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2012 Yakutsk Spring Race Tournament by Mammoth Off-Road Club [photos]

Bolot — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:16:36 +0000

It’s already a good tradition. Annually, Mammoth Yakutsk Off-Road Club arranges the spring race, that officially opens the season for the club’s all-terrain events. It happens in April, when snow is still on the ground. This year was not exception.

Last weekend, the club held the snow race tournament called “Spring Melting.” Participants were devided into different categories depending on a vehicle type and they needed to compete who would come to the finish line first.

Ok. No more words, take a look at my following photographs.

By the way, let me know, what a type of a car you have and whether you participate in any races. If yes, give us a link to check.Similar Posts:

KAMAZ truck drivers before the last winter road run in Yakutia, Siberia / Russia

Bolot — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:34:44 +0000

Yesterday I took photographs of how truck drivers – Michael Zakharov and his four sons – were preparing for this year’s last long run on the winter road from Yakutsk to Srednekolymsk, Kolyma area of North-East Yakutia, Siberia, Russia.

A long ride, indeed, and very risky. Around 2500 km on one way through the Kolyma federal road (settlements of Khandyga and Ust Nera) and the Arctic winter road (Ust Nera – Sasyr – Zyryanka – Srednekolymsk).

The whole two-way trip, as Michael said, will take approximately 15 days. This is the period when ice on rivers starts melting and water overflowing, though the current weather over there in Kolyma is like -15C in a daytime.

The most challenging is a part between Sasyr and Zyryanka with high passes through Ulahan Chistaya and Chersky ranges.

This time 51-year Michael is driving on two KAMAZ trucks with his 27-year son Pavel.

Michael’s two sons, Misha in the middle and Daniel on the right. A friend of theirs on the left.

A guy in a cap with a camera is Ben, California-based film maker, who is a big fan of truckers.

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A truck fallen through the ice on the Indigirka River, Oymyakon, Siberia / Russia [video]

Bolot — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:26:20 +0000

What can happen, when ice road truckers take a risk and cross the river on the thin ice in spring? Their trucks fall through the ice and drivers kill much time to extract their vehicles.

Take a look. This video was shot on the Indigirka River in the area of Oymyakon. This is in Yakutia, Siberia / Russia. Time was the late spring, April.

A kinda exciting adventure, but it wasn’t funny for drivers.

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Yuka Mammoth Expedition by snowmobiles to the Arctic of Yakutia, Siberia / Russia

Bolot — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:10:25 +0000

In the early November, Yakutsk-based Vladimir Potapov (fb profile) arranged the winter snowmobile expedition to the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia (Siberia/Russia).

The route was Ust Kujga (map) – Kazach’e (map) – Laptev Sea.

The mission was to deliver the remains of the Yuka Mammoth from the area of the Yukagir community, Laptev Sea, to Yakutsk. It is the same place, where the famous Yukagir mammoth head was discovered seven years ago.

The Yuka mammoth corpse was found in the well-preserved condition by Vasily Gorokhov’s community four years ago. It has four legs, proboscis, and wool.

The expedition was filmed by BBC TV Channel and scheduled to be on the air on February 25th, 2012. It will be a 60-min story.

See more Arctic expedition photographs taken by Egor Fedorov.

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Early winter downhill cycling in Yakutsk, Yakutia, Siberia / Russia

Bolot — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:36:48 +0000

Dimitri Kieffer halted Nexus Expedition until 2012! This year he and Gulnara made it from Magadan to Yakutsk by bicycles. By the way, I wrote two posts about his expedition at AskYakutia.com.

On his last day in Yakutsk, he and fellows of Yakutsk Bicycle Club excersized downhill cycling in the city’s suburb. See more winter cycling pictures.

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Daily life in Yakutsk, Yakutia/Russia. Aug. 02-03, 2011 [photos]

Bolot — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:04:46 +0000

Yesterday I started using the Instagram iPhone app. My god, I fell in love with it. Take a look at photographs of Yakutsk (Yakutia, Russia) taken by the iPhone and uploaded on the net with the help of Instagram. All of them instantly appeared on my Twitter account @yakutia.

In pictures: a couple on Ordzhanikidze Square, Russian Airborne Forces celebration on a fountain, the rainy morning and the British motor bikers, Ed and Ben, ready to ride to Magadan through Stalin’s Road of Bones. A story about these motorcyclists are coming soon on AskYakutia.com.

