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anyone venturing the course this past expands to make their way through snowy forests of 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 a cool car yours they had both the owners and the drivers of the dogs together with the tourists they were about to set out on an expedition full with many extreme challenges. the goal is to carve a way through untamed snow towards as a major 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 seasoned travelers and thirty sled dog huskies are joined by journalists and extreme tourism enthusiastic 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 i'm a gay as these two dogs are also experienced this is chinook and this is too much or. the ram cross on the shore of lake quito symbolizes the start of the

expeditions first stage and serves as a good omen for those from of safely returned to color from a journey across the lake and for those who are about to set off across is there for a reason as the lake has an ill reputation begin to show that legend has it that the lake takes sacrifices it doesn't in any particular here then it takes two or three people in the following year. the trail winds through remote parts of korea's north the long history of this land is it 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 popular ruled by a witch by the name of. the itinerary today is quite

extreme 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 viola was deliberately chosen as the expedition starting point. this village has special significance both karelians am finn. it was here more than a hundred years ago at finland's famous for just learn root collected numerous ancient finnish poems. of 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 are bred by the indigenous to of north eastern siberia and the eskimos of alaska the worst husky is a distortion of s.q. which is the word americans used to describe eskimos but huskies are just an relations of the wolf from time immemorial they have lived side by side with humans in the north. the distinguishing features of the housekeeper 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 going. the expedition makes its first long stop over in his salmi 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 and he cut out i take water from a nice old chop far wood to keep warm. and it is a fin by nationality and a russian citizen he is also a man of the forest as he calls himself he became a legendary figure karelia in finland a long time ago. nikolai turned his life around when he was

a young man 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 all that. i had 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 as he has not been completely alone throughout the twenty years of his life outside civilization. that's why has a philosophical view of this lifestyle 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 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 ordinance for joints we use it on the dogs before and after racing to prevent their limbs for making and to make running easier. these dogs 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 to pens and dog drivers they need to make sure they have full contact with their dogs is not right my duty. thank. meanwhile the expedition is heading north towards the arctic circle.

hundreds of thousands of years ago this land just outside of the arctic circle was rocked by earthquakes love us beauty out of ruptures in the earth's crust later to rain created by fiery elements became submerged in the thick of a vast glossy. it didn't come else until the onset of the stone age when schumann's first made their appearance here according to walk eulogists an anthropologist to rigorous climate kept the number of people in each tribe down to approximately thirty members and those people led reclusive lives there was little contact between tribes. the centuries that have passed since then of course about little change the climate is still as unforgiving as ever few people ever in the small villages there are a few roads right here the root of the arctic circle expedition lies. we trade

that way. 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 it was used to make all sorts of objects i kitchen utensils bags and shoes it was also used to make talismans to protect people from the witch lo he and the evil spirit servants it is they made all sorts of toys for children out of birch bark one of them was called a sure cannot kids would play with it and it was also thought to be a charm that would ward off evil spirits and those bark is the top most layer off of the tree the northern people spend all their lives surrounded by things made of birch work the ancient karelians even buried people rolling them in layers of the

bark. one of the oldest villages in karelia is called software oak it is on the bank of the softening the 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 when that one has failed to capacity its 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 folkenflik did when the rivers are covered with ice and winter people make holes in it with the next 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 pry the amount of streams the hills are not high they are almost entirely over corn with trees. up from the good of the region's highest point is over there beyond the horizon according to the caliber of folk epic that's really old and vicious which low he lived. good girl go go go mush mush great job guys nicely done. low he the which has given the expedition a frosty welcome bitter cold in the gray sky and developed in snow a shroud a recent snow for delays the dog teams. failure to try and go. the time table is now in touches. the slopes have to cover the distance to the next stopover over the snow. so it 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 they hold an emergency meeting. and the ducks cannot go to 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 adults who go slowly and it will take a lot of time to cover the route. before they reach the arctic circle the expedition will spend two days going across mt nora near 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. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on our t.v. . the moment when the world changed forever. thousands passed to nothingness. thousands wounded. men doomed to suffer to the end. it was the first but probably not the last military uses of this weapon.

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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 bad weather. expert . members driving snowmobiles resolved to go across much of new warren karelians highest mountain a demanding route by all accounts according to the folk at that color voller this place is the gateway to the mysterious land of. the area is covered with thick forest of the kind you find only in so about to greet pine trees and spruce is fared 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 old days the locals pretty small and soon and it's more than a symbol lashon has if the person habitants of this place feared it a mountain is a massive european granite with droplets of course crystals and beautiful sight but whenever it started training the mountain turned a lot red locals were scared by the unusual sight they thought they got through crime because people had done something wrong to amsterdam. local people call them the reason rooftop expedition runs into a vale of snow. here people refer to it as the milk of low heat to which. visibilities in the soft snow does not support the sort of eels nevertheless the expeditions conscious prince decide to scramble to the mountains top. despite the priest blessing on the expedition the evil forces of paul hill are still managed to

claim a sacrifice all of the snowmobiles has broken down. but hello the steering wheel is broken near the base. that that the connection is entirely broken. all right with texaco it all should be ok for now. another snowmobile toes the broken one back home the main convoy of snowmobiles heads for lake panic. 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 partly out of the is

a word from the language that was spoken by lapland those who lived in many years ago the word means road. for a long time the lakes 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 mn with ice. and this is where a 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 gets you. one of the outposts of the national park is on the lake shore there the expedition will make its last stop part of before a final thrust towards the arctic circle drivers rarely leave their dogs on

attended during the stopovers. demonstrates a much higher degree of and durrance than people who. they are full of energy even after a long haul the hyperactive behavior often results in scuffles between teammates. that forget players sit. quiet huskies never attack people no matter whether they're people they know or strangers this is a remarkable distinguishing feature of the breed they show absolutely deviance to the 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 and 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 top 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. people use their voice to control dogs during a speed race they don't use sticks or lashes a goodly dog has no difficulty carrying out orders by anyone commanding the sled. grangeville guys. good go go go go. season sled dogs are unlikely to stray from a straight line even if their urges to this is especially the case at

a short distance having passed the finish line they could keep running. good boy killed during. 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 and then by the lake to get there on time and. 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 in. the arctic circle come across to 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 biggest. one to receive a massive shift we have been registered. as too much 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 a 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 of what it is sixty six degrees thirty three minutes and thirty

seconds launch it is twenty nine degrees fifty three minutes and forty one seconds . the raids were made at last. others 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 the dogs have lots of advantages those warm shady creatures will 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. biotics the. way.

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