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Extreme Cold Winter Weather in Yakutsk, Siberia / Russia. -50C -52C [photos]

Bolot — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:23:03 +0000

A few years ago, the Moscow-based Independent correspondent Shawn Walker arrived in Yakutsk, the administrative center of Siberia’s Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, in the deep winter. I think it was January. So, he wanted to visit Oymyakon, but he was lack of time adn eventually he didn’t make it to that coldest inhabited village.

Shawn returned to Moscow and wrote and an article with many Yakutsk winter images. He called his piece “Journey to the coldest city in the world.” That was like a bomb in the UK

Since that moment, mass media started to use the phrase “the world’s coldest city” for Yakutsk in their own stories. That’s actually true. Oymyakon, for instance, is not the city, it is a small village, though it has -60C as the average temperature in the late December and January.

Meanwhile, we are taling about Yakutsk City and its winter with -50C and -52C. That’s the temp we’ve got this week. Enjoy photographs.

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The World’s Coldest Road. Kolyma Highway in Yakutia, Siberia / Russia [video]

Bolot — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:26:28 +0000

The photographs were taken on the road between Oymyakon and Khandyga in the mountain part of the Kolyma Highway known also as Stalin’s Road of Bones.

When we were driving, the outdoor temperature was as low as -55C. In the beginning of the way, i.e. in the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon area, we registerd -57.3C. Extremely cold. Not surprised that the Kolyma road is considered by many as the coldest one in the world.

Photographs are mine. Song by the Yakutia-based rock band “103″ (give this group your like at http://facebook.com/103RockBand) Performed in the Sakha language.

- About Oymyakon at eYakutia.com and AskYakutia.com;
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Winter Welcome Celebration in Yakutsk, Yakutia, Siberia / Russia [photos]

Bolot — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:03:12 +0000

Winter starts from Yakutia! This is how a new travel project is called. What’s that? A good question.

Officials, who are responsible for tourism development in Russia’s Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, have been thinking over tricks of attracting tourists to Yakutia. They spent much time on that work. Indeed, it was a hard mission.

Yakutia is located pretty far away and, moreover, it’s huge and impossible to travel across in a short span of time and see all exotic things at once. What to do?

Three years ago, Yakutsk City Hall held its first Stroganina Festival. Stroganina is a delicous national dish made out of the fresh frozen Arctic broad whitefishes, whitefishes, and white salmons. See the above photo. By the way, the full photo report on that event is available at AskYakutia.com.

Yakutsk people liked such an event. As a result, it is arranged now annually in the early December. Locals started thinking why not inviting friends and other people to Yakutsk just for the sake of Stroganina Fest.

Early, the Yakut myth hero named Chyskhaan (The Bull of Frost) became popular among local people and used commonly in New Year public events. Nowadays, winter is not imagined without Chyskhaan. It became a Yakut version of Santa Clause and Russia’s Father the Frost.

Hey, by the way, a few times the Pole of Cold Festival in Oymyakon was arranged with all those three winter heroes, Yakutia’s Chyskhaan, Russia’s Ded Moroz (Father the Frost) and Lapland’s Santa Clause.

Since than, Ded Moroz from the Russian city of Veliky Ustyug tends to come to Yakutsk and borrow the cold from Chyskhaan’s hand and continue carrying it across the country to the West and declaring the soon-coming Happy New Year.

Oops, what am I trying to tell you? Oh, yeah, it seems that in the early December we are going to have the annual event called Winter Starts from Yakutia. In short, it will be the moment when we welcome the winter and send it to the rest of the world with all our Yakutian (read, Siberian) greetings.

Apart from the Winter welcome ceremony, we’ll have many other interesting events such as the Stroganina Festival, Ice Sculpture Contests, etc.

Below, please, see photographs taken during the Winter Welcome celebration with Yakutia’s Chyskhaan and his Russian fellow, Ded Moroz (Father the Frost) on one of the city’s major square.

Forgot one thing. It’s better to celebrate the winter, otherwise you’ll be left without snow for Christmas and New Year. Just can’t imagine how it is possible to Merry Christmas & Happy New Year without puffy white snowflakes.Similar Posts:

Extreme cold hunting journey in Oymyakon, Siberia / Russia. With reindeer sleds [photos]

Bolot — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:44:47 +0000

A friend of mine, Vyacheslav Ipatiev, who is the founder and CEO of YakutiaTravel LLC, has developed a new unique route for extreme cold hunters.

