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called. the owners and the drivers of the dogs together with the tourists they're about to set out on an expedition full with many extreme challenges. the goal is to carve a way through untamed snow to a designated point in the arctic circle. will they cope with the rigors of the journey and reach their destination. the small village of color valley is the starting point of the arduous expedition it stretches along the bank of lake quito in the north of the republic of korea. early in the morning twenty people driving five dog teams and nine snowmobiles are ready to set off season travelers on thirty sled dog huskies are joined by

journalists and extreme tourism and theseus the snowmobiles will take the lead. their task is to look for a convenient track and pave the way over deep snow dr james then follow in the wake . today we have a difficult day today is the first day of the expedition so we need to learn to work together temperatures will drop to thirty below so will be difficult this is the team's lead dog cheyenne and this is emma j.s. these two dogs are also experienced this is chinook and this is to ensure. the grand cross on the shore of lake quito symbolizes the start of the expeditions first stage it serves as a good omen for those from of safely returned from a journey across the lake and for those who are about to set off the cross is there for a reason as the lake has an ill reputation you give

a shit after legend has it that the lake takes sacrifices if you doesn't in any particular here then it takes two or three people in the following year you. the trail winds through remote parts of karelians north the long history of this land is a mystical or. the expeditions destination is a point in the arctic circle sixty six degrees thirty three minutes and thirty nine seconds north of the equator it is situate. in the thick forests of the ancient land of particular ruled by a witch by the name of. the itinerary today is quite extreme but we have a lot of difficulties to deal with too much snow and pools of water on the ice and with the low temperatures today our job won't be easy at all.

great job guys nicely done. color vala was deliberately chosen as the expedition starting point. this village has special significance for both karelians and fins. it was here more than a hundred years ago and finland's famous for a lot of just learn root collected numerous ancient finnish poems known as runes. a folk called skull of allah is based on them. most of the rooms reflect the everyday life of koreans and finns their joys and sorrows they also sang songs about their native land.

drivers let their dogs have a rest each time they cover ten to fifteen kilometers but huskies are too boisterous to stand still for long quite often they kick up a fuss urging their driver to get a move on. sled dogs were bred by the indigenous troop sheep of north eastern siberia and the eskimos of alaska the worst husky is a distortion of their skin which is the word americans used to describe eskimos but huskies a distant relations of the wolf from time immemorial they have lived side by side with humans in the north. the distinguishing features of the husky are speed exceptional insurance the ability to cover long distances without much effort and their devotion to humans their desire to always be on the move is in their blood. yeah but a good voice came calling. the expedition makes its first long stop over in here

his soul mate house the drilling and several out houses are in the midst of a forest. nicholai two fella the hermit lives here alone without the perks of modern life. the good thing about life here is that you don't have to worry about electricity or heating again cut out i take water from an ice hole and chop far wood to keep warm. and it is a fin by nationality and a russian citizen he is also amount of the forest as he calls himself he became a legendary figure in karelia in finland a long time ago. nikolai turned his life around when he was a young man he bade farewell to friends and family left his village home and settled down in the woods. but we're not so quiet here everything is clean and calm the forest is so beautiful especially now during sunset. in the summer there are

a lot of people oh how slow and bustle i have already begun to forget that. i had been here for twenty years already. nucular relies on subsistence farming like many others before him he hunts and fishes dogs are his best friends because i likes being a hermit but he has not been completely alone throughout the twenty years of his life outside civilization. and if i has a philosophical view of life style tourists come here to visit him and says no they can always count on help here. lol well hello. many make a point of going to his house to spend the night there rather than in a tent pitched on the snow. field i brought you something to keep you connected i

didn't want to lose it so i kept it in my pocket but it's a battery that's right and a charger oh that's very good at dusk only the snowmobiles have reached his sell me a sled dog teams arrive later well into the night. early in the morning of the dog driver begins preparing his dog team for the next passage he had been training his huskies for quite a long time before the expedition had shown the best performance during the initial stages. this is a special ordinance for joints that we use it on the dogs before and after racing to prevent their limbs for making and to make running easier. these

