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Woven bamboo is a unique material that has been developed by this remote Ethiopian tribe in the Rift Valley Mountains.
34-year old Sgrolmamtsho married Dongrub at the age of 21 (in 1993) without experience of housework, fieldwork, and fetching wood. Filmed by her husbands younger brother, phagspadongrub, in Amdo, the film concentrates on the daily life of Tibetan village women--fetching water, feeding livestock (swine, a cow, a mule), milking, cleaning the stables, cooking, household religious activity, weeding fields, transporting manure to fields, fetching wood for fuel--along with commentary by Sgrolmamtsho about her life and family. (Rare insight into Tibetan village womens lives. Tibetan soundtrack; English subtitles. 52 minutes. Color.)
Those who attend school in the mountain village of Kumpur, walk across the mountains of the highest situated country on earth. Nearly half of Nepals lies more than 4 000 Meters above sea level. Today its normal that the kids go to school in the valley, but just 50 years ago the village was completely self sufficient. Only if there was a lack of salt would someone twice a year hard off to refill the stock. Today the children go to the city almost on a daily basis and are immediately forced to cross the dangerous river. A village in distress is left behind. The village community Kumpur is spread across 18 farms on the Dhap Mountain. Their families live in a very remote area.
These families have lived on their land now for thousands of years herding their life-sustaining cattle without electricity, running water or contact to the outside world. Although they constantly ask themselves if the promise of an education justifies the danger of the path involved, they send their children day after day to school.
Three friends adventure across Nepal with the goal of trekking the classic Annapurna Circuit and the Thorong-La Pass at an altitude of 5,416m whilst stopping by for a visit with an old friend on the way.
The most common trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp follows the busy route up the valleys of the Dudh Koshi and Imja Khola rivers. The «three passes» route we took diverts up the Bhote Koshi valley, then heads across the grain of the ridges over three passes to take in the views. These views include four 8000m peaks: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu. Between the first two passes are the five Gokyo lakes, and between the second two is Everest Base Camp. At the end was Kathmandu, including Durbar Square. It was booked through KE Adventure Travel.
Алтай. Катунский заповедник. Гора Белуха. Приглашаем зрителей посмотреть новый фильм о высокогорном Катунском заповеднике. Он расположен в центре самого мощного современного оледенения на юге Сибири. Здесь, у подножия Белухи – самой высокой сибирской вершины, из-под ледяного панциря ледника Геблера рождается великая река Катунь. Верховья Катуни – территория неприступных гор с остроконечными пиками и сложными перевалами. Здесь стремительные бурные реки дают жизнь мощным водопадам – Россыпному, Солоухе, Поперечному, Казинихинским и многим другим. Между высоких гор лежат бирюзовые чаши озер. Среди них – жемчужины Алтая, озера Верхнее Мультинское, Поперечное, Изумрудное и, конечно, Тайменье. Хвойная тайга и редколесья сменяются разнотравными альпийскими лугами,
тундрами и болотами с богатым миром зверей, птиц и редких растений. Познакомьтесь с непростой работой сотрудников заповедника. Они несут службу в условиях труднодоступности, удаленности и сложного
рельефа. Каждый день на службе у природы сопряжен с риском и экстримом. Здесь трудятся люди отважные и преданные своему делу. Такие, какими и должны быть настоящие хранители заповедной природы.
Светлана Усанова, автор фильма:
«Первый раз я побывала в Катунском заповеднике в 2012 году. С тех пор я горела мечтой пройти его горными тропами к самым труднодоступным уголкам Катунского хребта. Хотелось своими глазами увидеть, как рождается
река Катунь. Наконец нам представилась возможность не только побывать в заповеднике, но и рассказать о нём зрителям в своем фильме. Кинокомпания «Ирбисфильм» приступила к съемкам в 2018 г. Мы совершили две экспедиции: в июне – июле и в августе – сентябре общей
продолжительностью в один месяц. Вместе с сотрудниками заповедника мы поднимались вверх по Катуни на водометном катере, пробивали путь по курумам, густым кустарниковым зарослям и болотам на квадроциклах,
совершали многокилометровые переходы верхом на лошадях и пешком, штурмовали горные реки и перевалы. Признаюсь, было непросто, но очень интересно! Природа здесь по-настоящему дикая и девственная. Очень важно, что на фоне тотального сведения лесов, истребления зверей, птиц, рыбных запасов и редких видов растений в Катунском заповеднике сохраняются естественные природные ландшафты со всеми их обитателями. Необходимо
донести до зрителя мысль о том, как жизненно важно сохранить окружающую нас природу – общий дом всех живых существ. Идеи фильма мы постарались донести не только с помощью видеоряда с живописными пейзажами гор, рек, озер и водопадов, а также сюжетами из жизни «хранителей» заповедника. Они гармонично сочетаются с музыкой
талантливого композитора Александра Трифонова и завораживающим голосом мастера горлового пения Болота Байрышева. А закадровый текст звучит в исполнении замечательного диктора Василия Романова». Заповедник у истоков Катуни. Алтай. Катунский заповедник. Altai. Гора Белуха. Сибирь. Река Катунь.
Twice a year the forbidding journey to the boarding school is necessary. Father Latak, looks to the sky and attempts to predict how the weather will develop. Only when he is sure that no storm is brewing, he starts to prepare the children for the trip over the river. It is a route that is so notorious, that it even has a name: Chadar- the path over the cloak of ice. One last time, his ten year old son Motup, plays in front of their hut. Motup is one of the few kids who regularly leave the village in order to attend one of the the better schools in town. Then the family gets ready for the long trip. The mother has sewn thick wool socks for the father and the children, and Tebean prayers and mantras are recited for protection along the way. Then the trip begins, where the children muss trust completely the experience and skill of their father.
The first steps, only a few kilometres until the frozen river, seem easy for the family. But father Latak recognizes immediately that the spring has come early this year and the sun has already began to compromise the ice. This is not a good sign, since the thinner the ice the more dangerous the trip becomes. Latak goes before the children and tests with a stick before each step on the ice. Often the ice cracks a bit, but the ice remains whole. Latak knows that no one should travel the Chadar without a good reason. But the education of the children is a good enough reason to take on the risks involved.
He knows that if he goes first and the ice carries his weight, that it will also carry the weight of the children. If it does not, it will be he that will fall in the icy water and not his two children. At the same time, Latak, Motup and the other members of the crew must keep a close eye on the mountains. The massive mountain ranges on both sides of them seem to be a scene form a picture book, peaceful and lordly. But there is danger lurking. At any given time, an avalanche can break out. Many times before people have been caught by avalanches here.
In the mean time the sun has already thawed the middle of the river. But since there are steep rocks right and left, Latak must now search for a new path for them to continue on. He leaves Motup behind him and luckily finds a way. It is a 20 cm wide path on the rocks at the edge of the river, and up to ten meters high.
They need almost an hour, skipping from rock to rock until they finally reach an area where the river is again covered with ice. Now they must find a place to set up camp as soon as possible before it becomes dark and the temperatures sink to as low as -30 degrees Celsius. Latak knows a cave where they will be protected and finally be able to get some rest. They must gather their strength because the most dangerous part of the Chadar still lies before them.
The ice is almost completely melted. Only a 50 cm wide strip borders right and left the ice-cold water, making the river absolutely impassible. Rocky overhangs above the ice block the way. Father and son must now crawl its way to school. Father Latak tests his way over the ice on his belly. After any progress made, he pulls his son by their hands to him.
There are countless dangerous situations that make this way to school so unpredictable. But after four days it is over, they have reached their goal; the city of Leh and the school.