This is the first descent of Europe’s longest river by kayak from the source in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow to the river’s delta at the Caspian Sea. The Volga traverses 2300 miles (3700 km) through western Russia’s most beautiful countryside with some of the richest history known to man.
TOTAL MILES TO DATE: 2130.09
TOTAL DAYS: 59
MILES COUNTDOWN: 0.00
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
Seeing as we are self-funded, tax deductible donations for the expedition and documentary are garciously accepted at the PayPal button (above).
