Our Team

Mikhail our principal, has got his bachelor’s degree in landscape studies at St. Petersburg State University. For several years he has worked for the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the Institute of Geography, participated in and arranged numerous expeditions to many remote areas. He has been operating in tourist business since 1989 and is an expert in Central Asia.

Andrei our manager and trek leader is cartographer by education. He has also graduated St. Petersburg State University. For several years he worked as a research fellow and expeditions manager in geographical research institutions. Trekking, skiing and white water rafting was a hobby that transformed into expertise knowledge of these activities and the mountainous areas. Andrei has got certificates and qualifications in international schools of adventure activities and medical aid. He supervises numerous wilderness programs.

Konstantin our expert and program manager is Ph.D. in geography, associate professor at St. Petersburg State University, he used to teach at several American Universities. He has long experience in wilderness traveling and expeditions management.

Gia is in charge of our trips in the Caucasus and at the same time is our chief guide there. Has graduated State Technical University in Tbilisi (Georgia). Finished guiding and instructing school organized by the mountaineering department of the Sport committee of USSR. Since 1992 he has been working as a mountain guide and tour leader for different western adventure companies. He has made more than 244 climbs on about 100 summits of different grades. Most of the ascents were with clients as a mountain guide. He has climbed Mt Elbrus 81 times.

Sergei has been working with the Geographic Bureau for more than 16 years. He is a Doctor in Mathematics. He has been guiding in various programs in the Caucasus and has ascended different mountains in Asia and Caucasus, including Peak Lenin and Mt.Elbrus (25 times).

Akhmad lives in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He acts as a camp manager, cook, donkeys and donkey men supervisor, etc. Geographer by education he has graduated from St Petersburg State University. When he is not in the expeditions he works for the Ecological Inspection in Samarkand.

Maria assists us with various duties. She is in charge of our tours to Northern Russia. She also sees to that all things works in the office. She is the fan of paintball.

Toma is our biking and trekking guide.

Andrei is our guide and biking specialist. But he is also a professional in marketing. He is guiding our biking tours and makes the bikes ride faster. Andrei is a very easy-going person, an interesting companion and professional guide.

Natalia is our biking and trekking guide. She has graduated St.Petersburg State University and is a specialist in french language and culture. With her charm and fluent French Natalia easily becomes a friend to the travellers. She is a nice person and a good guide.