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willing to ignore the way the temperature is minus 17 degrees celsius. the students are learning how to survive in the wilderness. when a heavy storm hits that training exercise became realistically urgent. good thing for not freezing and we're doing a snow cave here so far it's going ok. but my face towards. these little bits of snow and ice blow right into your eyes and it.

the very fun north of europe has fewer inhabitants than anywhere else on the continent at now when our winters longer and hasa than in the north of norway finland and sweden. this is a journey through the frozen north to meet people in the long winter. gang

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the parking lot in told vic in northern norway invade vic dolmen and her fellow students prepare for an excursion together with a teacher in law's klemm picked the students were about to embark on survival training but according to the weather forecast a heavy storm was approaching i. looked at. last is a teacher at the altar adult education center which only offers outdoor courses but survival training is part of the curriculum. well a lot of the. 20 year old

freed up brockman had been looking forward to this day for weeks like everyone else here this was her 1st time taking part in this type of training. last knows exactly how to motivate his students. guys tomorrow the sun is coming back at last. iraq. ok. with 20000 inhabitants is the largest town in the north of norway the students travel to tall vic located some 30 kilometers from alter. the group trekked through the forest for 5 kilometers there was hardly any wind but that would soon change almost all of the students were wearing state of the art

clothing to protect them from the cold and wet. zone polson all and had also packed something else. oh yeah that's right this is a reindeer skin right because this 1st can store air between its hairs so it becomes really warm and minimal enough for you fundamental to the bone that's why it's so nice to lie on it. and why the saami have been doing it for thousands of years ago before bill. maher and came to the north because she wanted to experience the winter here. that that's. the best part of the winter here are the northern lights no contest. but i also like the snow and cold air. i think that the only

annoying thing is the ice off the slip and fall all the time. to. frieda is from denmark west snowy mountains all brother red. that's the beauty of our activities you don't have to be good at them you just have to like them that's the most important thing we don't even want to be fast we just want to have a good time together how cool for product off. wind

down the approaching storm. the students were instructed to form pairs and dig caves just under the top of this icy slope it sounded simple enough but some had trouble climbing the slope maren and freed up again working their way up sideways. with. both equipment and people kept slipping down the hill but nobody was injured. the 1st time storm was raging

but that didn't franzl mara after all it was why she had booked the survival course and that you simmons were not born to be couch potatoes that you can always encounter this type of weather if you go hiking here in the north that you think of it i think it's great to try something like that sad because you could one day find yourself alone in a similar situation and we're all doing this to test our limits. and. by this time the storm had all of the far north of europe and its icy grip roads were closed and people hid away indoors.

finally create a modern could get into the shelter after 5 hours of scraping and shuffling that cage was almost finished. before joining the outdoor school they'd never experienced polar nights frieda the danish girl was surprised. there were a oh it's scary it's much darker in denmark now right from the start i like the fact that there's so much snow here so it's quite bright at least compared to denmark where it rains all the time in winter. if we add a lot of our present forms condensation which should run down the side of the walls

here but that only works if we can get the sailing really round otherwise the water will drop down on us tonight and wake us up. to the earth so ok. outside the storm was raging at minus 12 degrees celsius while inside the cave the thermometer showed a comparatively pleasant 0 degrees. evening. ok we're ready. i have 3 i think we've done everything we can to have a good night we have really good sleeping bags will underwear up and really warm socks. everything is going to be just fine. obama's are so i thought this.

crater in modern west feeling groggy they decided to turn in for the night. what are you. going to. ringback

ensure left sweden the viking spirit lives on at temperatures as low as minus 34 degrees celsius hundreds of people jump into the local reza. for 4 days straight every february the sound of chainsaws fills the center of said f. tail nobody minds though on the contrary volunteers cut the ice of the shell left the oil never into manageable blocks and build a proper ice water pool and i don't know what tradition that. started a decade ago. $296.00

participants were expected at the official scandinavian winter swimming championship. behind jaco increased discreet appearance lux a daring spirit it was jaco who had the idea for the crazy contest. that all across the middle hurt their nicest thing about the swimming tournaments is that we can offer people something like this at all we show people how they can have fun even when it's freezing cold and dark. can you really enjoy the cold commute dog. not to you can enjoy everything that nature has to offer here. you know complicated it all you just acca hole in the ice jump in the river and swim for your 11 or so and that's all there is to it many of. it's great for eddie. murphy. in. the following stroom has been an avid

ice water swimmer for 30 years now this was her last training session before the next day's competition. we are near the end of clearance the scene is a unique experience there's nothing like it. it's beautiful it's cold and it's the reason i always look forward to winter so much on with you because you get to experience this woman on the hot. eve i was ready to take on tomorrow's relay race. together with frost loving friends the article founded the happy friends of the cold and dark association that evening this year's swimming tournament began with an unusual event poetry recitals in the ice each bad recited his or her poem in the ice cold water caught in care beilin reflected on the blissful joy she feels in the icy river yes it can numb. that order but

you know must there you can get. your heart it can't guess you're the only foreigner among the 4 ice poets was john who comes from ireland he had never experienced minus 20 degrees celsius before. seeing. this poetry slam is popular with the audience it's a welcome alternative to tedious long lectures. always come as the. next day it was john's turn. his ode to cold revealed that he was more experienced with the fine arts than with ice water. and that there are different cold don't join. i see the light didn't start up once i hear the sound of great wind turn our alarms joyous northerns no lake.

