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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[@michellep9999]

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

[@BloodandlatexFX]

Lmao yeah fr

[@Dante-ki4ol]

Didn't even bother to make a reservation.

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

Quite right - I couldn't agree more.

[@ConGamePro]

😂

[@biaberg3448]

Nothing wrong with the arctic circle. I grew up far north of it. It’s the mountains that are dangerous. No matter where they are located.

[@Kazwell111]

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.

[@ellenmendoza7246]

Complete agree

[@oporayamzzz]

Scary Interesting did the same thing. I guess we've gotten to the point where having a consistent voice sometimes makes it suspicious that it could be AI

[@carolinagirl2428]

💯💯‼️‼️

[@diamondlenasan]

If this is a human.......we are in trouble

[@Yerpompous]

I was thinking that too! That disclaimer will be the new thing and appreciated too!

[@Ja50nkAt]

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.

[@VladR1024]

I may be overly cautious (I aim to have back-up of a back-up), but I go better prepared for 16-hour winter hikes, where I am just going up the mountain and back. I always make space for two small shovels (one tiny, as it's still better than your hands). You cannot guarantee weather. Sometimes, 4 hours to go is the 4 hours you don't have and must make camp wherever you are and just wait it out.

[@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. 💕

[@artphotognh]

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

[@DewTime]

It’s not irony when they’re elderly. It’s more so expected

[@Thomas.3698]

It is. Just a striking irony if ever there was one.

[@VladR1024]

@@DewTime Hubris doesn't care about age. The Irony Analogy stands.

[@DewTime]

@@VladR1024 it does not stand. They are old and frail. Of course something bad was likely to happen

[@rightmadmod9416]

Love the no AI content disclaimer. You go!

[@underdogrising2895]

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

[@briantulloch7222]

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.

[@citizenoftheearth6]

I would have at least 2 different types of compass and all the rest you mentioned. They acted like amateurs. Cockiness always gets to people's heads. Be humble and fear Mother Nature.

[@meinorha9370]

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.

[@andreameigs1261]

Thank you for posting that. I really wanted to look into this incident further, and I'm sure the information you posted will be helpful.

[@fuglbird]

I disagree. The Finish language is very logical and the pronunciation is straight forward. Non English speakers should never use English as an intermediate language when learning a new language. English grammar is very different from German, Spanish, Russian, French, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian. That's why Google Translate works very poorly unless one of the languages is English.

[@ReadDeadRedemption_]

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

[@CandyGirl44]

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!

[@elipotter369]

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.

[@truthbtoldwright6411]

Lol, if that was me, I would've, smiled, waved and told the driver to keep moving. Your mate could've killed you.

[@wendynicole9907]

I would of got the dude to drive off without him

[@MatthewSereysothea-hf1js]

Wanker

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

I hope your friend is now a former friend.

[@elipotter369]

@@dtaylor10chuckufarle I should have ditched him completely when I first tried at age 18, but - he cried. Followed by an unhappy ongoing relationship. I finally got on top of managing his manipulative and selfish ways. We live in different states & speak by phone once a year. He's my only contact from my home State & keeps me in touch with former friends etc. He keeps saying he's aware of his selfish ways and has changed. ..., but last time he visited my state, he was just as selfish and stupid as in tbe story & that was 11 years ago! I'm 66 now, so he's still there as a link to my history and place. If I was more emotionally mature and independent as an 18 year old & had my time over again i would have stuck to the "I'm breaking up with you" and moved on.

[@christinemorrison4418]

Thanks for the intro music! Glad to hear it again! It didn't feel like terror twin without it 😅

[@evilrainbow]

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

[@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.

[@drhyshek]

And he was seventy!!

[@Thomas.3698]

Pushing 70 here. It's sad to realize you can't do half of what you used to. Inside you feel about 42. The body says you're 80.

[@VladR1024]

@@drhyshek That doesn't mean he wasn't in shape or didn't have endurance. We have no clue how much in shape he actually was. I'm assuming that regardless of their hubris, they had a pretty good idea if their endurance was adequate before embarking on this Sunday Hike.

[@juvenilez3721]

Man the storyline is 🔥🔥🔥 Loved the way you put up all the details so effortlessly. Keep up the work❤

[@dyingfromthelying]

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

[@VladR1024]

There was no space for that ! There was barely another backpack and dozen pockets in the husband's clothes ! This is why I spread backup firestarters, matches, knifes and snacks across multiple locations, as you have nothing if your backpack falls into crevasse (except for what's physically on you - and it should be enough to make fire and have backup gloves).

[@sirensynapse5603]

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.

[@petem.3719]

Freeze, leak, cracked jewel. I had a Russian Compass once. Pointed South. It broke. Why? It was Russian.

[@zackzittel7683]

A compass can be ruined if subjected to a magnetic field that has polarized the needle. It’s fairly common unfortunately. If they stored it with their GPS that could have done it, or when it was stored or transported something d…. But I have no idea how it happened.

[@Thomas.3698]

​@@petem.3719why would you insult the motherland?

[@chriswitt2596]

Why would they only have one compass?

[@Thomas.3698]

Because they're too heavy to carry.

