A winter traverse of the highest parts of Anabar Plateau, the northernmost part of Central Siberian Plateau, with absolute temperatures starting at -40 C, down to -50 C.
With the windchill factor, the temperatures were probably around -70 C.
The crossing took place in February 2025, the distance cover around 220-250km.
A solo expedition.
It was probably the first ever expedition to the Anabar Plateau in deep winter (till end of February).
Successful first winter ascents (“winter ascents” understood as ascents till both the end of calendar and the end of meteorological winter) of two points:
(1) the highest point of the plateau,
(2) an unnamed and probably completely virgin distinctive peak in the central part of the plateau.
There had only been two other ascents in winter conditions of the highest point of the plateau before, one at the very end of March, one in April.
More info & story coming soon.
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