Extreme Life in the World's Coldest City (-65 Degrees)
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This video was shot 3 weeks before the invasion of Ukraine. I do NOT support this war, and my thoughts go out to our friends in Ukraine. We love you.
Welcome to YAKUTSK, (SIBERIA) - AKA the WORLD'S COLDEST CITY. More than 300,000 people live here, where winter temperatures (like right now) reach as low as -55 Celsius.
I went to Yakutsk a few weeks ago with my good friend Ammar from @YesTheory. The city is so remote that we had to take a 9-hour domestic flight from Moscow to get there.
As soon as we arrived in this cold winter wonderland, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Completely frozen trees, frozen pipelines, frozen cars… frozen everything!! But underneath the layers of jackets are extremely friendly faces and warm smiles. And that’s what I came here to learn about - humanity. Who are the Yakutian people? How do they survive these brutally cold winters?
This video takes you on a 4-day journey through the world’s coldest city - Yakutsk. I think you will be quite surprised to discover that Yakutsk is actually a normal city, just like anywhere else. It just happens to be extremely cold!
Thank you to my local friends Maria #1 and Maria #2 (from @LifeinYakutia) for showing me around! And thanks to Andrey for the awesome work behind the camera. And thank YOU so much for watching - this video is really special to me and many long hours of work have gone into it.
Have a great Sunday and I’ll see you next week.
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After a long internal debate, I decided to proceed with sharing this video. It was shot 3 weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. I am disgusted by Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine and I do not support this war. Thoughts going out to all of our friends and loved ones in Ukraine.
This story is one that I have been planning to tell for 5 years and I’m really excited to finally share the beautiful life in Yakutsk - the World’s Coldest City. Thank you for watching and I look forward to reading your comments ❤️
You're a legend bro
Yakutsk is a beautiful place
Thank you, Drew. In this hard time for Russian/Ukrainian people's you make us laught)))
The Russian people are not their government, you were right to upload this
Pray for Palestine 🇵🇸
It's so crazy how Drew could always avoid conflicts. He avoided the bombings in Afghanistan, the Venezuelan crisis, and now the Ukrainian war. Good luck and stay safe!
It really is crazy !!
Is it not just a attack at this point? And if Ukraine joins NATO it will trigger a war?!
@@drewbinsky don’t come to the Philippines just yet Drew. Maybe a war will break out after you leave. Haha
Yeah, where are you right now man? Just to know where not to go in a few weeks time.
@@Kennclarete 😂😁😄😅😆😎✌
They charged you for ketchup because you went to burger king and asked for a big mac 🤣🤣
hahaha
😂😂
You do realize that almost if not all European countries charge for ketchup and other things like using a public restroom right? America is a huge outlier.
@Koby Schechter No, it's free in Ireland. Just the tubs of other sauces aren't free.
@@kobyschechter8163 free in finland
Out of all your travels and vloggings this is the best for me.
What a place, what a journey, and how friendly these people are.
Looks most peaceful and calm place.
Thanks Drew for bringing this beautiful lifestyle of yakutsks to us
Your hardwork will educate most of
Us in the world.
Safe and happy journey
Much Love from Srilanka
It’s just crazy to think how high of a population there is at Yakutsk. I would expect such a cold place to be completely remote
It’s the center of Yakut culture and I think the Soviets developed it for natural resource exploitation.
Yea like greenland only have 50k people.I find it fascinating.
@@patricke825 Yea I live in a city with 300k people too and 300k isnt low
Because there's money there. And also locals have been living there for a long time now.
There is a booming fish industry and there are a lot of natural resources
Besides that people seems to have a good standard of living compared with other Russia cities, especially having in mind the conditions.
*Yakutian and Russian people are a very warm and friendly people. Saying hello from the Philippines.. Praying for world peace...*
Russians are anything but warm and friendly
@@siyacer agree! One evil and corrupt leader doesn't represent the whole Russians in general.
@@siyacer ye and u Americans r what? "goody two shoes"? "freedom fighters"? "freedom givers"? mind yo own country's business bro b4 interfering with others'. look at the condition of ur country first💀
@@siyacer American kid
@@NO0_ONE I agree. These Americans don’t rule the world anymore
I hope Yakutsk is able to grow and prosper, it's such a beautiful region!
It truly is.
The last thing beautiful regions of the planet need is more people.
