so the next part of the story is always really difficult for me to tell it has
really difficult for me to tell it has
really difficult for me to tell it has never gotten any easier and so what I
never gotten any easier and so what I
never gotten any easier and so what I think I’m going to do for this is show
think I’m going to do for this is show
think I’m going to do for this is show you guys a couple minute clips from the
you guys a couple minute clips from the
you guys a couple minute clips from the film it’s hard to share this news
film it’s hard to share this news
film it’s hard to share this news without overshadowing all the beauty of
without overshadowing all the beauty of
without overshadowing all the beauty of Zack Corman Becca’s love and partner for
Zack Corman Becca’s love and partner for
Zack Corman Becca’s love and partner for the last five years just three weeks
the last five years just three weeks
the last five years just three weeks after our trip to Arizona
after our trip to Arizona
after our trip to Arizona Zack journey forward into the great
Zack journey forward into the great
Zack journey forward into the great mystery strangely enough he was flying
mystery strangely enough he was flying
mystery strangely enough he was flying paragliding in Tucson when Becca called
paragliding in Tucson when Becca called
paragliding in Tucson when Becca called that Sunday night he had already passed
that Sunday night he had already passed
that Sunday night he had already passed on words can never describe how hard
on words can never describe how hard
on words can never describe how hard this has been and I can only imagine
this has been and I can only imagine
this has been and I can only imagine what this feels like for his family and
what this feels like for his family and
what this feels like for his family and for Becca grief is a journey no one
for Becca grief is a journey no one
for Becca grief is a journey no one would choose but one thing is certain
would choose but one thing is certain
would choose but one thing is certain Becca has taught me more about courage
Becca has taught me more about courage
Becca has taught me more about courage in a couple of months than perhaps I’ve
in a couple of months than perhaps I’ve
in a couple of months than perhaps I’ve learned in my entire life and it’s
learned in my entire life and it’s
learned in my entire life and it’s because of her courage that we are here
because of her courage that we are here
because of her courage that we are here in Mongolia now oh so just like that
in Mongolia now oh so just like that
in Mongolia now oh so just like that we’re preparing for this huge trip and
we’re preparing for this huge trip and
we’re preparing for this huge trip and one of the closest people to us passes
one of the closest people to us passes
one of the closest people to us passes away but somehow Becca decided that she
away but somehow Becca decided that she
away but somehow Becca decided that she still wanted to go to Mongolia and all
still wanted to go to Mongolia and all
still wanted to go to Mongolia and all of us unanimously agreed that if she
of us unanimously agreed that if she
of us unanimously agreed that if she wanted to go no matter how bad she was
wanted to go no matter how bad she was
wanted to go no matter how bad she was grieving that we would support that and
grieving that we would support that and
grieving that we would support that and we would still go do this trip and so
we would still go do this trip and so
we would still go do this trip and so that landed us back in Mongolia so yeah
that landed us back in Mongolia so yeah
that landed us back in Mongolia so yeah we paddled about 500 kilometres through
we paddled about 500 kilometres through
we paddled about 500 kilometres through northern Mongolia and like I said in one
northern Mongolia and like I said in one
northern Mongolia and like I said in one of the most pristine and beautiful
of the most pristine and beautiful
of the most pristine and beautiful places I have ever ever been there were
places I have ever ever been there were
places I have ever ever been there were a couple different sections of the Oh
a couple different sections of the Oh
a couple different sections of the Oh nan that we paddled but this upper
nan that we paddled but this upper
nan that we paddled but this upper section that you see here we the
section that you see here we the
section that you see here we the estimate we’ve gotten of how many people
estimate we’ve gotten of how many people
estimate we’ve gotten of how many people have Sina is ten and the river is
have Sina is ten and the river is
have Sina is ten and the river is flowing completely unobstructed and with
flowing completely unobstructed and with
flowing completely unobstructed and with very almost no influence from humanity
very almost no influence from humanity
very almost no influence from humanity it’s pretty incredible this is one of my
it’s pretty incredible this is one of my
it’s pretty incredible this is one of my favourite photos it because it gives the
favourite photos it because it gives the
favourite photos it because it gives the feeling of how magical that place was
feeling of how magical that place was
feeling of how magical that place was we also encountered the ongoing military
we also encountered the ongoing military
we also encountered the ongoing military try and remain calm it’s all good and
try and remain calm it’s all good and
try and remain calm it’s all good and mangy this is one situation where you
mangy this is one situation where you
mangy this is one situation where you want a translator for sure so mangy and
want a translator for sure so mangy and
want a translator for sure so mangy and amber first go off and the rest of us
amber first go off and the rest of us
amber first go off and the rest of us were sitting there we’re just waiting be
were sitting there we’re just waiting be
were sitting there we’re just waiting be patient and then we all get escorted
patient and then we all get escorted
patient and then we all get escorted away and no cameras so we were held up
away and no cameras so we were held up
away and no cameras so we were held up for six hours in the military camp I
for six hours in the military camp I
for six hours in the military camp I feel like we’re a bit of excitement for
feel like we’re a bit of excitement for
feel like we’re a bit of excitement for them you know they don’t see much action
them you know they don’t see much action
them you know they don’t see much action out there but they were making up
out there but they were making up
out there but they were making up excuses as to why we needed to be
excuses as to why we needed to be
excuses as to why we needed to be detained we gotta play some great games
detained we gotta play some great games
detained we gotta play some great games with the children all day but uh we this
