No comments. Just read the RIA Novosti new story about the so-called brave German adventure bicyclist, who suffered in Siberia’s cold weather:
RIA NOVOSTI, Jan. 11 — Russian authorities said a German cyclist underestimated Siberia’s brutal weather and wound up in a hospital during a long-distance ride this week.
Sven Riedel, 37, suffered a serious case of frostbite while attempting to pedal 300 kilometers (186.4 miles) from Ulan-Ude to Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia.
“I wanted to see Lake Baikal,” Riedel told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency. “I didn’t think it would be so cold.”
Officials said it was actually plenty cold when Riedel made camp for the night. The mercury slid to 15-31 (Fahrenheit) below zero.
A passing motorist stopped and convinced Riedel, who does not speak Russian, to get out of his small tent and into the car and took him to a hospital.
The German auto mechanic had toured Scandinavia on his bike in the dead of winter but officials said Siberia is an entirely different matter when it comes to cold weather.
One tip only. Travel responsibly, especially in cold regions!
