Winter hinking

[Masa_1964]

In army time we used to be on forest training weeks during 1y service, summer and winter (mostly -20-40C temps) skiing distances 10-100km and hundreds of kilometres away from habitats (only helicopter was possibility to rescue if someting serious happened) frostbites and others was just normal thing. Only help needed if someting was broken or similar. Summer time had mosquitos like clouds around you, and allways full gear on with guns and backpack for clothes and food week stay (+extra in case of extended stay or someting else). Luckily no need for that extreme things any more, past year was my last service (voluntary) year. Sometimes we was dragged part of journeys behind snowmobile or tracked vehicle (bandvagn) with just holding rope with 10-12 others and going deep snow (pretty hard to stay even up) when those going 30-50km/h. One falls in front and all falls behind and tracker dont even notice cause snow is blowing like cloud behind (very hard even be there in behind cause snow throws on face from tracks. But this video maybe gives a bit of idea how it was.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HHI2EuZoWc

[RedBaird]

 

I was going to offer to change the title of this topic from "hinking" to "hiking" before I found this:  😄 

 

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hinking
Refers to trekking involving climbing mountains, walking over difficult terrains, typically in the forest or nature.