[@nealdmiller]

ty and your channel is one of the best--interesting dialogue without over the top tension :)

[@debrabennett3009]

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

[@VladR1024]

Rest assured she must have had an Army of Guardian Angels fixing her sh*t. I seriously doubt this was her first blunder...

[@amyguskin9670]

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

[@patrickglaser1560]

And oriented not orientated

[@libbygreen236]

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

[@Dulcimertunes]

70

[@carolinagirl2428]

😂😂😂

[@themourning1783]

Yeah, imagine that. There is a reason 99.999999% of the population of planet earth say F**K THAT

[@kiethhadford3733]

TT... You keep getting better at these. Love it. Keep them coming. Also, no back-up compass?

[@JulieCaptivatedinFl]

This one had me holding my breath more than once without noticing until I gasped for air. Riveting storytelling skills!

[@alphaomega1351]

You gotta let the sherpa guide you! 😳

[@sebastiancorleone]

Man love this channel, wish they got more love from the algorithm!

[@Thomas.3698]

I agree😊

[@SamSam-wx4rf]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE look up the difference between orienting and orienteering

[@AshesAshes44]

Regime/regimen trips people as it does here

[@MarionHudson-hy3kp]

Exactly!

[@MarionHudson-hy3kp]

Forget subscribing. Ugh. For no AI the voice sounds fake kindof like forced voices at karaoke or when we sing in the shower. Worse is putting a couple of words on the screen chosen out of a lot of narration! Omg wtf is that about!? And yes please Google the difference between orienting and orienteering ffs!

[@Tal-q3r]

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

[@tzk121]

Because he uses voice cloning AI, and AI definitely fks up sometimes lol

[@stef-xx]

I couldn't listen after 5 minutes. Was doing my head in, lol

[@leannsfearcocktail9420]

I find this content fascinating… Thank you for the documentary!!!

[@lemon_j22]

Such a great channel. Well done!

[@muppfh]

As a person who lives in Lapland, the temperatures can go even lower than that in march and early april often down to -13 degrees farenheit during the night and somtimes evem lower

[@leighz1962]

I am in US and we get temps that low too. Wind chills are the real danger that will sap everything from you.

[@muppfh]

@@leighz1962 indeed

[@VladR1024]

-13 ? :) Two Weeks ago, the wind-chill here in North Dakota was below -47 'F. When it warms up to -10, it feels like spring ! Now, I can layer up to withstand -45 'F for 3-4 hours, but wouldn't risk trying to walk whole day. The wind-chill is the real killer...

[@dontcallmeshirley5786]

I'm new to the channel, and I'm already heavily invested.

[@breathedeeply7467]

Beautiful story

[@Bayethe]

I love these

[@danbaron2561]

"her 7 year old husband lies semi-conscious"

[@carlosbruno4142]

Would love to see you cover the Janet Johnson, John Cooper 1973 Aconcagua mystery. Great channel! Thanks

[@eigleenalegri2664]

What an awesome story!

[@Lemarchelesa]

Heroic lady, and both incredibly tough

[@niniv2706]

11:16 - The starting point was a bit of a mystery ... Wasn't she like the ULTIMATE map planner and orienting Guru ? Why suddenly wing a trip 1200km away from home and being koi about it . Hey, family and friends we shall be there and there for the next cpl of weeks ... This is not a criticism of your superb video Twin ... Thank you for the share .

[@anthonymurphy9106]

How can I trust your version of this story when you got the story about what happened in Clyde River so wrong. I was in Clyde River when the tragedy happened. I can't believe that you reported that the accident was caused by a Bow whale. You should investigate that claim thoroughly.

[@AndrewJWildey]

I love how this guy says “wallet” and “world” and really wanna hear him say “wallaby”

[@Thomas.3698]

The map is great background info. Leave it up a little longer. Who can look at a map that quickly!?

[@GlendaHanna-b3u]

Sorry, but the sport is ORIENTEERING not orienting. Also the word 'terrain' is singular OR plural; you would not say 'terrains' even when discussing different types of terrain. So, it is correct to say, "mountainous or swampy terrain" but not "mountainous or swampy terrains". Sorry again, but correct grammar matters.

[@Tal-q3r]

😉.. 🤣

[@user-vl4iq7bj5e]

chatgpt dont care

[@rockingrandmaof2]

I absolutely agree.

[@Tal-q3r]

@@user-vl4iq7bj5e obviously not 😂

[@maxknuckles13]

Somebody hit a sore spot ha

[@nevertimetotryagain]

Isn't is orienteering not "orienting"

[@salmonfarm1]

YES!! "Orienteering" is pronounced "or-ee-en-TEER-ing"; the pronunciation should be quite obvious to anyone who learned how to sound out unfamiliar words, let alone anyone with access to a dictionary or the internet. "Orienting" is not a sport.

[@grayhatjen5924]

​@@salmonfarm1 I legit had to stop the video.

[@MatthewSereysothea-hf1js]

Well, the Finns are F-ing Tough....

