Over time, our planet "decreases" in size. Today there is no longer such a corner on Earth where curious people would not have visited. Vladimir Lysenko is not only a serious scientist, but also an enthusiastic traveler.
Preparatory stage
In one famous parable of King Solomon it is said that a person has the right to life and the pursuit of happiness. The specific way to achieve the goal, you must choose for yourself. Think over the route. Prepare physically and psychologically. Today, Vladimir Ivanovich Lysenko positions himself as a happy person. All external attributes confirming this condition are available. Films are made about him, newspaper articles are written and legends are formed. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that all the facts collected are really specific to this person.
The future traveler and scientist was born on January 1, 1955 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents lived in the city of Kharkov. My father served as a pilot in civil aviation. Mother worked as a design engineer at the famous tractor factory. Vladimir grew and developed in a healthy, creative environment. He learned to read early and loved books for the rest of his life. When the time came to go to school, he had already read all the works on the program until the fifth grade. Most of all he liked books about travels and geographical discoveries.
From an early age he was accustomed to a healthy lifestyle. In school years, like many boys, Vladimir was fond of sambo and rowing. He participated in bike races. He played chess well. In high school he became interested in kayaking. And this hobby remained Lysenko forever. The future traveler studied only excellently. All the items he had were loved. The result was logical - Vladimir graduated from high school with a gold medal. He decided to get higher education at a local aviation institute.
Student years passed quickly. Lysenko studied easily. Spent the summer holidays on the next water route. The first pairs of Vladimir attracted small rivers that were lost in the green thickets. Once he fell into a group of kayakers who rafted along mountain rivers, and went to Gorny Altai. Having experienced unique sensations at the moment of overcoming the thresholds, he began to harbor more ambitious plans. After graduating with honors, Lysenko entered graduate school at the Siberian branch of the Academy of Sciences and moved to permanent residence in Novosibirsk.
Travel and expeditions
Lysenko's scientific career was quite successful. No less interesting he spent his free time. By the beginning of the 90s, Vladimir, as they say, passed along all major rivers of the Soviet Union. He made acquaintances in the circle of the same enthusiasts. At this point, the traveler had hatched a rafting plan for many years along a mountain river that originates on the slopes of the iconic Mount Everest. After all the preparatory steps were completed, Vladimir prepared the catamaran with his own hands and left for Nepal. The rafting was regular.
A few years later, at the next stage, Lysenko rafted down a mountain stream from a height of five thousand meters. For this achievement he was awarded the title of Russia's most desperate traveler. According to independent experts, the Russian traveler rafted along the mountain arteries flowing in 57 countries. It is interesting to note that Vladimir Ivanovich spent a total of almost five years traveling around the world by car. On this tour, he had to drive through the territory of 62 states.
Literary work
Acquaintances and colleagues do not cease to be amazed at the energy that Lysenko accumulates in himself. After lengthy tests and experiments at his native institute, he takes a vacation and sets off to explore the deepest mine in the world. This mine is located in the Republic of South Africa. Preparation for such an expedition takes almost a year. But such obstacles do not threaten the life or health of the traveler. The most dangerous stage is not even a descent to a depth of more than three kilometers, but an ascent to the surface. A person without special training is even scary to read about such a procedure.
Vladimir Ivanovich initially made it a rule to write detailed reports about each trip. No, these are not dry scientific treatises. Travel notes read like adventure novels. The description of the Indian Ocean storm makes a deep impression. But meeting a crocodile in the Amazon jungle makes the reader flinch. Not only reports on traveled routes, but also descriptions of natural phenomena on different continents and latitudes came from the pen of a professional traveler.
