Harnessing the dogs
A musher is harnessing his sled dogs.
Kid in the Air
Jumping from the roof of our cabin is fun..
I have a German friend, Bjorn Steinz. He is a pro photographer based in Prague. Two years ago he visited Yakutsk in November. He spent a few days just walking around on streets and taking pictures of people. Since then I promote his works and website oka2 Photography on every occasion, and I am grateful to him for giving such an permission 
Here are what he came out with.
The first frost hit the Verkhoyansk, the coldest town on Earth
Further, please, see the current Yakutia Weather Map:
Yakutia Weather Map, as of Nov. 10, 2009.
See the enlarged map at Maps.Mail.ru
I need to make clarification. According to my personal daily observation, Verkhoyansk keeps the position of the coldest town in Yakutia, Siberia/Russia. It is usually colder than in Oymyakon. Besides, you have to know, that Oymyakon, the well-known as the Pole of Cold, is not a town or city. It is a little village. So it can be considered as the coldest town on Earth at all. Verkhoyansk has the official status of town.
Yesterday, on Nov. 1, I wanted to participate in the local GPS orienting, but failed. At the last moment, I couldn’t find my fur boots. They were left in a wardrobe at work the last spring. “Damn,” I said. Without extra warm boots I couldn’t bring myself to stay outdoor the whole day, when the temperature was frozen at minus 20 degrees centigrade.
Well, I missed the event. My wish to take pictures of frozen competitors was great. I do regret, but not so much. My colleague Ekaterina, who managed to compete as a trekker, promised me to bring photographs tomorrow and share them with the rest of the world. So, rejoice.
Meanwhile, check out how trekkers can look like, when it is extremely cold. Here we go!
That's Katerina. She was trekking along the hills around Yakutsk at -30C. Nov 16, 2008.
That day was cold. As low as minus 19C in the morning and minus 23C in the evening. Brrr. We are going streight down. Just in a month, we are going to experience the first minus-forty-degree days. Winter is gaining ground!
Amazing. It is cold outside in Yakutsk. On Oct. 30, 2009, the temperature is as low as -20C. But this guy keeps skatboarding on the main square in Yakutsk, the coldest city on the Earth.
On 10.29.09, In Photos, By Silandi
… I could hardly believe my eyes this morning. My window was frozen with ice in October !! Cool !!
More COLD & COOL photos you will find here: Cold United
ColdUnited Flickr
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