Frozen Frontier

About Frozen Frontier

On January 20, 2013, world-renowned Swedish explorer Mikael Strandberg, left his home and set out for the coldest inhabited place on earth, Oymyakon in northeast Siberia where the average winter temperature is -50°C. He, along with the 3 other members of his team, will meet up with a group of Eveny reindeer herders and set out on a historic journey. Traveling over 600km by reindeer pulling sledges, they will explore the most remote parts of Siberia, all the way from the little known mountains of Kolyma to the Okhotsk Sea.

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Almost Killed by a Bear

03.14.13

I feel like I have returned from this amazing journey with a wealth of knowledge to share. This information is possibly vital for how we see the world and offers insights which will give you a perspective on everything.

Great news from Chabarovsk!

03.09.13

”I think you are judging all women from your Western perspective,” Lyuba Passar, the very friendly president of the Association of Indigenous peoples of the north of the Khabarovsk Region, suddenly said slightly tired after probably having heard the umpteenth Westerner bringing up the female issue, so she continued;

At the Hospital in Chabarovsk

03.05.13

”I want to return to the taiga as soon as possible”, Vika told us at our last meeting in Arkah, over a few glassess of vodka and continued, ”It is too dirty and smells too bad here.”