Ultimate Arctic Crossing - part 1

It was cold on Kotel'nyy, -48°C, which, with the wind chill factor, produced a temperature of -68°C. "I had forgotten that the cold was so cold," Alain had said. "Good grief, I almost caught a little frostbite in my nose, which I detected in time. Luckily. We asked the people here which time of year was the coldest. It's now, they replied. last week, it was -58°C..." As the film sessions and shooting were over, the departure was brought forward a day: the men will therefore be setting off tomorrow, Sunday F

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