Short answer: every autumn, Kazakh herding families in the Altai Mountains of Bayan-Ölgii, western Mongolia, take down their gers and move their animals from the high summer pastures to autumn camps lower in the valleys, before the first heavy snow. Travellers can join one of these moves. Our 7-day Nomads Autumn Migration tour runs in September and October and includes four nights living in a Kazakh family's ger. Why do herders move before winter arrives in the Altai? Herders