When you read this, we are hopefully in Siberia. The whole family of four. It could well be a surprise to most of you, but what is waiting is most likely the biggest adventure for all four of us ever. My wife Pam and my daughters, Eva a bit more than 2½ years old and Scarlett Sardana a bit more than 5 months old, are going to spend a few months in the capital of the Republic of Sakha, Yakutsk, whilst I will head off into the wilderness. It will most likely be one of the coldest modern Expeditions in recent years.

The team consists of me (producer), Yegor Makarov (explorer and photographer), Yuri Bereznov (cameraman and filmmaker) and Bolot Bochkarev (translator and blogger).  We will also be accompanied by two reindeer herders and 25 reindeer. I don´t know who they are yet. I am not sure if Yegor even knows!

Together we will do one of the hardest Siberian Expeditions. Spending over a few months in a very remote region of Siberia where the temperatures will go below -60 degrees Celsius and it will be dark, we will pass through a relatively unknown chain of alpine mountains to reach the sea. No tracks, no roads. It is just Siberian wilderness at its best and most pristine. Hopefully we will also come across a lot of wild animals and local Eveny, Evenk and Yakut people, who´s life we want to document.

The preparations have been tougher than ever. I have had only two months to prepare for this expedition, which would have taken me at least a year to do before. It is in these trying, challenging and inspiring, but fearful times that I want to share with you my story.