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150 thrill-seekers conquered Haraelah foothills at NORILSK TRAIL 2023

150 thrill-seekers conquered Haraelah foothills at NORILSK TRAIL 2023

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The second extreme cross-country race NORILSK TRAIL was held in Taimyr, organized by the Norilsk Development Agency (NDA) together with the Smart Action team with the support of Norilsk Nickel and the municipality. More than 150 athletes and trail running enthusiasts from 19 cities of ...

Northernmost freediving competitions to be held on Putorana plateau

Northernmost freediving competitions to be held on Putorana plateau

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Beyond the Arctic Circle on the 69th parallel from August 31 to September 3, the first freediving competition Putorana Depth 2023 will be held. The championship will be held on the fjord lake Lama, in the northern part of the Putorana plateau, a UNESCO World ...

NORILSK TRAIL 2023 to unite 19 cities

NORILSK TRAIL 2023 to unite 19 cities

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On Saturday, August 19, more than 150 athletes from 19 Russian cities will gather in Talnah to conquer the Haraelah mountains of the Putorana plateau. The thrill-seekers of the NORILSK TRAIL off-road race will overcome distances of their choice - 7, 15, 30 and ...

Northern Wind sports festival held in Arctic

Northern Wind sports festival held in Arctic

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Northern Wind brought new sports records, creative mood and bright emotions to the village of Nickel in the Murmansk region: the SUP festival has ended here. The area is famous for a huge number of rivers and lakes - there are more than 100 ...

Norilsk freedivers conquered first lake

Norilsk freedivers conquered first lake

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The third stage of the first freediving training course, organized as part of a joint project of the Norilsk Development Agency (ARN) and the Freediving Federation to develop this sport in Taimyr, has been completed. For three days, lake Kunzhevoe, 58 meters deep, became the ...

Extreme X-WATERS sportsmen conquered polar Yenisey

Extreme X-WATERS sportsmen conquered polar Yenisey

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Dudinka, a swim over several distances was held, in which both the activists of X-WATERS Yenisey 2023, as well as beginners and just everyone who decided to test themselves in the cold waters of the lower reaches of the Yenisey, took part. Last ...

Volunteers to clean Yenisey bank before X-WATERS swim

Volunteers to clean Yenisey bank before X-WATERS swim

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On Saturday, July 22, on the territory where the X-WATERS Yenisey cold swim will take place on July 29, a general cleaning will take place. Recall that brave souls from Norilsk, Dudinka and other cities of the country will conquer the Yenisey. According to forecasts, ...

Football festival in Norilsk impressed everyone

Football festival in Norilsk impressed everyone

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. At the invitation of the Nornickel company, a team of Russian football legends arrived in the city for a big sports festival dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Norilsk, Company Day and Metallurgist Day. The Russian Football Union (RFU) ambassadors included the bronze medalists ...

Norilsk team won silver in X-WATERS Imandra

Norilsk team won silver in X-WATERS Imandra

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Norilsk cold swimming team successfully performed in the extreme open water swim X-WATERS Imandra in Monchegorsk, which brought together 40 athletes from different cities of Russia. Extreme athletes were offered three distances to choose from: one mile, one kilometer and 17 kilometers. Norilsk was ...