@@yesterdayschunda1760 spot on
@@yesterdayschunda1760 then no more beautiful
@@yesterdayschunda1760 yep, so true. We mess up every place we go.
Imagine the people there appreciating the warmth inside their house! 😍
Or the warmth inside their girls!
I love the dynamic of Drew asking them how they survive the cold and them insisting it’s warm today.
In the Netherlands it's common knowledge how you feel is psychological. You can sit in ice bath, like Wim Hof, and if you feel warm, you feel warm... you only feel cold when you decide to feel cold.
Hi, Drew
I am actually a Yakutian and the video you made is brilliant! As I was watching I kept smiling from ear to ear.
Thank you for sharing your experience in Yakutsk!
Btw the polar plunge was crazy, i cant even imagine what it feels like
yakutsk has internet?
@@firstandlastname2390 and why is that?
@@geographynonsensical5003 of course… It would be strange if there was no internet 🤷🏻♀️
@@geographynonsensical5003 your question sounded ridiculous. Yakutsk is a city with 300 000 inhabitants why would you think that it doesn’t have the Internet?
@@firstandlastname2390 maybe because they might have other ways to have fun besides internet?
idk i'm just interested no need to be rude
I am glad your channel showed up! You really do bring a new perspective to the different cultures and places of the world. Thank you.
Heating Drew saying Bismillah before entering the water warms my heart May Allah bless you and keep showing us these amazing places
My great grandfather was the last Governor General of the Russian far east. He translated the native languages into Russian as well as map that region. He would be thrilled if he was alive to see your joyous travels and your deep respect for the people of the region. Just awesome!
Curious
Are you currently in Russia or migrated to usa
😮
No shit Sherlock pls
Russia is genuinely one of the most incredible countries on the planet
Shame about the government
Agree!!
You shouldn't just parrot something if you have no idea about the political things that happened before...
@@dirkvonriegen5267 It didn't seem like a very controversial statement.
@@dirkvonriegen5267 Having in mind that Russia armed the Middle East and Asia with the US, his statement is really true :)
@@The-ZebraFinch-Channel I don’t see the relation…
I lived in Yakutia for 25 years. We never missed school, even with -60C! Yakutsk is beautiful now, with new Airport! Thank you for the great video! Ironically I live In sunny Florida now.
thats actually an insane difference lol
Your videos really help me calming down from my daily stress and learn to see new perspectives of life. its so beautiful and calming seeing all these different cultures and seeing how diverse the life really is. Thank you!
Hi Drew! Yakutsk sounds very interesting to go to. Russia is one of my favorite countries, and I can’t wait to visit the country in the future. When the current conflict is over, I’ll definitely come visit! 🇷🇺🇷🇺
Thanks for sharing!
@@sosexyimsexy1673 damn so many bots, we don't give an f here stupid bots I'mma report you now so you're nonsense shenanigans may be stopped now😠😤🙄
I want to visit Moscow! I have Russian heritage you know. I can’t wait to see the Kremlin!
@@gamingwithscottie1478 oh that’s cool! I want to visit Moscow too. And many other places in Russia!
But so you know... It won't be over as long as Putin remains in power. And he will remain in power for the rest of his life. The war might end, but Russia would not be the same anymore.
The fact that we get free travel documentaries on TH-cam by Drew Binsky is truly a gift 👍
Yakutian people seem so kind and welcoming. Maria is lovely.
I would love to visit this town. The people look so friendly and warm! It makes the cold weather look completely bearable!
Thank you Drew for posting! Your story reassures the world of the kindness and humanity in spite of the governments! ❤️🙏🏻~Cara
Hey Drew, I want to appreciate how much effort you put in all of your videos despite of these cruel times when the world is going through so much pain. We salute you Drew!
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𝚃ᵉ𝚇ţ𝄍𝑾𝒉𝔮τ𝑠𝑨𝑝𝑝
±𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟓𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟐
Let him know i referred you........
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Thank you for sharing your experience 😊
Wow , what an amazing experience! Thanks Drew !
This is what life is about!!! ✌🏼❤️🔥🌎 Not all the BS on the news. ☺️ Thank you as always Drew!
From Albuquerque, New Mexico 🇺🇸
@James Smith Weird! You have the same name as one of my old customers that passed away. Strange how that happens!
Jesse we need to cook
Walter white ?
Yo Mr white! Science!
