Siberia

A boy chops wood in northern Russia

Weekend Warm-Up: One Day in the Coldest Village on Earth

The potentially life-sapping cold of continental Siberia requires a...
three woolly mammoths

Small Population of Woolly Mammoths Survived for Centuries, Against All Odds

Ten thousand years ago, as the Pleistocene ended and...
workers standing on sea ice

Eric Larsen on Why He Decided to Lead a North Pole Tour Through Russia

Yesterday, polar guide Eric Larsen returned to Colorado after...
monument

China vs Russia: The Modern Battle Over The Geographical Center of Asia

The geographical center of a place refers to the...
Kluchevskaya Sopka volcano.

Russian Outfitter Gets Four Years in Prison For 2022 Kluchevskaya Disaster

Andrey Stepanov, the head of the Extreme Time travel...
snowy volcano erupting

Eurasia’s Highest Active Volcano Stirs Again

Kamchatka's ever-restless Klyuchevskaya volcano has erupted again. This time,...
a man saws a log

Weekend Warm-Up: Two Decades of Siberian Solitude

What causes someone to retreat from society? It's an...
Siberian shaman head amulet.

Don’t Make Fun of Elders, Especially If They’re Shamans

After an expedition to Siberia’s Wrangel Island, I took...
a snowy forest

Temperature Dives to Record Lows in Eastern Siberia. Would you Believe -75˚C?

According to residents, the air temperature in the eastern...
skier on the edge of a cornice, shot from behind

WATCH: Somehow, a Skier Survives This Avalanche

File this under close calls. A man in Khakassia...

Updated: Only Three Survive the Ordeal on Klyuchevskaya

Only three of the 12 climbers on Klyuchevskaya volcano...
Distant view of th volcano

Tragedy on Klyuchevskaya: Weather Halts Rescue Helicopters, Six Still Stranded

A sixth victim has died on 4,754m Klyuchevskaya Sopka,...
aerial view of Mt. Klyuchevsky

Five Climbers Die in Fall on Kamchatka’s Klyuchevskaya Volcano

Five climbers have died in a fall on 4,754m...
Cox and female Soviet greeter

35 Years Ago Today: Lynne Cox’s World-Changing Swim Across the Bering Strait

Thirty-five years ago, during the Cold War, American endurance...
bear eats tourists in kamchatka

Brown Bears Eat Wealthy Tourists and Pilot After Helicopter Crashes in Remote Kamchatka

Brown bears mauled and ate three people after a...

British Adventurer Arrested, Spends a Month in a Russian Prison

Editor's note: We also caught up later with Charlie...

Arctic Roundup: Expeditions Set Off

While the Barneo ice station is cancelled again this...
Winter aerial view of the epicentre of the Tunguska event in Siberia, Russia. Photo: Tungussky Nature Reserve

Divers to Explore Possible Crater of Siberia’s Famous Tunguska Meteor

A quartet of geophysicists and hydrobiologists has obtained a...
world's coldest school

Kids in World’s Coldest Town Finally Get a ‘Snow Day’ — at -60°C

Oymyakon, in extreme northeastern Siberia, is the world's coldest...
MI-8 russian Kurilskoye lake crash

Eight Die in Kamchatka Helicopter Crash; Guide Agency Blamed

It's been a grim week in adventure. Bodies litter...

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