dogs are designed to protect their paws from the ice. they look ridiculous but the dogs can't do without them you shouldn't replace them i took the law for the night to let them dry. for. each dog has its own character physical strength alone is not enough for a long run driver needs to motivate his team to do their job as best they can. the dogs need to feel his affection. a lot depends on dog drivers they need to make sure they have full contact with their dogs is not right my beauty. thanks. meanwhile the expedition is heading north towards the arctic circle. hundreds of thousands of years ago this land just outside the arctic circle was rocked by earthquakes lover spewed out of ruptures in the earth's crust later to

rain created by fiery elements became submerged in the fic of a vast placid. they didn't melt until the onset of the stone age when schumann's first made their appearance here according to walk eulogists an anthropologist to rigorous climates kept the number of people in each tribe down to approximately thirty members those people lead reclusive lives there was little contact between tribes. for centuries that have passed since then of course about little change the climate is still as unforgiving as ever few people ever in small villages there are a few roads right here the root of the arctic circle expedition lies. we trade that way. of. life in villages in karelia as north is still almost the same as it was hundreds of years ago winter in these parts last long and brings in its wake lots of snow and freezing temperatures any true karelian needs

a solid wooden house a fireplace and several objects made of birch tree bark in the old days was used to make all sorts of objects like kitchen utensils and shoes it was also used to make talismans to protect people from the witch lo he and the evil spirit servants did as they made all sorts of toys which children out of birch bark one of them was called sure to knock kids would play with it and it was also thought to be a charm that would ward off evil spirits those quark is the temple slayer off of the tree the northern people spend all their lives surrounded by things made of birch bark the ancient karelians even buried people rolling them in layers of the bark. one of the oldest villages in karelia is called soft coral it is on the bank of the saw finger river the waterway links to lakes it is famous for the fact that it is constantly changing flow. a river links to

large lakes any this place is unique because the river changes direction so when it fills one of the lakes the water flows into the other when that one is filled to capacity it flows back into the first lake. where. even in the twenty first century when many villages have tap water locals prefer to take it from rivers for their daily needs just as their fairytale ancestors on the color of allah folk at they did when the rivers are covered with ice in winter people make holes in it with an axe. the water of caribbean lakes and rivers is so clean it is safe to drink straight from the source even the lowest temperatures can do nothing to bridle the mountain streams the hills are not high they are almost entirely overgrown with trees in up from the region's highest point is over there beyond the horizon according to the caliber of folk epic that's where the old and

vicious from which he lived. a good go go go go mush mush great job guys nicely done. low he the which has given the expedition a frosty welcome bitter cold on a grey sky and developed in snow a shroud a recent snow fall delays the dog teams. failure try and go. time table is now in tatters. the slopes have to cover the distance to the next stop over over packed snow. quickly lifted quickly we should all time.

this time expedition members set up camp in the forest they waste no time pitching tents and making a bonfire at night so they hold an emergency meeting. and adults cannot buy such a room and there will be a mass of snow on the way to the arctic circle it is ok for the snowmobiles not adults who go slowly and who take a lot of time to cover the route. before they reach the arctic circle the expedition will spend two days going across mt norton in the highest mountain income really is north they will then pave their way across the ice of lake partly out of the largest lake in the region the weather forecast is not looking good freezing temperatures unpleasant is no way.

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and whatnot. people riding in dog sleds and sam avails who cross the pony r.v. national park before they reach the arctic circle they will make

a stopover on the shore of funny on the lake the expedition heading that is taking a shortcut because of the bad weather. expedition members driving snowmobiles resolved to go across mt new warren karelians highest mountain a demanding route by all accounts according to the folks at big color voller this place is the gateway to the mysterious land of popular. bay area is covered with thick forest of the kind you find only in sub-arctic regions pine trees and spruce is fare better than other plants on ice covered ground here the wind bring snow and cold weather from the arctic moisture and warm air from the atlantic this is why the foothill trees are topped with big caps of packed snow.

