Greenland Expedition 2010 » Video

Monsen sends his regards

Terje With Lunndal — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:07:08 +0000

Being a Norwegian outdoors icon and expeditionist, Lars Monsen is one of our greatest inspirations. He makes his living writing books and creating TV-series from his trips and expeditions in the wilderness. His latest production, “Ingen Grenser” (No Limits), just finished airing in Norway and was a huge success. Yesterday he kindly let us interview him about the mental aspects of expeditions for beginners. Stay tuned for the full interview after we return from the ice cap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu8YNsrlUUY

(English captions available by pressing the “CC” button in the player)

Video from Hardangervidda

Terje With Lunndal — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:55:59 +0000

Despite the fact that we were struggling a bit during our last training trip we managed to shoot some video. I’ve edited it to the best of my ability and you can see the result below. As usual we recommend viewing it in full screen HD quality with sound. English captions are available from the menu in the lower right hand corner of the player. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Q9ggRgKKw

Happy New Year!

Petter Skodvin-Hvammen — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:15:16 +0000

The holiday season is over and we have entered 2010, the year when we will fulfill our dreams. It is 17 weeks left until departure for Greenland on Monday May 3. During these final weeks we need to apply for SAR insurance, weapons permit, book final flights and accomodation on the East Cost. We need to practice first aid, glacier safety and camping procedures, purchase the final equipment and more. We have less than four months now for training and preparations. During Christmas I increased the training load from two to three times per week, and estimate that I have about 40 more sessions to go before Greenland.

Luckily, the winter has arrived at Nøtterøy and the car tires have been replaced by pulk sleds loaded with wood. Tha latest two weeks have been quite cold, with temperatures between -10 and -20 degrees celcius. We even got half a meter of snow for Christmas. So, in addition to gaining weight from all the sweets and fat food I’ve managed to go skiing four times this week, and the guilt from not exercising in November has gone.

In four weeks from now we will spend 5-7 days skiing across Hardangervidda, the largest mountain plateau in Europe. This final trip will test the status of our physical and mental conditions and pinpoint any necessities for change before leaving for Greenland.

Hauling tires

Terje With Lunndal — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:49:50 +0000

This is the final installment in our “Tire Trilogy”. After showing you how we steal and prepare tires, the time has come to provide some insight into the curious habit of hauling tires as a means of physical preparation. The video was shot close to where Petter lives on a beautiful day in late November. Subtitles in English are as per usual available by clicking the “up arrow” in the players lower right corner and selecting “Turn on captions”. We recommend viewing the video in HD quality with sound.

Preparing tires

Terje With Lunndal — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:37:27 +0000

In the last post I shared a short video describing how to get tires for hauling. Now it’s time for the sequel: “Preparing tires in 90 seconds” – a brief look into how we prepare the tires before we can haul them around in the forest. No surprises here – just me toying with my camera and video editing software.

Stealing tires

Terje With Lunndal — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:35:59 +0000

As part of our training we are hauling tires around to simulate the act of pulling a sled. Last time I needed tires I raided the local car tire dealership. They have a container full of worn out tires and just shook their heads in pity when I asked if I could take a few. I had just bought a new camera and took it along to get some practice shooting. You can see the result in the short cilp below.

Video from Rondane

Terje With Lunndal — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:19:41 +0000

I have just finished editing and subtitling the video footage from our trip to Rondane. Petter managed to capture some beautiful scenery and for the first time we actually have dialogue. Unfortunately I did not manage to cut the movie any shorter than 6:15, so it’s the longest one to date.

Anyway – we hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it. As per usual it is subtitled for the Norwegian impaired. Click the button in the lower right corner of the player to access the subtitles.

Hauling Tires in the Dark

Petter Skodvin-Hvammen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:17:46 +0000

I’ve been pretty used to hauling tires by now, and during the past week I have walked close to 25 kilometers in about 5 hours. I even think I need to get myself a new tire, since the one I’m hauling currently is disresolving due to the friction against asphalt and gravel. Well, it feels good to finally be on track with my training targets.

As you might get a short glimpse of in this short video recorded on my Nokia E71, I have attached reflex buttons and bands on the rope and tire for better visibility when walking in the dark countryside of Nøtterøy.

Video from our glacier training

Terje With Lunndal — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:48:42 +0000

I finally got around to edit the video from our glacier training. As you can see, Jotunheimen provided a spectacular backdrop in the beautiful weather. We really learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves doing it. It really doesn’t get much better than this.

As per usual, the video is recorded in HD and can be viewed as such. Just press the “HD” button in the player and view it in full screen with sound for the best result. Also, by popular demand, I have added English subtitles for the Norwegian impaired.

Videos now in HD quality

Terje With Lunndal — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:13:02 +0000

From now on all our videos will be posted to YouTube in High Definition. During playback, if you press the HD button in the player, you will stream high quality video suitable for full screen viewing.