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57 images Created 13 Sep 2018

Winter Migration of nomad eagle hunters of Western Mongolia

Every year, at around the middle of February the nomad eagle hunters of Western Mongolia embark on a treacherous 3 days, 90 miles long winter migration through the breathtaking Altai Mountains in the hope of reaching better pastures for their prized livestock. At this time of the year temperatures are frigid (ranging between -30C during the daytime and -40C at night time).While in the older days the entire family made the journey on foot or on horses, today the elderly, the children and the women make this journey on a truck along with all the family's belongings including very young and older animals as well as injured ones. But the bulk of the herd, comprised of bactrian camels, goats, cows, horses and yaks, still has to make the journey on foot led by the younger men of the family.
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  • Ice archers
  • In order to cover the daily 35Km journey in daylight, the herd needs to depart first thing in the morning. Although temperatures at this time time of the day can reach -35C the scenery is quite spectacular.
    Extreme Herding
  • Exhausted Livestock crossing through the Altai Mountain of Western Mongolia during a Spring Migration. During the 5 days 150km journey, the animals have to dig through the snow to find something to eat, which is almost nothing. at -30C these are truly extreme conditions.
    Nomad
  • Mongolia 1
  • Ashu
  • Eagle hunter
  • Young nomad
  • Unbreakable bond
  • Hunter and his eagle
  • Epoi
  • Family
  • Nurka and Ashu
  • Shokhan
  • Frozen snout
  • Nomad eagle hunter
  • Mred-12.jpg
  • All packed
  • nothing to eat-5.jpg
  • nothing to eat-6.jpg
  • Taking the eagle to higher grounds
  • Saddling up at dawn
  • Sorting the herd
  • Sorting the herd 2
  • China on the horizon
  • nothing to eat-19.jpg
  • hunting-1.jpg
  • Traveling at dawn
  • Packing up
  • The only water source
  • dog-5.jpg
  • dog-8.jpg
  • dog-7.jpg
  • Taking a break
  • Checking on the camels
  • tagging along (1 of 1).jpg
  • Puzzled
  • Herding dog
  • Crossing a frozen river
  • Mred-64.jpg
  • Surveying the valley
  • Mred-87.jpg
  • Training the eagle
  • Heading back to camp
  • Training a young eagle
  • Letting the eagle spread her wings
  • An injured goat is loaded on bactria..mels
  • Bactrian camels
  • Mred-19.jpg
  • Dogs are an essential part of the mi..tion
  • Checking on the camels. during the m..lves
  • keeping the herd together on such va..ills
  • Mred-94.jpg
  • IMG_1830.HEIC
  • Helping the herd across frozen rivers
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  • Loading up an injured sheep
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