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After reaching the end of the rally at the Pole of the Cold near the small village of Oymyakon, the team doubles-back for another night in Tomtor Village.
The "Road of Bones" is a 2000 kilometer-long road from Magadan to Yakutsk through the coldest parts of Siberia. Built by prisoners from the Stalin era, Tomtor Village sits at the half-way point along the route. Locals say that every meter of the road required one human life. No new roads have been built in Eastern Siberia since Stalin's rule.
Team Takima at the Pole of the Cold (from left-to-right): David Pierce, Lenky Roy, Altura Ewers, and Jim Hall.
The decaying remains of the gulag prisoner camps still exist along the Road of Bones.
Believe it or not, there is a small amount of tourism at the Pole of the Cold, as these children can attest to.
The road to Tomtor village lead Team Takima through beautiful and rugged mountain passes.
Altura Ewers poses for a photo at a road stop along the way to the Pole of the Cold.
Team Takima crew member David Pierce takes a photo with one of the support crew members in Tomtor village.
Hours can go by without passing any sign of life in Siberia, but when travelers do pass a coal truck or logging vehicle, they are comforted in some sense.
Arriving that the Pole of the Cold, Team Takima finds themselves at a Soviet-era landmark complete with a hammer-and-sickle crown.