Yeees, I was waiting for it since the first news about your trip to this wonderful city!
Welcome to Sibiria bro
Simply amazing! What a journey! Lovely to see Ammar join you in this wonderful adventure!
I’ve experienced -40C living in the interior of Canada, and I can tell you, it’s no joke.
Keep up the good work drew, you are
An inspiration to me.
Good luck from Ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you so much!
You are everywhere! Watching your series has lit a fire under my butt to keep traveling and exploring the world and having these genuine experiences with strangers all across the world.
U r weird m8
@@starwarrior4056 thanks broski
@@EdisonBryan Under ur butt who knows what else is there🤨
Breathtaking scenery, I hope to make it someday if things calm down over there. Love the channel man.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience with everyone watching.....❤❤❤❤
Hey Drew, it’s awesome how you pick the coolest places on earth. You should explore a really far off the map place like the Austral Islands! That would be so cool.
Cool because cold hut it is also cold get it?
No pun intended
do you mean it's gonna be cold?
Brilliant video, I love the longer style videos showing specifically interesting places!
Thanks - i"m testing out new formats!
I love that you and Amar from Yes Theory are in this video together! What an amazing and exciting collaboration!
Thanks great videos. Keep them up. 🤗🙏🏻
Hey Goodwill Ambassador Drew! INCREDIBLE video , as always!!! My favorite part was when you were hanging with the village family doing shots with the dad 💖
❤️❤️
May there be peace across all the countries. Drew you are an amazing personality. Really Enjoyed the video though. ❤️❤️
So glad you saw Maria! I enjoy watching her channel too!
Excellent video Drew. As you said, the people of Yakutsk are incredible.
A great place to visit, definitely an ice wonderland. I'm wishing for a better future between countries in Eastern Europe. Best wishes from Malaysia 🇲🇾
I love Drew’s videos and I appreciate the time it took you to do these type of videos. My prayers goes to Ukraine
Such a magical place wow... coming from a tropical country, as a kid, I couldn't even imagine a place like this could exist.
Awww you're with Ammar I love him!
What a freezing thrill drew !!! ❄️ I would love to do that in my life once ! Hats off to you drew for that ice bath in -40 degrees 👏❄️❄️❄️
That was amazing. Too darn cold for me though. Polar plunge was insane. Sad times for sure but thanks for sharing the experience.😎
Wow! you're really a brave person with guts to visit the coldest city in the world. Congrats, always take care and God bless you Drew .
Just found your channel . Great content and thank you for taking us around the world to places we may never visit.
I totally enjoyed this documentary after so much wait, thank you drew ❤️😁
Amazing people to be able to live a daily life in temperatures of sub -30 degrees... it's CRAZY!! Thanks Drew for sharing this unique adventure... stay safe!
Drew, I get to see the world when watching you travel. I have beena few amazing places like Egypt and Canada, London, but this video is one of my favorites. God bless everyone! 🌎 🌍
Best episode! i love more detail about their daily life...
Love the beautiful, smiling faces of the Yakutz people. 😊
Drew, I am Canadian, and it's winter here. Please visit Canada's cold cities like Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Fort McMurray or even the Capital City, Ottawa.
Ottawa ain’t even that cold lmao
I am also canadian… Iqaluit and Yellowknife are cool. But never, and I mean NEVER Go to FORT McMURRAY
@@datingzone5984 what happens in fort mcmurray
Fort mcmurray gets cold lol
@@shaakirabdi9422 there are several cities in Canada that get the same low temperatures as Winnipeg
A beautiful story! Thank You!
Not sure why this popped up in my recommend videos. I am glad it did. Here I am watching this at 2am. Great video!!
I have been watching you for the past 4 years and I really love your video. Keep up the good work
I so so love your contents drew, thank you for making youtube worthwhile ❤️
Drew you are an amazing person. Loved to see your and Ammar’s friendship. No hatred for muslims. If everyone were like you both, the world would be such a beautiful place. Respect to all of you my friends
two thumbs up 4 both of you.. thank you for the great video.. amazing
When I traveled to Istanbul, I asked my guide what the Turkish people thought of Americans.
He told me that his people understood the distinction between the American people and the American government.
I must remind myself of that wisdom when I think of the Russians. Not all Russians support this atrocity. Putin stands on his own.
Thank you for your videos that show us the beauty of all people from all cultures independent of government.