[@laughoutloudtv2104]

Whats fascinating about climbing up a mountain in the FREEZING COLD with SNOW AND ICE EVERYWHERE 😮😮 ESPECIALLY WITH NO ONE AROUND 😮 NO THANK YOU

[@Aspasia2929]

When women die climbing and people say a MOTHER shouldn’t risk her life doing something so dangerous it PI**ES ME OFF! I’m sure lots of fathers leave kids behind. It’s a repulsive double standard; however, to bring an unborn child into the DEATH ZONE is beyond narcissistic. To spend hours in the death zone deprived of oxygen is sociopathic. She shouldn’t have a dog never mind children!

[@KimberlyStearns]

Did I miss something in this video? When did he say she climbed an 8k mountain while pregnant?

[@harleydrifter]

Have you taken your meds today?

[@daveg-Vancouver_Island]

Death zone? I don’t think they do orienteering races in the death zone bud! Lol that’d be…. Literally insane! But I 100% agree with u on the other point about the double standard!

[@Bird_McBride]

I own an eight by eight foot shack out in the middle of nowhere in northern Canada. I know most people are not capable of living there. There's a real chance of freezing.😊

[@charlieangkor8649]

Seems to me they were dismissive avoidants using a toxic way to improve their weak self-esteem.

[@angelapalmer3464]

Orienting sounds like the Hunger Games

[@boreksz82-cf7ze]

I will just be sitting home with a chip, a napkin and a penny

[@va.greenthumb7579]

LETS GOOO!!

[@artphotognh]

How can a compass "fail" - was it digital? Messed up by being too close to the North Pole? Magnetism in the area rocks? I didn't know a compass COULD fail!

[@leighz1962]

Heat, magnets, damaged casing can all mess up a compass. Doubt it was electronic interference or speed.

[@PastorDuncan-v1l]

Or if you remember the TV show lost their compass didn't work because the island wasn't real. Could be a similar situation, you never know. I mean it's not likely but it's possible.

[@MOI-qq8zc]

Please put Celsius on the video when you mention Fahrenheit? I have zero idea what that is ❤😂

[@Geoplanetjane]

32 degrees Fahrenheit is 0 degrees C. Does that help?

[@neemaadam]

FYI - The pronunciation of Ole in Norwegian is OOHLA rather than OHLE.

[@jerrid86]

Pronunciation of orienting vs orienteering made me turn off show. Gotta say the word correct

[@VictorGaikezheyongai-nh4xl]

should have got a weather update😮

[@ydoicare2000]

Why can’t people just be happy

[@ts7371]

What an ordeal at their age

[@mikehubbard1967]

18:00 time stamp. Did I hear that correctly?!!! The chic left the guy in the middle of nowhere to freeze to death??!! My God, who the hell does that?!!

[@amiosa35]

To save his life

[@DewTime]

Someone with brains does that. Please explain, what exactly was the alternative? Say some encouraging words and hope he magically regains his strength to walk? Stay with him while they both die in each other’s arms?

[@laughoutloudtv2104]

​@@DewTimeYep.... It's that what they went for

[@laughoutloudtv2104]

Check that instant coffee for poison

[@laughoutloudtv2104]

Your enemy

[@tomlnilsen]

This story doesn't make sense. It just doesn't. Sounds like two rookies doing things they haven't done before and at the same time not being prepared at all. Shit happens, yes, but.. I believe there is a lot more to this story.. would love to hear it from them and what really happend. I have so many questions here..

[@adriennewalker1715]

Only ONE compass?

[@violagentsch]

The backpack you're advertising is way too small.

[@AlexLopez-t4x]

sick

[@Danster547]

Alright Kermit

[@jamesarnold6059]

Orienteering*

[@XJapanGonnaGiveItToYa-cd4xj]

She's a trooper!

[@sarahpoynter9652]

What a bad ass lady. She’s who I want to be when I’m old ❤

[@Bearwithme560]

Caution to those who loathe AI-generated narration delivered with juvenile enthusiasm and poor pronunciation. 👾 I await the invariably polite AI-response: "Thank you for watching!"

[@Bohemian-Rhapsody]

Chatgpt wrote this, you can tell its crap.

[@daveytomasulo8164]

Sorry, i can’t watch anymore. I hate sponsored content. It ruins the flow.

[@Geoplanetjane]

Or ee in teer ing

[@aaronalto3034]

It's called orienteering, not orienting TT, you're forgetting the eer dude! Come on!

[@zztop4996]

.

[@keithinaz9769]

FINLAND, welcome to NATO.

[@ChristineHazle]

It’s called orienteering, not orienting.

[@pittviper6320]

Turned off with the advert

[@rotkivvonalim]

yeah it would be great if you use non retar...I mean non imperial units for the rest of the world to know the exact temperature. Celsius>Fahrenheit, Kilometers>Miles

[@MaxStevenson-ih5ji]

shoulda eaten breakfast. coffee isnt calories. dum booma

[@BloodandlatexFX]

You can literally drink black coffee without breaking a fast. I believe it actually speeds up the rate of your body’s consumption of its fat stores mildly

[@elipotter369]

Sounds like he was already too exhausted to eat. Should have slowed down with age. Thought I misheard when he said 70.

[@leannsfearcocktail9420]

I find this content fascinating… Thank you for the documentary!!!