KAPITANOV, MISHA – was introduced to the whitewater wilderness trips in Russia early in his childhood. His father Andrey was part of a small but growing number of Russian whitewater paddlers that hiked, kayaked and rafted in the Altay region in the early ‘80s. Andrey was a part of the Russian team that won World Rafting Championship in US twice, in ‘90 and ’92. Upon the return home, he and his friends formed an adventure travel company – Team Gorky. Misha’s Mom is also an accomplished kayaker. She and Andrey met on the kayaking trip in the Russian wilderness. Misha’s first trip to the Altay proved to be a formative experience that changed his whole life, formed his personality and deeply influenced his way of thinking. Altay opened Misha to the vast and true world around him, and genuine nature of our beautiful planet Earth. Misha spends most of this summers in Russia guiding rafting trips as a safety kayaker and a trip leader, and winters kayaking in Uganda.