Frozen shoes in a house in Oymyakon. Chapple says the village guesthouse he stayed in was relatively comfortable, if you used a little creativity: “The heating pipes near my bed were sizzling hot, but the walls were icy cold. If you wriggled into just the right position between the two, you could get a relatively good night's sleep”. Here: Summer shoes waiting out the winter in a shed in the suburbs. (Photo by Amos Chapple/Courtesy Images/RFE/RL)
