Kyrgyzstan The Great Naryn Paddling Along the Eastern Wall

Yevhenii Ivanov came to Kyrgyzstan in search of autonomous adventure and the chance to be in harmony with nature. The wild Great Naryn River, which lies at the foot of some of the world’s highest mountains, proved the perfect—if not fully autonomous—place. Join Yevhenii in one of Kyrgyzstan's remote corners on this little-known classic.

Words: Yevhenii Ivanov

Kyrgyzstan has one of the highest mountain systems in the world—the Tien Shan. Also called the Mountains of Heaven, this mountain system separates Kyrgyzstan from China like a wall, stretching eastward for 2,800 kilometers from Tashkent in Uzbekistan, ending in North China. The Tien Shan form the border between Central and Eastern Asia. To the north are the native and green lands of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. To the south lies the vast Takla Makan Desert. Though all the rivers of the southern part of the Tien Shan flow out of the mountains, none reach the sea, dissolving instead into the desert’s endless sands. Over the millennia, these powerful streams have carved many deep gorges, but not all of them are accessible for kayaking. Rivers that flow south can…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2022

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