john finished his poem but his shaky delivery didn't get into 1st place that spot went to current with her cool disregard of the prevailing temperatures the number was. there. after the real sportbike than the next morning. a bag from a well known swedish company was repurposed as a flag for the race. of. the temperature was a balmy 18 degrees celsius below 0 during the 1st championship it had been undertow chilly or minus 34 others for the spectators seemed to feel cold on this one as.

it was moved off to ensure lefty all those who don't get into the icy pool a seamless softies in jaco's defends his job as organizer meant he couldn't swim today his club entices both experienced athletes and unsuspecting tourists into the bitterly cold pool. according to somewhat reliable sources no participant has frozen here yet contestants even seemed lively and energized after the ordeal oh extra cool like mikhail the ice water meditating. you are no more to moderate like walking alone in the water we are not it can be dark too many different i know but there are other people who also like ice dips i do it's wonderful it's fantastic i know this is something completely different but fantastic all the same economic policy for. your friend the biggest event of the year and she left it all ends with the awards ceremony next year the club will

again invite the happy friends of dark and cold to an icy dip and several 100 participants will accept intruding evolve course for her this is the perfect way to enjoy the nordic winter the 2nd there are even me climbing into the icy river and swimming. and my gold medal of course even if nobody else in our age groups ram it down and still it was fun you'd think it. was. the old. cool. logo the old

cat. in the. new york mock in sweden is one of a cultural centers for the samei the indigenous people of sup may. caterina m.p. is a well known musician and artist here in winter she spends a lot of her time sketching. the 39 year old is samir sup may used to be referred to as lapland and its people were called laps but like most samir kuntar arena rejects these terms as disrespectful like many of her peers she rediscovered her cultural roots. proper want to walk when my grandmother died i didn't know where i

belonged or what i really wanted that's many of my classmates went to stockholm to find a good job there yes that my inner voice told me no that isn't for you so you're 14 so i moved back home so this is where i belong i moved back and haven't regretted it for a 2nd. it's untasted here compress the. qatari my husband is a reindeer breeder they have 2 children so there's a lot of work to do at home nevertheless cats are in a goes into the forest almost every day at minus 23 degrees celsius her cheeks tingled but she still couldn't resist visiting the forest. for the her to me and. this is my studio so to speak. this is where i go to find peace and inspiration and they are so. you know i feel alive to get out even indoors you feel very restricted

your thoughts are not as free as here in the forest are coming to. the school i need that and i think that everyone needs to get out of their own 4 walls away from. bihu because it's important in order to feel that you are a part of nature. and they. are not true enough. caterina is famous for her skills which is similar to yodeling and an important element in sonic culture. too soon or we have lived here for 10000 years ever since the inland ice retreated like enables us to pass on our stories from generation to generation. it's easier to your ear and reminisce in a bad way than to just stand there telling stories the you like is our way of

remembering. many ancient stories but caterina also improvises others in a so-called studio. where are. they.

where. the in. the world. and in. the norwegian russian border

a region steeped in history lies near the town of kirkuk. i'm talking cullinane is out on the norwegian yashoda less than 10 kilometers from the border anton is russian but has lived in kid contests for a long time he met his no wait in friend while out i stifling. here the 2 men were traveling to a rec they wanted to dive down to a new it wouldn't be easy. on sun wanted to find out if he can offer tourists for tourists who come here to dive . normally the men would have had to solve their way into the ice but today

a boho was sufficient for the anchor at a comparatively mild to 12 degrees below 0 celsius the young field and wasn't completely frozen over. the 2 men have undergone extensive specialized training and all those experienced ice divers. go over to your heart's u.a.i. says frozen very nicely here again. you can never see it like this from above. this is unique really there you will 30 in every time it looks different the world will you know. and it's incredibly beautiful when the sun hits the ice and the rays are then broken up in the water below that you just said one thing you know. there will be

a lot of down there it's like you have a roof over your head you're going to go beyond and you definitely can't get through that so you have to be a lot more safety conscious to talk. to on says he has never panicked when diving in winter no matter how thick the ice above him was. the 2 friends dive down deeper and deeper under the ice to the wreck of your home flower bomb a german military freighter that was sunk here during the 2nd world war.

