Greenland Expedition 2010

Not your average vacation


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Pictures from Saltfjellet

Here are some pictures we took during our training trip to Saltfjellet this easter. The training trip was a great success. We managed to go through all the training we planned to, leaving very few details to be sorted out. We had all kinds of weather and a lot of fun during our trip. We [...]

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Final practice trip

I just wanted to add a quick note to tell you that tomorrow morning Christian will fly up to Bodø to join me for 5 days of practice in the region of Saltfjellet. This is our first and final practice trip together before we head for Greenland on the 2nd of May. We will drive [...]

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Fear and loathing on Hardangervidda

Last weeks training on Hardangervidda did not go exactly as planned. We promised you updates via satellite, but we could not get the equipment to work as expected. With temperatures as low as -34 centigrades and loose snow in hilly terrain, all our efforts went into keeping up our progress and keeping the daily routine, [...]

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Crossing of Hardangerjøkulen Glacier

This weekend, Ingunn and went to Finse for our first trip on ice since the glacier training on Krossbu early this summer. We were invited to join Adele and Cato Skeie, a really nice couple with 10 and 15 years of glacier experience. We met late this summer on Sota Sæter, where Den Norske Turistforening [...]

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