Gallery: Buckle Up for a Perilous Drive on a Frozen Siberian River

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    The group drove on the frozen Indigirka River for 460 miles.
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    After attaching chains, they were able to back out of the rut.
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    All four men slept in the cab of the truck.
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    Two drivers preparing towing equipment after one truck broke down.
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    They collect drinking water from a hole near the truck.
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    The truck broke through top layers of ice, leaving the fully frozen ice beneath undisturbed.
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    A driver changes his tire on the ice.
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    With such frigid temperatures outside, the men ate inside the cab.
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    Aurora borealis from the frozen river.
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    The first part of the drive starts on the Kolyma Highway.
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    Drivers prepare for the trip in a warehouse in Yakutsk.
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    Before departure, men chat about the condition of the ice in the warehouse.
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