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West and Jeff boarded their plane and took off from Moscow at 10:40 am this morning. As they were flying over Canada (we were tracking),...

Train to Moscow

West and Jeff boarded a train on Monday to arrive in Moscow on Tuesday. They were looking a little tired on the train after staying...

Back in Volgograd

After spending two days touring Elista, Russia and watching several chess games, West and Jeff caught a bus back to Volgograd. There was...

The Finish!

Fortunately, thanks to Yak Attack, we were able to capture the finish of the Volga River Expedition at the Caspian Sea. After 2130.09...

Procosta Lodge

This is the lodge of the fishing guide company, Procosta, who greeted and hosted West and Jeff through the Delta Region. Anatoli, Ilmira...

Russian Paradise

West and Jeff enjoyed the drive this morning from Procosta to Astrakhan. They were driven there by Misha, Nasti's boyfriend. This is...

Elista

West and Jeff are back in Astrakhan after being driven there by either the daughter or grandaughter of Ilmira from Procasta and her...

First Descent of the Volga River!!

Today, at 1:41 a.m. (CST), West Hansen and Jeff Wueste, both of Austin, Texas completed the first descent of the Volga River in Russia. ...

Lunch with the Moskies

Here is just a little clip of how they eat lunch with the bugs...

Procosta

West and Jeff received their permits this morning to enter into the Delta Region. The left Astrakhan around 11:30 and arrived at...

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Where are we now? Click here

West Hansen and Jeff Wueste are from Austin, Texas. Our goal for this expedition is to be the first paddlers to kayak down the entire length of Europe's longest river, from it's source in the Valdai Hills of Russia to the Caspian Sea, the 2300 miles (3700 km) will take about 50 or so days. Jason Jones will join the team in mid-May and complete the final distance with Jeff and West. Our first expediton was the Amazon Express, which we completed in 2012

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Seeing as we are self-funded, tax deductible donations for the expedition and documentary are garciously accepted at the PayPal button (above).