On Nov. 4, 2009, in Yakutsk, the capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a group of three people descended into the world’s deepest ice vertical tunnel, Shergin’s Shaft, that had been buried and forgotten for more than half a century. It was the important historical, scientific, cultural event called “The Storm of Shergin’s Shaft” designed to get a few rare samples for permafrost researchers and show a new way to observe never-melting, frozen soil layers.
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That’s me
My initial wish was to write about winter driving tips, but I found that gathering all local tips would take much of my time. So, I decided to start from myself.
Here is the list of taboos I prefer not to break, when outdoor temperature is, let’s say, below -25C at least. If I am good in following them, I know, I will be feeling pretty good in one of the coldest cities on Earth. Here is my don’ts top.
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.
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.
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