It's naive to think that Putin stands on his own. Russians cheered for him for taking the krym in 2014. The military consists also of normal people, and they still decide to fight for him. Ukrainians lay down in front of the tanks to stop them, not the Russians.
Every person who supported Putin in the past has blood on their hands, but my hard goes out for the russian who protest him ! It takes a lot of courage to stand up against him.
@@crispyair9946 west should stop play victim card
@Mir Sarwar so you are pro the russian invasion. I don't care about the opinion of nazis.
Remind yourself that with every country including China, North Korea, Iraq ect
@@crispyair9946 no i am not a pro Russian or anything like that, but the thing that pisses me is west is acting like they are bunch of innocent people that have never done anything wrong, i am not saying putin is right in attacking Ukraine but west is also equally accountable for what's happening.
Drew-thanks for posting and sharing the culture and kindness of this region I will never get to experience myself.
Everyone is so wholesome and friendly!!
Such an amazing experience! Love it!
This is probably one of Drew’s BEST videos
I’m so thrilled you went to Yakutsk! I’ve been watching videos about it for a few years now and I had hoped you would visit there one day. I also saw 3 of my favorite Yakutsk TH-camrs! Thank you so much for deciding to post this. I wish more people realized that the actions of Putin are not that of the people of Russia. Most disagree with hom
I'm Russian and I don't know a single person who supports the dictator here
@@alenvex8192 I have a lot of Russian friends and their families are so angry. Most sane and logical people know it’s not the regular people. Just as I would wish that those looking at the US would know that there are not followers of the ex president. And his followers embarrass us
NOW I KNOW HOW THE GERMANS(NAPOLEON) WERE DEFEATED IN WW2 IN RUSSIA. I NEVER IMAGIN IT WAS THIS COLD.
Как же вы достали, идиоты, вашей чушью про плохого Путина и хороших русских. Мы, русские, полностью поддерживаем нашего президента во всем. Кроме небольшой кучки либеральных кретинов, которые вообще ничего не понимают. Забей это в переводчик и прочитай, не собираюсь тебе ничего переводить.
Loved it when Ammar said bismillah before entering the frozen pond 😍
Great video and a great duo too, need to visit Yakutsk sometime, really interesting an unique place in this incredible world
I'm surprised by how warm their summers are. The daily mean temperature in July is 20°C, which is unusual for 62°N. Their summers are warmer than many Russian cities much farther south.
Because usually the ocean regulates the temperature. They are quite far from the ocean
This kind of variations will be increasingly more due to the global warming.
@@rusitoexplorador interesting
20°C it's normal temperature for June, normal temperature for July is 25 or 30°C.
@@viktorpavlov121 I'm talking about the average temperature. Of course, the high temperature at daytime would be much higher than the average.
Russian people are mostly great people, just like most people are good anywhere. They are in no way to blame for anything at all!
I do have some Russian friends and I was in Russia during the World Cup 2018, met so many great and welcoming Russians there. It was the trip of my life so far.
Politics is not going to change that - love the people and the culture, landscapes etc. still.
People are not their leaders.
Let's therefore not hate on Russian people - thank you for sharing this to show that.
Also Yakutia is a place I would really like to go to someday.
I also met some people from Yakutia in Almaty, Kazakhstan in the hostel I was staying in while there.
It's a part of the world that's fascinating me.
Winter is interesting for sure but I would also like to go in summer for the nature and the Ysyakh celebrations; it's a huge Yakut traditional celebration in summer, you can look it up if you want to.
Makes me cold just watching it. But this is something Ive wanted to see. Thanks Drew. ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
Your videos gives me utmost joy this city is in my bucket list
I *LOVE* Yakutsk! On a whim a few years ago, I Googled the coldest city on the planet, and that's how I discovered this place. I've been fascinated with the weather, land, and people ever since!
You should visit when things gets better out there
This is probably the best Yakutsk video I have seen from someone who doesn't live there. Most vlogs I saw lacks the 'heart'. They just focus on how cold the place is. Drew captured what's lacking in those vlogs. Oh I am so happy to see Maria of Life In Yakutia. Her channel actually introduced me to Yakutia and she brought me here to your channel, too.
This place is not the coldest place in Russia if talk about the lowest temperature ever recorded in russia. The record lies in Oymyakon. It was -67 Celsius there one winter.
@@scottwarren4998 thanks for the info. Is the place inhabited by people?
