What We Wear at -71°C (-95°F)_ Yakutia, Siberia

Hello, my name is Diana. I live in the coldest city on earth, Yakutsk, and today I will show you what I usually wear to keep myself warm even at minus 71 degrees. Meet my sister Diana. It's minus 50 degrees and she wants to go outside. But she also wants to look good. And here is how we do this in Yakutsk. It's an absolute must to wear several layers of clothing underneath, such as woolen leggings, since the knees are particularly prone to freezing in such extreme cold. Diana also wears fleece sweater and weathered pants, but it's difficult to look very feminine in them. For the boots, Diana wears warm socks along with fur boots made of ranger skin. This is Yakutian handmade traditional boots. There are different types of these shoes with different beaded patterns. So, women in Yakutia usually have two looks. One is more feminine with fur coats made of mink or fox. Another one is more casual with the down jackets, which keep you very warm and they are cheaper than a fur coat. At the same time, she still wears fur hats, since knitted ones are just not warm enough for local winter. The fur hat is made of arctic fox. In addition to covering her head, she also wears mittens with beaded Yakutian patterns and fully covers her face, otherwise the exposed parts can get frostbite. So, now you have a rough idea what we usually wear in Yakutia to keep ourselves warm. And now my sister is going to the coldest open-air market in the world, where the meat and fish remain naturally frozen, where the sellers are working whole day, even when the temperature goes down to minus 50 degrees Celsius. In January, the mean temperature hovers around minus 50 degrees, but days in the negative 70 degrees are not unheard of. At this level of coldness, it's best not to wear glasses outside. The metal freezes and sticks to your face, making it difficult to remove your glasses without tearing off chunks of cheek. Five to ten minutes in the fresh air can be enough to cause fatigue, stinging pain in the face and long-lasting aches in the fingers and toes. Twenty minutes is the point at which even the most hardy Yakutsk resident thinks it's time to go indoors. Fortunately, Yakutsk has a decent public transport system that functions even in extreme cold. People travel to work and school by bus. Those who own cars park their vehicles in heated garage with a blanket wrapped around the battery. Even they drive, they keep their engine running all day and of course, the right clothing is crucial. For maximum warmth, it's all about fur. See you in the next video! Bye-bye!