while bjarne was checking entrances and hatches for possible diving routes we came upon a king crab these crabs are a delicacy and they're not very fast movers beyond took note of the spot on the jacket and continued swimming. the entrances to the wreck prove tricky bjarne wasn't yet sure of and tone could risk taking tourists here. but a few minutes later the un had come to the conclusion that keen divers would be able to cope with the underwater top.

before they resurfaced beyond swam back to the king crab he just had to avoid the claws. court made dinner for that day. back at the surface the un stashed the crab on the ice floe he needed to be alone for a little tradition of his

a walk on the underside of the ice. on some stowed away the equipment he's all too familiar with king crab claws. but it's no good oval office now the claws are quite dangerous the crab can't move them quickly but want to grab something with it keeps on squeezing like a hydraulic press in a very it could cut off your finger if you get more but that is by. just a few years ago king crabs well a veritable plague here. gravel you know off in these days we don't often find crabs this big anymore. but here's a new they come from the order of the 10 leg lock started their claws evolved from legs over time through evolution one of the books i get they also have

a pair of legs that they no longer use. those are hidden here under the shell and help them to reproduce there yes no question there would also if we put all of these together 123 and so on we have 10 in all like the lobster to be. lawyer for doing. time drifting back to russia with gentle irony and tunnel looted to the uneasy feeling many know we germans have about their russian neighbors several people here would like to see anton actually drift back to the shores of mother russia on this flow. but until on chooses to hop back on to the norwegian ice.

that night he n.p.r. and would cook that crowd and the diving tourists could start coming to a successful day. ringback 'd

i am. near the norwegian town of altar 218 year old girls headed into the forest with their dogs who. good ok empty gun case you are timed we're going to hunt and fish all weekend long we were going to sleep in a tent at minus 21 degrees celsius if. you want it all right we have respect but we're not afraid i know what we have to do to not freeze but you have to have respect for the cult if you don't things become

difficult right. now although she's still a teenager guru is already known across nature crazy norway the summer before she hiked several 100 kilometers through submit on her own. casio has been her best friend since childhood. the girls say that by no means loners on other weekends they go to the movies with their friends all go out and party. after a few kilometers they left the forest path and began looking for a camping site they didn't have an end destination in mind.

the girls had been trampling the ground flat for 10 minutes with moderate success so far. a pleasant side effect there was staying warm post cross country skiing i that it was. there is no business when there's this much snow it's really hard to pitch a tent that's why we have to create a halfway solid ground here 1st by stomping. it's important that the ground is completely flat and is even as possible there are. oh yeah this is the way a good 10 floor should be. 20 minutes later they were ready to pitch that tent the temperature was already minus

24 degrees celsius. a little older mumbly i don't think you'll ever be immune to the cold but you can get used to feeling cold. i love you know if you grew up here you probably tolerate the called a little better than if you grew up on say gran canaria. early in the evening. or into a quiet valley they left the dogs at the camp. good oh found traces of snow grouse here on past trips and the 2 girls are in luck fresh tracks in the snow.

the gulls built a trap. they put young branches in the snow because snow grouse love the fresh buds on the east . only one passage leads through the tangle of branches with a very thin snag inside. then once that this is the hardest part because now i have to fasten the noose there heidi i want the bird to get caught in it. it's very important that you don't do anything wrong with the noose that's all in the store not it has to be big enough. and has to be attached very firmly. this is only now when it's ready let's say the noose is about the size of an orange

. it should hang about 4 fingers high above the ground. then we have to fix the branches. you like this flatten it so the grouse can run through the roof when you hold. it up. oh. yes. the next morning before breakfast you know i'm casio hope to warm up dance known all over norway the button factory.

part of her was up to. some of the friends of thinking about moving south she was lower back and or even abroad after high school but not good oh oh i thought a bit ago i couldn't imagine living in a big city yeah we love nature here too much for that you can just go out and do stuff like this. is my. stuff like come to. 6 that trap quarter but during the height. i don't feel sorry for it no one can see have take a more pragmatic approach but for a lot although this bird had a great life and this trap is really humane it runs in and 2 seconds later it's dead that's very different from for example. chickens so they live in small

cages get no natural food and live only so that you can make meat out of them but this is much better than i mean imette. fueled by that success the next one to catch a trout thanks being told there are many in this lake. view from. the gulf drilled the holes in the ice a few metres apart they reflected on the weekend slowly coming to an end. it's sort of this one well you know it's a cart it was a real challenge because it was so cold. oh

well mare and it's been a long time since i've been on a tour and temperatures like these i thought. but now i've gained some more experience. and even though i was freezing at times it's good to know how to dress properly and how to get enough exercise so badly it was really interesting to catch the grouse and we almost saw the sun oh i do wonder what do you so it's really very nice. they're going to have on it i'm going to maybe not seem like it but we're just regular kids who do stupid and silly things like oh kids he's got a fish. girl and grew up in nature and with nature. they're not squeamish.

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