Author: Tor Berge

09 Aug Nigardsbreen

On our way home from Geiranger and Ørsta, we detoured to Nigardsbreen. Steinar Bruheim from Jostedalen Breførarlag came to show us around the glacier.  He offered great knowledge and good company with his 30 years of experience as a glacier guide. The name Nigardsbreen (Nigard Glacier) came from...

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03 Aug Slogen

During our trip to Geiranger, we detoured to Slogen in Ørsta, as we are filming there next year for Untouched Norway. It is quite a well-known peak in Norway, offering alpine cliffs and steep mountain sides straight down to the Hjørung fjord. The Slogen peak is part...

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03 Aug Geiranger

Norexplore recently went to Luster, Ørsta and Geiranger to make preparations and locate future filming locations. Hotel Union Geiranger were kind to offer us a great home base for the trip. As we usually are heading to untouched and remote areas rather than populated tourist...

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19 Jul Finse

In March 1894, the Norwegian Government decided to build a rail road between Bergen and Oslo. It was to be built across the vast and weather exposed mountains that divides the two cities - Bergen in the west and Oslo in the east. 15 years...

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01 Mar Protected: Update 2 from Odda

Hi! This is our second update from our project in Odda, as part of project Urørte Norge. The password for all the clips shown below is "samarbeid". We have been very busy the latest week, capturing another mountain as scheduled, called "Renne 1". Runar Sæthre were acting...

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19 Feb Protected: Update 1 from Odda

Hi! This is our first update as regards our film project in Odda. The project will be part of a larger film series about skiing mountaineering in Norway - and will cover unique talents and personalities in each county in captivating nature and breath- taking landscapes. Let us first...

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13 Apr Day 14 (Last day)

Yet again, the wonderful weather was replaced by a snow storm and created uncertainties regarding our ride back to Longyearbyen. Sitting in the tent when the wind, the snow and the fog were making more and more trouble outside, and knowing that the only food...

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