Here is a quote from http://www.baikalplan.de/
“It was in spring 1995 when the first curious clique visited the Arabika club in Irkutsk. Actually, the BUNDjugend Sachsen had looked for contacts with an ecological youth club, but what they found was a mixture of cavers, conservationists, and a social youth club on the lakefront of one of the most beautiful lakes of the world. A disused water tower on the verge of a development area serves as their domicile, their activities range from youth camps on the lakefront of Lake Baikal to great expeditions into the longest or deepest cave of the world, their leader is a geologist, archaeologist, shaman, and social worker in one, their operating range is as big as Germany, always keeping in mind their expeditions to the Caucasus or Mongolia, to France and Alaska.
The language abilities were low on both sides, but nevertheless they got along with each other at first go, and ever since each year a German group has visited Siberia or members of the Russian club have come to Germany. Friendships were developed, joint projects were realised, and visions were devised. What was only a touristic exchange of sights at the beginning has become more over the years. An exchange of thoughts and experiences without thinking of all the cultural differences, a joint fascination for the natural spectacle called Lake Baikal, and the wish to keep it like that for the following generations.”
Very interesting vision. This is a very strong community on the web. Everyone should pay attention to it.
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