Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Lena river

This entry was posted in Cruises and tagged Lena river Sakha yakutia Yakutsk

The Lena is one of the ten greatest rivers on the planet. Beginning in the mountains of the Baikal range the Lena flows 4400 kilometers to the Arctic Ocean. The river-bed spans as much as 15 kilometers in its middle reaches, while in the lower reaches it spans as much as 25 kilometers. The size More…

The Pole of Cold Expedition. Oymyakon

This entry was posted in The Pole of cold and tagged "Road of Bones" Chyskhaan expedition extreme expedition extreme trip extreme weather conditions GULAG Heart of Siberia Khandyga Kolyma road low temperature record negative temperature Oymyakon Pole of Cold Sakha The symbol of Cold Tomtor Yakutian extreme Yakutian native people

There are people with a spirit of adventure and taste for discovery who always dream of challenging the North Pole, the South Pole, Everest, etc. These people are true travelers but are there a lot of people who visit the Pole of Cold, the place with a record negative temperature? What does the place with More…