cool. keeping you up to date with the latest news and from around the world this is archie where it is five thirty am on a sunday morning by battery with us colonel gadhafi is that youngest son and three grandchildren have been children in the nato air strike in the libyan capital tripoli the libyan leader and his wife were the home of their twenty five year old son at the time of his strike but they themselves were unharmed. and. latest on the unrest in syria the army reportedly killed six protesters as it takes control of

a mosque in central iraq the focal point of anti-government resistance in the city this comes as experts condemn washington saying sanctions and support for the opposition can only make the situation in syria worse than. fighting up for the soldiers who faced demand an end to the severe bullying in the russian army it says many young recruits are falling victim to their own comrades the committee of the soldiers of others and says the ministry of defense is not doing enough to stop the brutality. and authorities in new york are accused of chasing the buck right out of people's pockets into the city coffers with heavy penalties for petty offenses fines are levied on everything from kitchen garbage or from a dustbin to writing apply in the park. and up next we join an expedition of twenty adventurers as they head through russia's north all the way to the arctic.

brushes know. nearly every road terrorist covered with snow. mush mush. anyone venturing across this vast expanse has to make their way through snowy forests over icy rivers and lakes in the old days local people use dog sleds it was the only reliable means of transportation. people managing dog teams uncles car yours they have both the owners i'm 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 call the way to a fun time snug to a designated point in the arctic circle. will they cope with the rigors of the journey to reach their destination.

the small village of color valor is the starting point of the arduous extradition 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 seasoned travelers and thirty sled dog huskies are joined by journalists and extreme tourism enthusiastic 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 followed in their 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 amadeus these two dogs are also

experienced this is chinook and this is. 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 again that it should have legend has it that the lake takes sacrifices it doesn't in any particular here and then it takes two or three people in the fall in here. the trail winds through remote parts of korea's 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. public d.h. hilary 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 and all. the great job guys nicely done. color viola was deliberately chosen as the expedition starting point. this village has special significance for both karelians and friends. it was here more than a hundred years ago and finland's famous for knowledge asst elyas learn root collected numerous ancient finnish poems known as runes. a folk ethic 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. slow job through bred by the indigenous to chief of north eastern siberia and the eskimos of alaska the word husky is a distortion of esky which is the word americans used to describe eskimos but as

he's a distant relations of the wolf from time immemorial they have lived side by side with humans in the north. distinguishing features of the husky 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. they have a good voice game going on the expedition makes its first long stopover in his salmi house the drilling and several out houses are in the midst of a forest. nicholai to 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 off i take water from a nice hall and chop far wood to keep me warm. and when i talk is a finn by nationality and a russian citizen he is also

a man 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. if it were 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 all that. i have been here for twenty years already. nicholai relies on subsistence farming like many others before him he hunts and fishes dogs are his best friends nikolai likes being a hermit but he has not been completely alone throughout the twenty years of his life outside civilisation. that's why has

a philosophical view his lifestyle tourists come here to visit him and his know they can always count on help here. below 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. 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 in the charger it's very good but dusk only the snowmobiles have reached his sell me the sled dog teams arrive later well into the night. early in the morning. 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 order meant for joints we use it on the dogs before and after racing to prevent their limbs for making and to make running easier. these dog routes 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 them off for the night to let them dry. each dog has its own character physical strength alone is not enough for a long run the driver needs to motivate his team to do their job as best they can. the dogs need to feel his affection. i love depends on the dog drivers they need to

make sure they have full contact with their dogs is my 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 thick of a vast glassy. they didn't melt until the onset of the stone age when humans first made their appearance here according to archaeologists and anthropologists the rigorous climate cut 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 and karelians north is still almost the same as it was hundreds of years ago winter in these parts lasts a long and brings in its wake and 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 my kitchen utensils bags and shoes i was also used to make tile as moms to protect people from the witch lo here and the evil spirit servants if they made all sorts of toys which children out of the park one of them was called sure cannot kids would play with it and it was also thought to be a charm that would ward off evil spirits the park is the countless layer of

a bitch tree the northern people spent all their lives surrounded by things made of the bark the engine karelians even buried people rolling them in layers of the bark . one of the oldest villages in karelia is cool so for old 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. younger rivers links to large lakes any this place is unique because the river changes direction when it fills one of the lakes the water flows into the other one is filled to capacity if flows back into the first lake. where. even in the twenty first century when many villages have tap water the locals prefer to take it from rivers for their daily needs just as their fairy tale ancestors from the color of allah folk think that when the rivers are covered with

