Couple's Arctic Circle Expedition Turns Into a Nightmare

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64-year-old Liisa Peltola is skiing across a desolate stretch of Arctic terrain on the border between Finland and Norway. It’s close to midnight, and she can barely see a few meters ahead. Her new headlamp has proven utterly useless, and the thick haze has swallowed any slivers of moonlight, leaving her surrounded by pitch-black, frozen wilderness.

It’s been 54 hours of battling this relentless, unforgiving landscape: bone-chilling winds, looming storm clouds, thick swirling fog, and above all, endless waist-deep snow. Every inch she moves forward feels like a fight against gravity, fading into a horizon that just blends into the sky forever.
She can’t stop, she can’t feel the exhaustion seeping in, she can’t think about the pain….

What began as an exciting expedition has transformed into a desperate fight for survival. Somewhere behind her, sheltered in a snow hole beneath tarps and blankets, her 70-year-old husband lies semi-conscious in his sleeping bag, severely frostbitten—maybe even dead…..She doesn’t know…..

All she knows is that if she doesn’t keep skiing now, they won't get to see each other again…..this is their story….

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[michellep]

I see what went wrong. They went to the arctic circle.

[Kazwell]

I like the fact you had a message on the screen before it started "NO AI" used, I see this as a standard announcement in the future, I really appreciate it, I prefer non AI narrators although I do think for visuals, if tasteful and accurate, AI has a place. It certainly speeds up workflow. Great narration btw, the delivery is very engaging.

[JankAt]

If you're relying on a cabin for shelter with no backup in the arctic winter, you better know 100% how to get there in a zero visibility whiteout. I understand the ambition but they're senior citizens, time to realize your limitations.

[FinnishLapphund]

I loved Tuomo's tribute to Liisa at the end of the video. He could've just said he had confidence in her ability to save them, but those words said both that, and so much more. 💕

[underdogrising]

I was already wanting to turn around after the 2 day car drive.

[briantulloch]

This was an amateur expedition, No working compass, no shovel, did they not have a tent, stove, warm food supplies, film showed quite a lot of forest, shelter from wind, glad they made, more luck than anything else.

[blackhawkorg]

Multiple mistakes. So much for the pinnacle point of wisdom. Ignoring the weather was the first mistake, no coms, not enough cold weather gear or provisions. No backup compass.

[sirensynapse]

How da funk does a compass malfunction? It's a magnet on a pointer in a glass full of liquid. There's nothing that could possibly malfunction, outside smashing it open.
Madness to go into such conditions without being 300% overprepared.

[meinorha]

Ok, just a slight correction, her name is Liisa Veijalainen, currently Peltola after marriage. I know the text on the magazine says ‘Veijalaisen’ but that’s one of the beauties of the Finnish language. We alter the words in the context of grammar, and this headline was talking about Liisa’s adventures and as such, her name was altered. Simple example, in English you’d say ‘to Liisa’; in Finnish it’s ‘Liisalle’. Sorry, the Finnish language is very confusing and a pain to learn.

[artphotognh]

The irony of a couple who is a world-class orienteering getting this lost in the wilderness is striking.

[CandyGirl]

They survived despite their attempt ro commit suicide. How do they go out into those sort of conditions so underprepared, especially considering how experienced they were? And senior citizens nogal!

[ReadDeadRedemption_]

I'm so unbelievably glad they survived that incident!!!

[debrabennett]

And here I thought I made bad decisions. Can’t believe Lisa lived as long as she did making so many bad decisions

[libbygreen]

Did he just say seven year old husband? I just can't!

[elipotter]

I hit that limitation of physical capacity one memorable time:

I met up with a friend who was cycling around Australia to do a few days together. I was very underweight at the time, which he knew before inviting me, so I was a bit weak.

I started complaining I was reaching my limit and thought it was time to hitch-hike into the next town.

He insisted I kept going and wouldn't stop. Soon after, I was so exhausted I literally fell sideways off the bike! (It was fully loaded with panniers so I wasn't injured).

He didn't see me fall, & when I stood up, I said, "that's it, I'm hitch hiking into town!"
I was so exhausted I couldn't pick up the bike anyway.

He berated me to keep going, and saying no one would pick me up with a bike.

I ignored him, I knew I was done physically.

A few minutes later, a ute came by and happily loaded me and my bike on the back, yay! My dude then chickened out of cycling and got on the ute too! What a tool.

[dyingfromthelying]

Well honey, where's our next great adventure going to be? Do you think we should splurge and take an extra

[rightmadmod]

Love the no AI content disclaimer. You go!

[evilrainbow]

i was watching with great anxiety clinched in my chest. its akways wonderful to view a story with a positive outcome.

[amyguskin]

Hey, just to let you know: the sport is “orienteering, ” not “orienting.”

[Tal-qr]

you saying ''orientEEring'' WRONG so many times in a row, and then 'explaining' the old military exercise/competition while saying it wrong 🤣
thx for another upload 🇨🇦🤟