By bolot | Published:
August 18, 2009
As far as you remember, the Kolyma Highway the east part of which is well known as the Road of Bones splits after the settlement of Kyubyume (Kyubeme) into two directions. Further find some new short reports on these routes.
Posted in Answers, General, Locations, Travel | Also tagged 4WD, adventure, Artyk, bridge, Elga, Kadykchan, Kolyma Highway, Kouranah-Sala, Kyubeme, Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Oymyakon, Oymyakonsky Ulus, Pole of Cold, river, Road of Bones, roads, Ust Nera |
By bolot | Published:
July 21, 2009
So… Two UK adventurous bikers of the Sibirsky Extreme travel motorcycle expedition have just ridden the Kolyma Highway. They had left Yakutsk on Thursday afternoon and arrived in Magadan on Sunday evening. 2100 km, 3.5 days, and 7 tyre changes! What did they say about the federal road?
The road was a little better than the [...]
Posted in Answers, History, Locations, Travel | Also tagged adventure, bike, biker, car, Expedition, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, life, Magadan, maps, mountain, Oymyakon, Photo, Pole of Cold, roads, Sibirsky Extreme, the Lena river, Travel, Ust Nera, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
June 3, 2009
A Turkish traveller, who is planning to complete the around-the-world lonely trip “Istanbul2Instanbul”, is asking: “Everybody is talking about the danger to cross the Road of Bones alone, however, there are lots making lonely trips with thier motorbikes or cars. Do you think that it is dangerous to be alone on this road? If so, [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged accommodation, car, hospitality, housing, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, Road of Bones, roads, security, summer, tourism, Travel, Ust Nera |
By bolot | Published:
May 20, 2009
An Oymyakon-based travel enthusiast, Semen Baishev, informed me that in the course of summer he is going to arrange tours to the legendary Labynkyr Lake that is famous for a monster.
Posted in Announcement, Editorial, Travel | Also tagged event, Kolyma Highway, Labynkyr Lake, legends, myth, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, tourism, Travel |
By bolot | Published:
May 1, 2009
Another portion of questions arrived from a Brit solo rond-the-world motocyclist regarding the old part of the Kolyma Highway that runs from Kyubyume through Tomtor to the Magadan Oblast. Found out that the new way Kyubyume – Ust-Nera – the Magadan Oblast is less interesting to drive than the old one. The reason is as [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged Expedition, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, motorcycle bike biker, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, roads, Travel, Ust Nera |
By bolot | Published:
December 2, 2008
Today I was interviewed by a RussiaToday TV Channel reporter. The channel has the program “Russia Close-Up”. It’s a unique series on RT, travelling to hard-to-reach places, revealing the answers to your questions. Last 20 days a RT team was travelling across the region and has aired many videos. Some of them are available on [...]
Posted in Answers, Editorial, General, Locations, Travel, Video | Also tagged car, Coldest City, Editorial, ethnography, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, population, roads, RussiaToday, tourism, Travel, Video, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
November 13, 2008
Might want to watch a Brit reportage from Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Here is the video to stream.
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel, Video | Also tagged car, Kolyma Highway, mountain, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, roads, Travel, Verkhoyansky, Video, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
November 12, 2008
Route: Yakutsk – the Road of Bones – Magadan. Arranged in August 2008. Three vehicles (Niva, Safari, ZIL truck) participated. Photo by Kallamish.
Posted in Answers, Photo, Travel | Also tagged car, Expedition, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, Photo, Pole of Cold, roads, Travel, Verkhoyansky, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
November 10, 2008
“I would like to know of the most recent travel condition reports on the Road of Bones in the summer. What is the best recommended itinerary and what settlements or towns does one pass. How are the bridges, when are the rivers at their lowest point? There is some information on your site but still [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged car, Churapcha, Khandyga, Kolyma, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, mountain, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, roads, summer, the Lena river, Travel, Ust Nera, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
October 31, 2008
A good opportunity is offered to people who want to celebrate New Year in a very extraordinary way. The Pole of Cold is ready to accept brave ladies and gentlements unafraid of ultimately extreme cold. Have you ever celebrated the New Year, when it is around -50C (-58F) outside? Not yet. Just try.
Posted in Answers, Services, Travel | Also tagged contact, event, Expedition, flight, holiday, Kolyma, Kolyma Highway, mountain, Oymyakon, PlanetYakutia, Pole of Cold, tourism, Travel, Yakutsk |
