Robert Ripley gets stuck on a snowy mountain road in 1932.
In 1932, Robert Ripley and his entourage got stuck in the snowy Caucasus mountains on the border of Russia. This silent clip shows oxen pulling Ripley's hired car through the deep snow. For the rest of the trip, Ripley ditched the car and took a train.
AIR DATE 1/6/15
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