Setermoen‘s military barracks, where the six recruits were trained, are located about 160 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Although an outdoor temperature had plummeted to —20C (-4F), the youths were ordered to get undressed and to take their boots off; then they were forced to go for a naked run outside the building. During the unusual exercise, all six novices got frostbite and required medical treatment after they returned to the barracks.