in the oldies local is pretty small and snoring and it's more than a symbol lashon has if the person had a sense of this place feared it the mountain is a mass of european granite with droplets of quartz crystals and beautiful sight but whenever we started training the mountain turned blots rent locals were scared by their unusual sight they thought they got to a crime because people had done something wrong and them. looking people who were in them careers rooftop the expedition runs into the pale of snow in school if you refer to it as the milk of low heat which. visibilities in the soft snow does not support the sermon bills nevertheless the expedition's participants decided to scramble to the mountains top. despite the priest blessing on the expedition the evil forces of still managed to claim

a sacrifice one of the snowmobiles has broken down. below the steering wheel is broken near the base. that the connection is entirely broken. all right we'll fix it a little should be ok for. another snowmobile tows the broken one back home the main convoy of snowmobiles heads for lake pannier. they cover most of the distance by going through the narrow strip that was once the old border between russia and finland. filled border the barges the lake almost into directly opposite the famous loose skin color leo cliffs. the lake was formed by a one hundred twenty eight metre deep take tonic fisher and the earth millions of

years ago part of a is a word from the language that was spoken by laplanders who lived here many years ago the word means road. for a long time the lake served as a link between the west and the east there was a time when convoys of dog sleds would take goods from sweden and finland to korea and russia over the lakes from the ice is and this is where smugglers leased to store contraband they would make arrangements for smuggling them across the border and there was two way traffic in those days people bought it things money played almost no role here and most of the trade was done by exchanging goods. one of the outposts of the national park is on the lake shore there the expedition will make its last stopover before a final thrust towards the arctic circle drivers rarely leave their dogs on attended to in the stopovers huskies demonstrates

a much higher degree of and durrance and people who. they are full of energy even after a long haul the hyperactive behavior often results in scuffles between teammates. that older. players sit. quiet. he's never attack people no matter whether they're people they know or strangers this is a remarkable distinguishing feature of the breed they show absolute obedience to their drivers they see the driver as the lead dog. yes sometimes they like behind but then this is not a race it's an expedition there isn't a right sweetie but sometimes we have to discipline them sometimes we have to be carrying this one for example needs comforting. it is up to the

driver to choose which one he wants to train for the role of lead dog a lead dog needs to be quick witted keen on hard work and how the ability to inspire other dogs with its zeal. in the evening the expedition's dog tribe has decided to hold a dog sled race special finnish candles are used to mark out the route on the lake shore young women are entrusted with the job of driving miss lets. people use their voice to control dogs during the speed race they don't you stick so lashes a goodly dog has no difficulty carrying out orders by anyone commanding a sled. grangeville guys. good go go go go. season sled dogs are unlikely to stray from a straight line even if it hurts to this is especially the case a short distance having passed the finish line they could keep running. good

no way out here korean. another day of the arctic expedition is coming to an end. in the morning dog drivers gather together to discuss an important matter they need to decide whether the dog teams will strive on towards the arctic circle we won't make it on time we have to generate a signal from this point before monday so we have to look and see if it's possible to even take the dogs this way. we should go here then by the lake to get there on time thing. with seventy kilometers still ahead of them the expedition decided to use name of eels to cover the remaining distance the dogs to save the trouble of crossing the harsh terrain. the arctic

circle come across to different points around the globe the aim of the expedition is sixty six degrees thirty three minutes and fifty nine seconds north of the equator there is only one way to reach this geographical point any deviation from it will instantly change the figures thank. you for one to receive the nasa so that we have been registered. as the next excuse me what does it mean it means we have done it and we are here. never gauges pinpoint the right coordinates in a forest amidst asia all pine trees following a six hour marathon in snowmobiles the group checks their position within the arctic circle with a special satellite navigation device they're the first to come here and that is to their coordinates. closer to is sixty six degrees thirty three minutes and thirty

seconds launch it is twenty nine degrees fifty three minutes and forty one seconds . were made at last. if others make the same journey later all they need to do is simply retrace the route taken by the pioneers before them. when we should we finally done it it's great that we're here for trying to argue that dogs are an ash for hardware is pointless we must combine both dogs and emotion to the expedition's like dogs have lots of advantages those warm shady creatures would be showing their joy if they were here now of. course they wouldn't understanding of what has happened but they would simply be jumping and showing their enjoy. the arctic circle.

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