From the mesmerizing Charyn Canyon to the breathtaking Altai Mountains, the country boasts a tapestry of landscapes. Explore ...

This story appears in the December 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The hunting party slowly glides into the Altay Mountains in search of elk. It is dead calm, minus 38°F. Just as ...

MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. /TASS/. A tourist group consisting of nine people got into an avalanche in the Altai mountains on May 6, seven people died, while two tourists survived, the press service of ...

The plot takes place in the Altai Mountains, where snow leopards, rare and majestic predators, face the threat of extinction. The main character of the film is a baby snow leopard, who has just ...

On December 11, in Altay, Xinjiang, following a snowfall and clearing skies, a stunning Tyndall effect appeared as sunlight merged with snow blowing off the mountaintops. The sunlight pierced through ...

This story appears in the July 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the Altay Mountains of southern Siberia, some 200 miles from where Russia touches Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan ...

‘Starovery’ from Russia and the USA keep their traditions and religious practices alive, as they settle in the Altay Region. 3,500 kilometers from Moscow, the Altay Region lies in the ...

Days of heavy snow at Altay Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region triggered dozens of avalanches on large sections of highways at the Altay mountains leading to the ...

Wildlife cameraman and presenter, Gordon Buchanan, learning to fly a golden eagle from horseback in the remote Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. Wildlife cameraman and presenter, Gordon ...