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Skiing 780km on Melting Finnish Sea Ice (Never Done Before)
10 de maio de 2026 · 27 min · 71K visualizações · Rauma
O que este vídeo aborda
Juho attempts a 780-kilometer kite-ski traverse of the Finnish coastline on sea ice — a route he believes has never been completed.▶ 0:14 Starting from Rauma, he hauls a 60-kilogram pulk and navigates south-to-north along the western Finnish archipelago, with the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant's warm-water discharge cutting open leads directly across his planned route and forcing repeated detours onto the mainland side.▶ 1:04 Ice thickness is a constant concern; Finnish convention holds that 5 cm supports a person on foot.▶ 2:18 Shipping lanes cross the route repeatedly, and warming temperatures accelerate ice deterioration faster than expected.▶ 23:44 A kite provides propulsion on wind days at 10–12 km/h, but light-wind shadows behind islands and poor ice quality limit progress.▶ 22:59 He loses a ski pole somewhere in the first ~50 km and skis one-handed until the Yyteri camping reception staff and a local named Miikka supply replacements.▶ 13:59 The Yyteri camp receptionist notes he is the first skier to arrive there in her 12 years on the job.▶ 18:31 The transcript covers only the opening days of the attempt; the full route outcome is deferred to a follow-up.
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