Chapter 12: Game Over (Kosh-Agach, Russia to Olgii, Mongolia)

The perfect tarmac road cutting through no man's land between Russia and Mongolia
The perfect tarmac road cutting through no man’s land between Russia and Mongolia
Passing a herd of yaks in no man's land
Passing a herd of yaks in no man’s land
Descending a rough gravel track out of no man's land to the Mongolian border post
Descending a rough gravel track out of no man’s land to the Mongolian border post
The majority of western Mongolia consisted of rough gravel tracks like this, the reason I was so eager to get here before winter
The majority of western Mongolia consisted of rough gravel tracks like this, the reason I was so eager to get here before winter
Continuing to follow these lovely, winding gravel tracks in the evening light
Continuing to follow these lovely, winding gravel tracks in the evening light
My blood soaked t-shirt and ripped pants. The pants are also covered in blood however its hard to see against the black.
My blood soaked t-shirt and ripped pants. The pants are also covered in blood however its hard to see against the black.
The small cut to my left hand caused by the barbed wire
The small cut to my left hand caused by the barbed wire
My broken right hand, so swollen that the skin raised above all of my knuckles
My broken right hand, so swollen that the skin raised above all of my knuckles

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