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In the Footsteps of Nansen awarded 1st price!
In the Footsteps of Nansen was awarded 1st price in the category Adventure Travel at Banff Mountain Book Festival 2009.
Patagonia November 2009
The plan is to cross the northern Patagonian icecap. We travel to Punta Arenas in Chile 2nd of November, and from there continued on to Puerto Montt to finalize equipment etc.
From Puerto Montt we take a boat to Laguna San Rafael, where the actual trip begins. From the bottom of the San Rafael glacier we ascent 1000 metres up to the plateau. From here we ski across the ice cap and down to Fjord Steffen. Well down at the coast again we will be brought by boat to the small village of Tortel. Tortel got road connection a few years ago, and the plan is to drive to Balmaceda, where there is a flight connections to Santiago. The trip will take approximately one month, totally.
This trip is primarily a test ride to checkout route, logistics and conditions. It will be possible to book this trip for next season, in November 2010.
Read the Blogg to see how Børge, Bengt and Thorleif are doing in Patagonia.
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The North Pole 2009
In this year's season at the North Pole, Børge Ousland was guiding three different groups. The three day trip was dropped of 10 km from the North Pole. Even with -33°C and a brisk breeze straight in their faces they quickly reached the goal. While they waited for transportation back to Barneo they became "guests" in a wedding for a couple who got married at the North Pole.
When the Last Degree trip started it was -30°C and the wind was blowing 10 m/sec. The wind led to ice drift up to 7-800 meters per hour, but fortunately in the right direction. The North Pole was reached after only four days, and was celebrated with a gourmet dinner from the Bocuse d`Or winner Terje Ness, a surprise Gunner had hidden in his pulk. Chinese Travel Channel was the last group to the pole with two participants from a Chinese reality show, and two camera men.
More from the North Pole 2009 on the blogg, and photos from the trips on Flickr. |
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