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Women’s Day Photos: A flower shop on wheels in Yakutsk, Yakutia/Russia

Bolot — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:27:17 +0000

Happy International Women’s Day, dear ladies! Have great spring and year ahead with a lot of flowers!!!

Hereby we present today’s short photo report done by Evgenia Arbugaeva (her website) in Yakutsk, Yakutia/Russia. Her themes became 8th March and a passenger bus turned out to be a flower shop on wheels. Today we had a lot of them standing in every district. It’s useful. No need to run around the city for flowers search. Enjoy!

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Yakutia’s Vice President tested the Yakutia-made off roader “Uraanhay”

Bolot — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:04:26 +0000

Previously, I wrote that Alexander and Constantine Smurygins, republic constructors from the city of Mirny, invented and created the all-terrain vehicle called “Uraankhai” able to drive smartly through taiga and swim Siberian rivers. It was the news spread across all regional newspapers and online portals. Read the full news story.

A week ago, Vice President of the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia Dmitry Glushko gave that off-roader a try. Further, look at photographs of his test drive.

In the below picture: Konstantin Smurygin, one of inventors, and Dmitry Glushko, Yakutia’s Vice President.

Currently, local authorities are thinking over giving funds to the Smurygins to create more such all-terrain vehicle for the republic’s purposes.

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Uraanhay, the off roader made in Yakutia, Siberia/Russia

Bolot — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:58:58 +0000

The Uraanhay off road vehicle was designed by the Smurygins especially for terrains of Yakutia, East Siberia and Far East.

From now on, the Yakutian affiliate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (in short, rescuers) will use the hand-made all-terrain vehicle called “Uraanhay,” Yakutsk Vecherny Newspaper reports.

The new off-roader is able to drive smartly through taiga as well as to swim Siberian rivers. It was created by Alexander and Constantine Smurygin in the city of Mirny, West Yakutia, in the course of 1.5 year. Now it is based in Yakutsk.

Such an all terrain vehicle is suitable for search-and-rescue operations in the northern Siberian region. Thanks to the rover, the number of expensive rescue helicopter flights (1 flight hour costs from 4500 USD) might be reduced greatly.

Its advantages are easy use and good cross. The huge off-roader is not afraid of knots and bushes, and its all terrain tires are simply impossible to pierce.

“Local drivers are forced to construct their own all-terrain vehicles. Domestic, foreign serial ones are not applicable for use in such harsh conditions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), as all of them must be adopted to our climate and terrains,” says Nikolay Nakhodkin, chief of Yakutia Rescue Service.

“Uraanhay” has 10 passenger seats. Smurygins’ off-roader was created three years ago after the Republic’s Ministry of Transportation announced the competition for the best cross-country vehicle.

The car was tested in difficult road conditions of Megino-Kangalassky area and was used during recent transmission lines construction in taiga.

Unlike its colleagues, the all-terrain vehicle “Uraanhay” can swim through rivers and swamps. “Uraanhay” is the Yakutian version of the off-roading monster.

“Moreover, we would like to ask the Smurygins to construct two more vehicles. Praise god, they work in our rescue service now,” says Mr. Nakhodkin.

Engine capacity – 2.7 cu. m;
Manual transmission from the Nissan Caravan bus;
Bridges from UAZ-Hunter;
The body is made out of two UAZ vehicles;
Shocks from UAZ;
Rubber from the SC-700 tractor (roughing).

In the Sakha language, the word “uraanhay” means “great” and “impenetrable.” Often used as an attribute of the warrior.

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-44C in Yakutsk, Siberia/Russia. A crossroad in the winter morning [video+photos]

Bolot — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:58:40 +0000

Sorry, friends. Can’t stop recording videos and taking pictures of the current extreme cold weather in Russia’s Siberian city of Yakutsk. Here is another set of media files done on the iPhone in today’s cold winter morning and noon. The outdoor temp was -44C.

I love my iPhone, but after 10-15 minutes of its use in the cold weather in Yakutsk, it’s totally useless. However, take a look at the above video done this morning, while I was standing on the crossroad near the city hall, and winter street photographs taken during my short walks to and from my work place.

Enjoy and wish us keep warm!

A New Year tree on Ordzhanikidze Square.

A crossroad in front of Yakutsk City Hall.

ALROSA’s affiliate building in the mist… fog…

A New Year tree on Lenin Square done in the Soviet style, as newspapers say.

Oh! Congrats with the upcoming X-mas and New Year! Hope many of you have completed papers, finals, reports and all other work routines and you started enjoying the X-mas fever and searching gifts in stores Similar Posts: