Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the deepest (1642 meters deep) and oldest (25 millionen years old) sweet water lake on Earth. It is also the lake with the largest volume of water. From North to South Lake Baikal is approximately 700 kilometers long, but only 40 to 80 kilometers wide.
In winter, the Lake Baikal is coverd with an about a meter thick layer of ice. This huge ice plain, surrounded by the mountain ranges of the Baikal Range, the Bargusin Range and the Sayan Mountains is ideal for a winter cycling tour. Lake Baikal is easily reached by trains, it is pristine and beautiful nature. The ice allows freedom of riding in each direction, and the endless water supply in form of clear, and clean ice ensures our survival.
Short summary of our winter tour
- Coldes nights: -35°C to -40°C, later -20°C to -10°C
- Day time temperatures mid February -22°C to -15°C, dependent on sun. In March it was much warmer, only -5°C to -2°C
- Day length: End of January we had only nine hours of day light, later in March it was already 11 hours.
- Distance per day was dependent on day length, snow depth and wind. We covered between 22 km and 56 km; in total we cycled 1075 kilometers on the lake.
- Problemes: Nothing serious. All fingers, toes, nose and ears are still there.
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