Video & Photos: Winter cycling on the Road of Bones

By bolot | Published: November 3, 2009

In March 2007, a few friends of mine, Yakutsk-based adventure cyclists, Marat, Maverick & Scorpion (don’t know why, but they call each others by nicks), traveled from Yakutsk to Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. A funny thing. They documented the expedition pretty good. They’ve got a lot of high resolutions photographs, perfect videos and… Since the travel they couldn’t find time to make the full report.

Winter cycling in Yakutia

Recently Marat promised me to make his report with pictures. Time is passing, but he didn’t finish his text yet. Well… While he is trying to find spare time, I decided to create my own post using some of his photos and the video done by Maverick for friends’ fun and digged out occasionally in the archive. Here is what we have by now.

The video shooting is fine, but singing is totally amateurish :) Whatever!
Below check out photos with comments.

To the Pole of Cold by the Road of Bones

Expedition members

In a garage. Khandyga.

A allegedly frozen house in Khandyga

Posing for the camera

At Teply Klyuch

Going through snow terrains

Preparing for camp night stay

Heating the camp

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