Dislike citing newspapers, as I prefer the original content, but… What a nice story The Boston Globe wrote about the life in the extreme weather conditions. In the article “Cold pushes life to the extremes,” the author describes pretty good all sides of such living in the cold…

And, hey, my Siberian city of Yakutsk was mentioned in it. Take a look.

..For further perspective, consider the Siberian city of Yakutsk, where it averaged 40 below zero last week.

Inna Likhachyova, who works at Tour Service Centre in Yakutsk, 3,000 miles east of Moscow, tittered at the idea of 22 below.

“If you plan to come here, you will need a fur hat, fur boots, two pairs of pants,’’ she said. “It is not cold for us, but you might have a different idea of what cold is.’’…

The story contains the video as well. So it is really worth to read.

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Luhkka is also known as a Saami poncho or cape. They say, it is superbly warm in the winter cold.

The Sami luhkka is used over knitwear or pelisse a long time. The use of thick ullvadmel will shelter from cold and winds.

The Sami luhkka is used over knitwear or pelisse a long time. The use of thick ullvadmel will shelter from cold and winds.

Luhkka has become a popular outdoor garment among people in the cold season. Made out of thick frieze and decorated with red cloth and braiding.

Luhkka has become a popular outdoor garment among people in the cold season. Made out of thick frieze and decorated with red cloth and braiding.

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Ice mask, C.T. Madigan, between 1911-1914 / photograph by Frank Hurley

 C.T. Madigan, between 1911-1914 /photograph by Frank Hurley

Without fur clothing: The ice is not outside, it is inside !!!!

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Digged a really funny story at WinnipegSun.com today. A staff writer Joanne Richard raves about the radically inventive Radiance winter jacket which features built in heaters. Thanks to this new gadget, she says, she is no longer afraid of the big, bad cold. She asks readers to call her a snow hottie. Oh! Really?! Nice to meet you, snow hottie :)

Columbia's Snow Hottie and Bugathermo Boot What’s so special about this jacket? Please, read further about it. I would like to know your opinions.

I am trying to be serious and not to laugh until my cries. I just know that local villagers, especially the resident of Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk, will do that. Everytime when they see freezing strangers wrapped up in their ultra warm clothes, they love repeating “There is nothing better than fur clothes.”

So… Let’s read.

Joanne Richard writes “No need to come in from the cold or the freezing hockey arena. With the flip of a switch — just like those heavenly heated seats in a car — I’m warm all over and totally loving it thanks to Mountain Hardwear outerwear.”

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