Thanks for pointing all this out - it's not the first time there for me but I have managed to avoid extreme cold so far.
it's interesting when you blast off 36 on a departure in the general direction of Mongolia and get held down below the MSA with traffic above, behind, in front and below you (not to mention out to the side as well). Last time it was CAVOK and the terrain stayed green on the EGPWS. We brief to climb in a holding pattern, if necessary, for perf. but that doesn't include being attacked by other aircraft when you try to do this...
Yes, something like that.