with the children all day but uh we this
with the children all day but uh we this doesn’t apply our point here this is you
doesn’t apply our point here this is you
doesn’t apply our point here this is you know we’re back down the kayaks and they
know we’re back down the kayaks and they
know we’re back down the kayaks and they need to make sure we’re not Russian
need to make sure we’re not Russian
need to make sure we’re not Russian spies and feling enough it’s the solar
spies and feling enough it’s the solar
spies and feling enough it’s the solar panel equipment you see there that they
panel equipment you see there that they
panel equipment you see there that they were the most worried about and the
were the most worried about and the
were the most worried about and the reason why I’m taking an image right now
reason why I’m taking an image right now
reason why I’m taking an image right now I’ve got the holding the camera down and
I’ve got the holding the camera down and
I’ve got the holding the camera down and I casually just take the card out put
I casually just take the card out put
I casually just take the card out put them in yesterday’s caught in so when
them in yesterday’s caught in so when
them in yesterday’s caught in so when they came over they’re like oh we need
they came over they’re like oh we need
they came over they’re like oh we need to look at your images and I had to
to look at your images and I had to
to look at your images and I had to scroll through every single image on
scroll through every single image on
scroll through every single image on that card so a good thousand images of
that card so a good thousand images of
that card so a good thousand images of just kayaking in pretty places and
just kayaking in pretty places and
just kayaking in pretty places and thankfully did not get caught because
thankfully did not get caught because
thankfully did not get caught because apparently mangie he was telling us that
apparently mangie he was telling us that
apparently mangie he was telling us that we actually could have gone to jail it
we actually could have gone to jail it
we actually could have gone to jail it turns out we thought we had the right
turns out we thought we had the right
turns out we thought we had the right permits we went through some logistics
permits we went through some logistics
permits we went through some logistics there and Mongolia likes you know
there and Mongolia likes you know
there and Mongolia likes you know illegal and we thought we did have the
illegal and we thought we did have the
illegal and we thought we did have the right parents but they’ll telling us
right parents but they’ll telling us
right parents but they’ll telling us that we didn’t and we could have had a
that we didn’t and we could have had a
that we didn’t and we could have had a very different outcome to that day I
very different outcome to that day I
very different outcome to that day I don’t think we really had any more
don’t think we really had any more
don’t think we really had any more dramas until he’s a lightning scenario
dramas until he’s a lightning scenario
dramas until he’s a lightning scenario and we’re camping on this River bond you
and we’re camping on this River bond you
and we’re camping on this River bond you can see the river splitting around us
can see the river splitting around us
can see the river splitting around us and you know I stopped waiting out
and you know I stopped waiting out
and you know I stopped waiting out further and further it was quite shallow
further and further it was quite shallow
further and further it was quite shallow and like this is amazing so I start
and like this is amazing so I start
and like this is amazing so I start shooting and I get my tripod because I
shooting and I get my tripod because I
shooting and I get my tripod because I wanted to get a lightning strike and you
wanted to get a lightning strike and you
wanted to get a lightning strike and you know I wasn’t really paying attention to
know I wasn’t really paying attention to
know I wasn’t really paying attention to how fast that storm was coming on and
how fast that storm was coming on and
how fast that storm was coming on and suddenly amber and I were joking around
suddenly amber and I were joking around
suddenly amber and I were joking around and then amber is like crystal I’m not
and then amber is like crystal I’m not
and then amber is like crystal I’m not really comfortable with you being out
really comfortable with you being out
really comfortable with you being out water anymore
water anymore
water anymore I might not so good you know just just
I might not so good you know just just
I might not so good you know just just one more strike and I’ll promise I’ll
one more strike and I’ll promise I’ll
one more strike and I’ll promise I’ll get out next thing the loudest thunder
get out next thing the loudest thunder
get out next thing the loudest thunder just roofs above us and I’m sprinting
just roofs above us and I’m sprinting
just roofs above us and I’m sprinting out of that water as fast
out of that water as fast
out of that water as fast and I threw the trial board down and
and I threw the trial board down and
and I threw the trial board down and right beside the tent and we all ran for
right beside the tent and we all ran for
right beside the tent and we all ran for the Willows because by the time I’d got
the Willows because by the time I’d got
the Willows because by the time I’d got out of the water through that tripod
out of the water through that tripod
out of the water through that tripod down this lightning strike goes off just
down this lightning strike goes off just
down this lightning strike goes off just on the other side of the river about a
on the other side of the river about a
on the other side of the river about a hundred metres away and it was like oh
hundred metres away and it was like oh
hundred metres away and it was like oh okay
okay
okay this is serious and we hid in the
this is serious and we hid in the
this is serious and we hid in the Willows for a good two hours because
Willows for a good two hours because
Willows for a good two hours because what you can’t see in his image to the
what you can’t see in his image to the
what you can’t see in his image to the left is this huge cliff that was a
left is this huge cliff that was a
left is this huge cliff that was a highest point in the area and the stolen
highest point in the area and the stolen
highest point in the area and the stolen basically was attracted to that cliff
basically was attracted to that cliff
basically was attracted to that cliff and it would stay that raging above us
and it would stay that raging above us
and it would stay that raging above us for a couple hours and we were trying to
for a couple hours and we were trying to
for a couple hours and we were trying to seek shelter and not get struck
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