ice and winter people make holes in it with an axe the water of creating lakes and rivers is so clean it is safe to drink straight from the source even the lowest temperatures can do nothing to bridle a mountain streams the hills are not high they are almost entirely overcrowded with trees in a very 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 which low he lived. a good go go go go mush mush great job guys nicely done no. low he the which has given the expedition of frosty welcome bitter cold on a grey sky and developed in snow a shroud a recent snow fall delays the dog teams. failure and go. the

time table is now in touches. the sleds have to cover the distance to the next stop over over the snow. so it quickly lifted quickly we should all time. this time expedition members such as come in the forest they waste no time pitching tents and making a bonfire a night they hold an emergency meeting. and there's all this can not do by such a room there will be a mass of snow on the way to the arctic circle it is ok for the snowmobiles but the ducks will go slowly any school take a lot of time to cover the route. before they reach the

arctic circle the expedition will spend two days going across mountain or in the highest mountain in karelia as 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 a way. died

. and made him look forward to be held down say. the pain and suffering will never be forgotten. as well as the joy of liberation. here a spring of nineteen forty five on our team. people riding in joke sleds and snowmobiles will cross the pony r.v. national park before they reach the arctic circle they will make a still photo on the shore of funny off the lake the expedition heading that is taking a short cut because of the bound weather. expedition

members driving snowmobiles a resolve to go across mt new warren and karelians highest mountain a demanding route by all accounts according to the folk at big vala this place is the gateway to the mysterious land of qalqilya. the area is covered with thick forest of the kind you find a. only in sub-arctic regions pine trees and spruce is fared better than other plants 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 old days locals pretty small towns in warren and it's more than a symbol lashon has every person habitants of this place feared it the mountain is a massive european granite with droplets of quartz crystals and beautiful sight but

when i would started training the mountain turned a lot red locals was scared by the unusual sight they thought they got from a crime because people had done something wrong to amsterdam. local people were known cories rooftop expedition runs into a veil of snow. here people refer to it as the milk of loki to which. his abilities came from the soft snow does not support the sun the fields nevertheless expeditions participants decide to scramble to the mountains talk. despite the free splicing on the expedition the evil forces of still managed to claim a sacrifice all of a snowmobiles has broken down. but. the steering wheel is broken near the base. that the connection is

entirely broken. all right we fix it a little should be ok for now. another snowmobile toes the broken one back home the main convoy of snowmobiles heads for lake punny. they call the most of the decisions by going through the narrow strip that was once the old border between russia and finland. the old border divided the lake almost into directly opposite the famous loose skin color yellow cliffs. the lake was formed by one hundred twenty eight meter deep take tonic fisher in the earth millions of years ago. my r.v. is a word from the language that was spoken by laplanders who lived in 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 moons ice. if you give in this is where small gloriously used 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 most of the trade was done by exchanging goods you. one of the outposts of the national park is on the lake shore here the expedition will make its last stopover before a final thrust towards the arctic circle drivers rarely leave their dogs on attended during the stopovers huskies demonstrates a much higher degree of and durrance than people to their full of energy even after a long haul the hyperactive behavior often results in scuffles between teammates.

that would get by as it. quiet. huskies never attacked people in a matter whether they are people they know or strangers this is a remarkable distinguishing feature of the breed they show absolutely brilliance 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 kind 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 have the ability to inspire other dogs with it zeal. in

the evening the expositions dog drivers decide to hold a dog sled race special finish candles they used to mark out the route on the lake shore young women are entrusted with the job of driving the sleds. up people use their voice to control dogs during a speed race they don't use sticks or lashes a good lead dog has no difficulty carrying out orders by anyone commanding a sled. grangeville guys. good go go girl girl. season sled dogs are unlikely to stray from a straight line even if they're too this is especially the case at a short distance having passed the finish line they could keep running back up nobody could go a kid growing up. another day of the arctic expedition is coming to an

end. early in the morning 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. with seventy kilometers still ahead of them the expedition decided to use snowmobiles to cover the remaining distance the dogs to save the trouble of crossing the harsh terrain. the arctic circle coming across the different points around the globe the aim of the expedition is sixty six degrees thirty three minutes and thirty 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. that were just wanting to receive the masses that we have been registered. as to not excuse me what does it mean it means we have done it and we are here. now the gators pinpoint the right coordinates in a forest amidst age old 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 register their coordinates. it 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. it's all those make the same journey later all they need to do is

simply retrace the route taken by the pioneers before them. finally done it it's great that we're here trying to argue that dogs are a match for hardware is pointless we must combine both dogs and emotion to the expedition's like the dogs have lots of advantages those warm shady creatures would be showing their joy if they were here now of course they wouldn't understand the meaning of what has happened but they will simply be jumping and showing their joy . because it's the. way.

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