We began our journey into the Yamal peninsula from Salekhard, a small Siberian shipping port sitting on the polar boundaries of Russia’s Arctic Circle. Strategically positioned in the delta of the Ob river, Salekhard is completely inaccessible by car outside of winter months. The only way in or out of the Yamal region is to wait until the rivers have frozen thick, forming ‘Russian snow roads.’ Having battled our way through the
SURVIVING SIBERIA
Apr 15, 2021
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