Posts Tagged ‘siberia

Returning to Siberia, part 2; Oymyakon – coldest inhabited place on earth

Wikipedia describes Oymyakon likes this: “In 1924, Russian scientist Sergey Obrychev registered the lowest temperature −71.2 °C (−96.2 °F). On February 6, 1933, a temperature of−67.7 °C (−89.9 °F) was [...]

Returning to Siberia, part 1; Bolot, Yakutsk and a lecture turned into a work shop on tourism

My first visit to Siberia changed my life for good and bad. For sure forever. It was back in 2004 when I [...]

10 best items of equipment I would bring on a Polar Expedition

As the Nordic Winter is starting to appear, I tend to get questions from the northern parts of the world about equipment. [...]

Three tips how to make your Expedition a success

Why are so few Expeditions a success? By which I mean reaching the goal one set out for? This is a question [...]

3 tips how to fund an Expedition

Recently I have had many requests how to fund an expedition, so I found this old article from 2009, but it is [...]

Bone marrow and fried reindeer brain; A bit about me and my choice of life

The day I arrived to the small Siberian settlement of Kolymskaya was the happiest moment of my exploring life. It was the [...]

South Pole Ponies; The Forgotten Story of Antarctica’s Meat-Eating Horses, part 1

CuChullaine O´Reilly is one of these personalities which there´s far too few of on earth today. Independent, highly intelligent and heads down [...]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Saamis and Coffee But Were Afraid to Ask

I have always been fascinated with the indigenous people of Scandinavia, the Samí. Today I have many Samí friends and recently I went to [...]

The art of living with gnats, mosquitoes and flies

Living in the great outdoor is never really easy. Yes, it is the most fulfilling and freest life possible, but living out [...]

My testament of life

This piece was first published on my friend Joseph Richter´s eminent Tycoons Venture! My Testament of Life, so far… by Mikael Strandberg I [...]

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