I went to Siberia in August 1998 for a conference in Novosibirsk. Here is a shot with some of the attendees at BGRS'98.

After that I went to the Altai Mountain. Here are a couple of shorts from Altai.

Me, climbing out from an archeological site.

Me, taking a shower/shiver in ice-cold water. That water was freezing cold. My feet were numb after taking the shower, Russian style.