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What are the Russians hiding?

2 Apr ’12 | Posted by Henry in conspiracies, the web| 2 comments

There are not many places that Google Earth don’t allow the public to view, but in a remote section of Russia’s Far East one small section of mountains in Chukotka has been intentionally blurred. On Yahoo Maps the scene is similarly hidden from sight, this time with a more blatant black box. The nearest settlement, [...]

Fire and Ice in Kamchatka

11 Oct ’11 | Posted by Henry in hiking, photos, travel, volcanoes| 0 comments

Bordering the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ lies Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula – a territory twice the size of Great Britain yet containing a population no more than that of Cardiff. Apart from being a vast wilderness, the region is renowned for its high volcanic activity and is what attracted Colin and myself to organise a 3-week expedition [...]