Extracts from "That's Ulaanbaatar"

Included in the parcel by Urgaa Dagvadorj, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Events

Sandbaggers Gobi challenge
10-18 July 2008
Umnu gobi aimag, Khongoriin am

Since the inaugural Gobi challenge in August 2003 the event has grown steadily, gaining a truly international feel, and in 2007 will feature participants and teams from as far away as Australia, Wales, Mongolia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Participants will cross mountains, gorges, desert plains and massive sand dunes, sleeping each night under the starts and becoming totally absorbed into the true wilderness of the Gobi. It’s a tough race but a truly spectacular one which can easily claim to be among the most adventurous on earth.

www.gobitours.com


Mongolian Horses
15 August 2008
Tuv province, 114km from Ulaanbaatar

This event will introduce you to a typical day in the life of a herder, show you the methods and technology of preparing “airag”/fermented mare’s milk/, a traditional dairy product, demonstrate the pride, power and strength of a horseman in breaking a wild horse for riding. You will also be taught how
-to catch a lasso-pole on foot in order to catch a horse;
-to catch one horse using another, trained for that purpose;
-to catch a horse by thrusting out a lasso-pole;
-to snatch a lasso-pole paying on the ground;
-to saddle and bridle an unbroken horse;
-to shoot with a bow and arrow

www.mongoliansecrethistory.mn