He gives a chance to embark an adventure journey on reindeer sleds across the Valley of Oymyakon, one of the coldest parts of Yakutia, Siberia / Russia.

10-day sledding in the Siberian extreme cold weather. From the village of Uchugey to the village of Oymyakon. The temp is as low as -55 C or even less. And, yeah, night spending in nomads’ sleeping bags in nomads’ tents. In short, it’s the coolest expedition experience!

Cold hunting trip description is available here.

See more cold adventure pictures…

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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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Yakutia in a 5-min video presentation. W/ subtitles in three languages

Bolot — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:46:17 +0000

This is a 5-min video about Yakutia!

Its creators tried to do the impossible… to show all images of the vast diverse region called Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Think, they succeeded, but, frankly, such a hard mission won’t be possible to do ever.

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7 Days in Foreign Land with Joe Macke. Yakutia [trailer]

Bolot — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:37:40 +0000

This is a trailer of the “7 Days in Foreign Land – Yakutia” travel film done by Joe Macke, an American, and Stepan Burnashev, a Yakutian. Currently, they are working on editing. Wish them luck!Similar Posts:

Scientific expedition to Mus-Khaya Mountain in Yakutia, Siberia/Russia. 23 photos.

Bolot — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:36:30 +0000

I am so glad that Roman Sofronov (aka. Taramaan) helps me a lot with the eYakutia blog content. Previously, he let me publish his own awesome archive videos. All his posts came and will come under this tag.

In July 2011, Roman participated in a geobotanical scientific expedition to the area of Mus-Khaya Mountain in Yakutia, Siberia/Russia, and he brought a lot of pics. Find some of them further.

Mus-Khaya Mountain is the highest ice-covered summit of Suntar-Khayata Range. The mountain elevation is 2,959 m. Located 485 km to the south of Arctic Circle and 135 km to the southwest of Oymyakon.

There is no road from Teply Klyuch to Mus Khaya. So, scientists rented an all-terrain vehicle. Damaged soil a little, but, as Roman says, it was done for the sake of the science.

The final route was Yakutsk – Teply Klyuch – Agayakan River – Nyukula River – Kongor River – Knorij River and way back.

Ok. Enjoy Yakutia pictures.

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Trekking to Palatka Mountain in East Yakutia, Siberia / Russia. Photos by Dersu.

Bolot — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:52:19 +0000

Dersu (his blog) is great! Last August he and his friend, Sergey Ermak, completed another trekking expedition, but this time to Palatka Mountain, one of the biggest glaciers in East Yakutia, Siberia / Russia.

Dersu’s previous trekkings across Yakutia:

- Kyuellyakh Moustakh River Expedition, Yakutia/Siberia
- The Momsky Range, East Yakutia/Siberia

Palatka Mountain is located in Suntar-Khayata Range in the area of the upper Suntar River. Considered as the third highest point (2797 m) after Pobeda Peak (3147 m) and Mus Khaya Mountain (2959 m).

They started their walk on Aug. 08th and finished on Aug. 26th. The way to Palatka was the Kolyma Highway (right after the Zheltyj Proizhim, if on the way from Yakutsk) – Ogannya River – Ugammyt River – Koltako River – Suntar River – Mugal (Munil) brook – the Neidagychan river tributary.

Below, please, see amazing pictures of wild Siberian nature with funny and cute animals, and, yeah, don’t miss the image of the brown bear.

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Tiksi in Winter. Photos by Evgenia Arbugaeva.

Bolot — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:37:25 +0000

Evgenia Arbugaeva, a Yakutian photographer, keeps stunning us all the time. In September – October, she is exhibiting her pictures from the project “Tiksi In Winter” in Toronto, Canada. Her photo exhibit will be a part of so-called Days of Sakha-Yakutia at Bezpala Brown Gallery.

Days of Sakha-Yakutia at Bezpala Brown Gallery
Sept. 30-Oct. 9; Oct. 15-30, 17 Church St., Toronto; bezpalabrown.com

If you are in Toronto, don’t miss a chance to see her images of the Russian Arctic seaport of Tiksi located in Yakutia in the area of the Lena Delta.

Some of Evgenia’s photographs you might see right now.

Evgenia Arbugaeva’s website.

To see more eYakutia posts with Evgenia’s photographs, click the tag Evgenia Arbugaeva.

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