Not your average vacation
I just wanted to add a quick note to let you know that we have now completed the glacier training. The course was a success and we were blessed with blue skies and warm weather for all of the 6 days we spent in Jotunheimen. We will share pictures and video as soon as we [...]
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As part of our preparations we will attend a week long glacier course in Jotunheimen. The course is held by Den Norske Turistforening (DNT) and will provide us with the basic skills needed to handle the glacial hurdles on our journey. We will try to shoot some video underway and share it with you after [...]
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I have finally started exercising with tires. According to people with polar experience, pulling tires is the most effective way to prepare for a long polar expeditions. I have now been out a couple of times, and experienced that dry roads equals maximum friction people stare, point at you and make comments pulling a tire for 1 1/2 hours is exhausting [...]
A common ingredient in the physical preparations of expeditions in polar regions is hauling tires in the forest. This is a very good simulation of the actual motion of hauling a sled. The obvious benefit is that you don’t actually have to travel somewhere with snow to get a proper workout. We have posted a [...]
