Some good ideas there. Using a bike, given the time & visa constraints I'd fly to Yakutsk and finish in Magadan or Petropavlosk. Follow the routing of this Amorok expedition as far as Cape Schmidt but then go to Uelen and Cape Dezhnev, the eastern most point. From there toward Egvekinot and again pick up the general routing of the Amaroks.

From now on I'm calling it a “half track”! Your suggestion about retaining the front wheel in situ is well worth exploring, I think it would be possible to fix the swing arm/wheel to the track tunnel and transport it.


Oils can flow down to -40c and lower, 0W-40 snowmobile oils are available for these climates. My first choice of bike was a BMW GS simply because it is air cooled but the half track would dictate a water cooled bike so temperatures below -40c would be pose a frost damage risk. Starting can be achived using ultracapacitors which work well at these temperatures.


I have a KTM 950 S.Enduro R and love it to bits so that would be my first choice if using a half track, it's capable of carrying the heavy fuel loads required. A 690R would be my next choice.


I'd take a Tentipi, another rider could carry the Eldfell stove but otherwise travel light.


I don't have the resources to do this trip at the moment either but where there's a will.

This journey is incredible. :clap:

They are in Petropavlosk. :thumbup1:

Fantastic achievement :clap:

Now let's see who does the same trip on a bike ? :scooter:

http://photos.travellerspoint.com/32...ropavlovsk.png

Biggest challenge ever ... on foot ... hope Karl Bushby can finish it !

I wonder how I might get those Yellowbrick way points so that I could import them into google earth or OS?

How about contacting Rainer Zietlow directly (email on his website) ?

According to his yellowbrick, he just landed back home in Frankfurt / Germany.

The final pictures on his Amarok Expedition - blog are amazing.

Just got info on "The Ice Run":

https://www.theadventurists.com/the-adventures/ice-run

Looks like a good training session for iceroad biking.

On Ural bikes from Irbit to Salekhard.

In 2005, Japanese adventurer Hiromasa Andow accomplished this amazing route on winter roads - on a PUSH BIKE:

http://www.tim.hi-ho.ne.jp/andow/fareast/report/map.jpg

Source: Siberia Bike Tour Winter

... and my List of Russian Ice Roads here:

ZIMNIK - Ice Roads in Russia - Gentleman Adventurer

Difficult to find this on the web. Further information is :welcome:.

Here's a couple more good ones

Anabar Road ... From Udachny north to the Arctic Ocean. (From Udachny south to Lensk is an all season road)

From Verkhoyansk there is also a ungroomed winter road to Tiksi on the Arctic Ocean

If you are looking for your next cool winter ice road project, I suggest this ....

Irkutsk - up Baikal to Severobaikalsk, then Ust Kut, Lensk, Mirny, Udachny, Olenyok, Saskylakh, Anabar. Thats real reindeer herder territory.

http://eyakutia.com/2011/02/pictures...iberia-russia/

Thanks a lot, colebatch. I've added these to the list.

Great suggestion re the Anabar road!

"Entertaining" trip report about the Ice Run here by Red Thread Adventures:

Red Thread Adventures: February 2013

Two more incredibly tough winter bycyclists on Russian "roads".

http://www.lonelytraveller.de/sibiri...-sibirien.jpeg

Lonely Traveller: lonely traveller

http://photos.travellerspoint.com/32..._Cyclist_2.png

Andrey Finochenko: Andrey Finochenko winter cyclist

Superheroes !

Still looking for the first one to Kamchatka on a motor :scooter: !