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The First Descent of the Yenisey River

Home ExpeditionsThe First Descent of the Yenisey River

On the Yenisey River in Mongolia

The Yenisey River is born in the heart of Mongolia and flows north, through Siberia, and on to the Arctic Ocean. It is the fifth longest river on the planet, and at the arrival of the new millennium no one had ever navigated its entirety.

Colin, along with three team members endeavoured to be the first to run the Yenisey. The 5,500 km river is frozen for more than half the year, so the small team had only a five month window to accomplish this feat. They travelled through the remotest regions of Mongolia, rebuilt a traditional rowing boat, and met fascinating people.  They experienced numerous challenges and for Colin one of the most difficult experiences was when he became separated from the team in remotest Mongolia. He had no shirt no shoes, no wallet, no passport, and it would be 12 days before he would see his companions again. Finally they reach the terminus of the Yenisey River, where it’s waters flow into the Arctic Ocean, and became the first team to navigate this mighty river.

Read a Magazine Article by Colin

Lost in Mongolia in Explore Magazine

I pull my kayak onto the muddy riverbank, spark up a small fire from dry brush and begin my nightly ritual of foraging for food. For the past few days I've been living off rhubarb, wild onions and anything else I can scavenge along the shore of this valley in drought-plagued Mongolia. Driven by a nagging hunger, I scramble through the bush, a caricature of a castaway, Robinson Crusoe gone to seed. A scraggly beard disguises my sunburned face as I stagger around in dirty cotton pants and a pair of pogies - fingerless paddling gloves - worn like clown's…

March 22, 2001Read More

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Read the Expedition Book and Watch the Documentary

Colin’s bestselling book Lost in Mongolia was published by Random House to rave reviews.  The Globe & Mail calls it an “adventure wild and woolly enough to inspire Mark Twain” and Entertainment Weekly describes it as “a priceless event made palpable with streamlined prose that deftly magnifies the wonder of his half-year quest from Beijing to the Arctic”. The book is available in North American bookstores as well as online retailers such as Amazon.

The documentary  won Best Adventure Film at the Telluride Mountain Film Festival and Wet West Film Festival, as well as numerous other awards at international festivals. The documentary is available on Angus Rowboats.

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