Adventurers complete Baikal crossing

Two Czechs adventurers, Václav Šůra and Pavel Blažek, have completed a crossing of the frozen Lake Baikal in Russia - a 650-kilometre journey on foot that took the duo just under 25 days. The Czechs successfully traversed the lake without any outside help, taking roughly 90 kilos each of rations and equipment on sleds. Temperatures during the journey dropped as low as -35 degrees Celsius and the duo suffered some technical glitches and health problems, but managed to overcome their difficulties through determination, the travellers said.