| Stat Items | Boater's Personal BIO-Data | Notes/Misc |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Mikhail Kazachkov | ÌÀÐÒÈÍ ÂÎÍÃ |
| Address | 439 Melanie Court Chapel Hill, NC USA 27514 | |
| Phone | (919)932-4821 | |
| Fax | ||
Email  | mkazak@aol.com | |
| Sex | Male | |
| Occupation | Physician | |
| Education | MD | |
| Passport # | (Confidential) | |
| Passions in Life | Guitar singing, sports | |
| Citizenship | Russia, PR USA | |
| Country of Origin | Russia | |
| Language Proficiencies | Russian, English | |
| Skills and capabilities | Physician and member of the group during numerous class 5-6 white water trips. | |
| First River, when? | 1979 | |
| Relevant Training | 12 years of intensive training in rafting and katarafting. Twenty years of white water experience. | |
| Teach/Instruction: | Katamaran-2 (Leningrad type) | |
| Trained/Worked with? | Konstantin Galkin - President of Team Argo (now Triton) St. Petersburg, Russia. Sergey Mosev - Champion of USSR, many times Champion of "Smena" (major Whitewater Championship held in Losevo, Russia) | |
| Favorite Rivers | Andiyskoye Kaisu - it was very high water, 90 km in tough canyons and we were the first ever to run katamarans-2 on this river | |
| Most Scenic Rivers | Rioni River, Georgia | |
| Some Favorite Links | ||
| Partial List of rivers run | I will list only class 5-6: Kitoy-Anot (Sayan, Russia), Ona (Sayan, Russia), Andiyskoye Kaisu (Caucasis, Russia), Chegem-Cherek (Caukasis, Russia), Argo - Kafarnegan (Middle Asia), Marsiandi (Nepal) | |
| What do you bring to the team? | Skills, Spirit, expert guitar singing and also I am bilingual (Russian/English), which will help a lot. | |
| Why do you want to do this? | Because I have been doing it all my life. | |
| 2nd Descents | Chegem-Cherek on katamaran-2 | |
| First Descents | Andiyskoye Kaisu of Katamaran-2 | |
| Claim to fame | ||
| Desired Paddle Cat position | right on katamaran-2, right forward on 4. | |
| Availability | Available | |
| Personal Goals | Sport rather than tourism. | |
| Expedition Experience | As above. | |
| International Travel Experience: | Nepal, 1997 | |
| State of Health | (Confidential) Excellent | |
| Medications | (Confidential) None | |
| Diet Restrictions | prefer low cholesterol foods | |
| Physical Limitations | (Confidential): Need to be careful with very heavy · weights (over 45 kg ) due to low back problems but I am in good shape now. | |
| Special Needs | (Confidential): Hot tea. | |
| Favorite Colors | Red | |
| Cars for Trips | ||
| Gear Available to Group | Everything we may need can be provided in Russia · by my teammates from St. Petersburg. | |
| Blood Type | (Confidential) | |
| Smoker | Recreational | |
| Marital Status | (Confidential): Married | 2 children |
| DOB | (Confidential) | July 16 |
| SS# | (Confidential) | |
| Person to Notify in case of Emergency (name, address, phone): | (Confidential) | |
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