Greenland or Kalaallit Nunaat. The world biggest Iceland, with 2,2 square kilometers. It is mainly ocean, big fjords, mountains and ice. 81 % is ice. 58000 inhabitants divided around on the East and West coast. And it is stunning! It is incredible, and endless of beauty! Talking about my self: Have spent just 250 days…
Finally I got the opportunity visit Greenland again. And the best part was visiting the fjord and area, Torry Larsen and I with 7th SOS Sq, flew in and where dropped for the Greenland lenghtways expedition in 1996. This time we arrived with a sailing yacht, and could really watch the beauty of the scenery…
In June I had the pleasure to embark Coast Guard KV Svalbard in Tromsø for a memorial weekend in Jan Baalsrud footstep and Operation Martin. Did a lecture about Operation Martin and “our” experiences “In the footstep of Jan Baalsrud”, for the crew and others. During the weekend we sailed up to Toftefjord on Rebbenes…
Last episode of “Operation Musketoon”. About the disaster of the escape from Fykan Power Station where eight commandos where captured up in the mountains of Glomfjord. Four others managed by a mirakel, to escape to Sweden and to England. Sorry, this may not work for people outside Scandinavia!:-/
Episode two of the documentary “Operation Musketoon” with infiltration to the power station in Glomfjord and the attack on the station. Meeting few of the people who experienced the demolitions and what happened afterwards. Also meeting with the son of the German who became shot at the station. That was very strong meeting for us…
Premiere of “Operation Musketoon” on Norwegian Broadcasting tonight. A very humble thoughts to those who executed the operation, and gave their lives for all others! And to those who helped those four, who managed to escape back to England. And that they could tell what really happened. Biggest respect and gratefulness!
NRK has made a teaser on the documentary serie “Operation Musketoon”, which is supposed to be on the screen for the first time 18th of February.
February 6th 1943, 75 years ago the Norwegian Submarine HNoMS UREDD was on its way from Shetland to the area South of Bodø (Norway) with a crew of 35 + 6 S.O.E men and one S.I.S. That was Uredd´s first task on this multitask operation, where six Kompani Linge soldiers where supposed to infiltrate into Sulitjelma. Their…
Four weeks of walking through and experiencing the history of “Operation Musketoon”, has come to an end. Ronny and I have got a very humble experience of the whole story. By meeting people who really have experienced the people and the happening in real time. We have also taken all the steps through the whole…
20 years ago, 12th of June 1996, Torry Larsen and me reached Cape Morris Jesup. The most northern tip of Greenland, after having done the whole length of Greenland. From the very south of the world biggest island. The world longest skiexpedition at that time. 2940 km in 86 days. It was an true SEA – AIR…
10 years ago. Day 89 on the move across Antarctica. Started early today. Scrambled up 400 meters of the mountainside hauling the sledge behind me. Panting and puffing. Managed to get up the worst part in one and a half hours, I was rather pleased with myself to be honest. Got up to the depot…
Ten years ago i finished the descending of the Priestley Glacier as the first one, hopefully the last one 🙂 It became worst than a nightmare for me. I was prepared for very strong wind or hurricane, on my way down. That became not the biggest challenge. Crevasses bigger than houses and snow bridges became…
10 years ago, 21th of January was one of my best days ever. After about 77 days on the ice I finally saw the first mountain on the other side of Antarctica. 75 kilometers away I could see the contour of a mountain. For several days I have imagine that I have been seing mountains,…
Have been thinking of a gallery on the webpage for some time. Or more than what it is space for in the margin. There is so many picture appearing when looking into 20 years photo archive which even I have not seen. So the plan is to show some of them in the Gallery menu…
The Norwegian Mountain Filmfestival was held at Gjendesheim for the third year. About 1000 people met for outdoor activity from river kayaking, climbing, hiking and for watching the last in mountain film and lectures. I had been asked to do a lecture on behalf of Bergans, which has been, and is one of the main…
13th – 15th of November Norwegian Mountain Medical Company (NFS) invited to the yearly weekend seminar in mountain medicine at Radisson Blu Resort Trysil. 120 persons participated. This is a course for those who want more knowledge in mountain medicine. The course is primarily suitable for those who have reason skills of first aid, and is…
Last weekend in May it was time for the third Svalbard Mountain Ski Festival. About 100 happy and eager skiers arrived Longyearbyen for a long weekend out in the field. Trygghamna (Safehaven) was chosen as Base Camp, where you have several guided options for summiting and good downhill skiing. Just to mention, the Protektor-mountain, Daudemanen,…
27th of March 1994 Rune and Torry started out from Umanaq on the West coast towards Isertoq on the East coast. The hardest one, Rune says. It was Runes first “real” expedition and was a really good lesson learn and preparation for the Greenland lengthways expedition, two years later. Without lengthways would have been impossible. They…
Polar explorer and ex-Navy Seal; Rune Gjeldnes is the only person in the world who has crossed both the North Pole and the South Pole, unsupported on ski. He also completed the longest ski crossing of the Antarctica continent; 4804 km, solo and without re-supplies. Rune has been given more than 300 lectures to national…
Two first weeks of November Nautical students from Tromso university had their Arctic safety course at UNIS Longyearbyen. This was a pilot project initiated by the Svalbard University Center. Students learn about the challenges operating in the Arctic. Both in the name of science, cruise tourismen and marine transport and the cruise manuals for this. I…
