Rob DesLauriers  John Falkiner  Frederik Jacobi  Kit Katzenbach  Ace Kvale  Kasha Rigby  Scot Schmidt  Jim Zellers

How did you find out about the Altai Mountains? "In such a region that's been so little travelled, people are eager to share some information..." click for audio and transcript What are your goals as an expedition? "Just to go to a range that's so little heard of and hopefully lay some ski tracks down..." click for audio and transcript How did the personnel on the team come together? "It started small, it started just with my friend John Falkiner and I..." click for audio and transcript How are you preparing for the trip? "Now it has a completely almost a panic about it trying to get all the things together..." click for audio and transcript Usually climbers go to remote places to get away from modern civilization for a while. How do you feel about having an audience? "Usually we disappear for a month, nobody really knows what's going on and people worry when you're gone, and now they can find out how we're doing..." click for audio and transcript How did you become interested in mountaineering and photography? "I was always a traveller, you know. I ended up living in Europe for years skiing over there..." click for audio and transcript What do you expect will be some of the biggest challenges during the expedition? "You know, I mean it is Siberia..." click for audio and transcript Tell us about your Russian guide friends who are helping you out over there. "You've got to have people who can look after you over there and it's well worth what it is to pay them..." click for audio and transcript