@@albertcalibo On 6 February 1933, a temperature of −67.7 °C (−89.9 °F) was recorded at Oymyakon's weather station. This was almost the coldest officially recorded temperature in the Northern Hemisphere (Verkhoyansk had recorded −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F) on 5 and 7 February, 1892).
@@albertcalibo So, Verkhoyansk has the lowest recorded temperature ever in russia.
I'm sorry for being wrong yesterday.
I have fallen in love with your shows. Amazing.
Drew getting drunk in Yakutsk Russia, a place I’ve never heard about, I can’t stop binging, I’m saving to go to Spain soon. Much love from Dallas, TX
I think it'd be really cool if you visited more of these "extreme" places. Consider going to Tristan De Cunha soon, the world's most isolated inhabited island. Love from Phoenix!
Very impressive work , huge fan of your content , very eye opening and inspirational 👏
Appreciate it, Wendy!
Whata beautiful life my friend. Seeing you experience all of this makes me very happy
Wait you filmed on my birthday. Keep up the good work Drew ❤️ 💙
Looks like that place has become my favorite city on earth and I have been to there yet, but likely some time in the future or at least in my dreams. Awesome! Thanks.
I use to live in Astana (now Nur Sultan) in Kazakhstan, and during the winter we would have -52 every night for months. Years after I left Kazakhstan I was never cold again. Got so adjusted to that temperature that even when there was -8 during the day, I would go out in short sleeves.
ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs,ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴅᴇᴀs,ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟʏɴɴ ɢʀᴀʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴛᴄ/ᴇᴛʜ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴅᴇᴀs..........
I loveeee watching your videos!!!! Make my day any minute. Blessings to you!❤️
Oh my god Drew! You are so brave & crazy to go into that icy bath!
Hi Drew sir this is an amazing documentary thanks
Thank you!
Loved this video!
Great video! Thank-you!
Thanks for videos about Yakutiya. Gretings from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿. We are waiting for you
Stay strong Ukraine. 💙💛💪🇺🇦
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Lmao it's comical that the first comment is fuckin DREW HIMSELF, Followed by a damn scam bot advertising sex, fucking despicable
@@bruh_1019 it’s a coincidence.
@@xavierlauzac5922 it really isn't, if you look at other replies he did, right afterwards theres the same bot doin the same thing
@@bruh_1019 he’s not responsible for it.
Hello Drew! Amazing video! I’m from the Russian city of Tyumen, that is located in Siberia, but I’ve never been to Yakutsk and it was really cool to see your experience! I’ll definitely visit it some day. And even though it’s war right now happening in the West side of Russia, the eastern cities didn’t really change and there’s still people who live their average life.
We’d be so glad to see you in Russia again, and you definitely should come to Tyumen, it’s really interesting city, we’ll be waiting for you! :)
its war in ukraine, not west russia. and i am half russian myself, so please dont say west of russia
@@stecher1995 so you think that places like rostov are not negatively affected? I doubt that.
SLAVA UKRAINA 🇺🇦 ☦ 🇬🇷
🇷🇺 😢
@@nodspruductionss3812 Rostov on Don is not really affected more than other areas of Russia. The worst conflicts are now in Kiev, Kharkov, and the closest Russian city would be Belgorod, but still, you would not really feel much of an impact in Belgorod itself.
Free Ukraine from invasion 🇺🇦
Free Navalny and Free Russia from dictatorship 🇷🇺
@@frankozrin5611 tell that to the mothers. The russians are victims of putin.
Thanks for this video. 💯💯💯💯
Bro is living the life! Cheers!
Hey, Drew! For your next trip, how about visiting and making a video about any famous ghost towns in the world? Anyway, I really enjoyed and learned a lot from this eye-opening and mind-broadening video! Great job!
I want him to visit somewhere like Kolmanskop in Namibia or somewhere like Bodie or Centralia
That's Crazy Man. I would be afraid of getting frost bite within minutes. It's always a good time on this channel. Thanks for sharing.
go around June 21 to Yakutzk and you will see an amazing traditional summer celebration.
Well made video man👍🏻
This was beautiful!
Hello Drew hope you fine healthy
I really love your content your channel as always it’s beautiful interesting informative it’s a journey with you through the screen love it ❤️
Everyone is amazing and so nice. Wow. Great culture
Love your videos bro💕