeves,

jumper, walking sandals, gilet.

Inside our backpacks we should bring: knife, tent, utility knife, food, bottle of water, first aid kit , mobile and compass.

-FILMS SHOT ON ALTAI –

La Gran Final Shot in 2006

El Conquistador de Mongolia Shot in1956

Mongol Shot in 2007

14 kilometros Shot in 2007