A 13-year-old eagle huntress in Mongolia

Article by William Kremer with Photographs by Asher Svedinsky

The Kazakhs of the Altai mountain range in western Mongolia are the only people that hunt with golden eagles, and today there are around 400 practising falconers. Ashol-Pan, the daughter of a particularly celebrated hunter, may well be the country's only apprentice huntress.


This photographer travelled to the far west of Mongolia to visit the Kazakh eagle hunters and witnessed something unique and beautiful. What will you find on your adventure?