The deep snow really slowed down the pace today. After about 3 hours they decided to set up camp. The tripwires went off almost immediately, but no bears in sight. No stomach problems today, but the nutrition the coming days wont be optimal to say the...
The guys ate good last night and felt ready for the 12th day of the expedition. But just as they started skiing Tor felt some stomach issues, and soon after Bjørn felt it as well. I spoke to the guys over satellite phone today and...
The elements won today. Thick fog and unstable snow halted the plan to ski down «Newtontoppen». They waited an hour under under a wind protecting tarp at the foot of the mountain for the weather to clear, but no use. The last days have been...
«And just when you think it can't get any harder» It really can. The guys had their toughest day yet, as they both had to pull one pulk at a time without skis on to get up a steep hill. The map showed a mild uphill,...
Today was both beautiful and exhausting. The never ending ascend is now done, and they're camping at «Newtontoppen», 1327 meters above sea level (the mountain summit is at 1713m and is Svalbards highest point). They really felt the weight of their pulks today, and the...
The frostnips from yesterday have healed, no tissue damage done. However, they woke up to another day with low visibility and 15cm of fresh snow. Combined with the continuous ascent the conditions were really poor. The motivation took a hard hit and for the first...
«Can someone send us a masseur?» A total whiteout today. Lots of snow, even more headwind and absolutely no visibility. They've relied 100 percent on the GPS for navigation and been constantly hungry throughout the day. For the first time of the expedition they've had a...
Day 6 The guys entered a new glacier today and saw the first humans after leaving Longyearbyen 6 days ago. They felt competitive and got the urge to pass the other expeditioners, but to no avail. They saw another 2 groups of explorers soon after...
Day 5 Fog and low visibility characterized the first half of the day, but as they got higher up the glacier, the fog cleared and the sun bettered the conditions. They’re really starting to get familiarized with all the daily drills, routines and the equipment in...
Day 4 The first climb came today. The guys report of perfect conditions over one of Svalbards many glaciers, which from the GPS data looks like «Fimbulisen». Blue skies and a warming sun made the 14km and 823m elevation a stunning experience, though the clear weather...