Have had many mountain trips this Autumn. Always hoping for a flight as well. However it has been few of them, because of strong wind in the mountains in September and October. Then it is extra nice when everything is perfect. Walk on the first snow in Trollheimen. Some wildlife. Beautiful view. Just a perfect…
Finally going back to old areas of explorations. In August, David Hempelman-Adams and I, pluss four very good friends embarked the sailing yacht “North About” in Nuuk – Greenland. Ambition was to reach the plateau on the most Southern Inland ice. 22 years ago, Torry and I, where hauling our sleds South and North on…
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…
It has been a special summer in Norway, with lots of weather records. Mostly high temperatures. Have enjoyed it, but it has almost been too warm in the mountains. So activity has been from Middel Norway to Northern Norway. B
Wonderful week on Andoeay Island. Not much good weather, however gives great contrasts, which is so special up in Northern Norway. And wonder´s appears when you less wanted them, however it is big and small wonders 🙂 This is my firs try of a time laps, and happened on Andøya Island in May. You can…
The North Pole season is going to its end. I had the pleasure to show the way “The Last Degree” for five British friends. It was a very good year for us to walk the last 111 km to the North Pole. Good ice conditions with some open water, but good weather. Temperatur varying from…
The Easter became the best ever weather wise at may home area Surnadal. Sun every day but hard snow conditions in the mountain. However I did not use the snow on my way down from the mountains. Different mountain sights and different experiences + family time. Everything was planned as a short Easter at home,…
The winter has been nice to me and given some wonderful memories. Most of the pictures is from Northern Norway. Pk Spanstind was visited twice this winter. The winter is not over yet in Norway. Easter is coming and I will be spending time in my home county and the mountains of Trollheimen.…
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…
Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and an Exciting Happy Good New Year. Thanks to all who have been participating on projects or activities during 2017 and for all good help and support! Rune
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…
Had a perfect short Autumn day in Trollheimen speed flying from Storfjellet to Kaarvatn farm. Never started towards the west from this “peak” before but this was the day, and spotted several Dear Hunters and I scared about 75 Angus…but in the right direction 🙂
A memorial flight down the the last part of the infiltration route of “Operation Musketoon” in Glomfjord, 1942. 75 year after, 20th of September, one Canadian, nine British commandos from 2nd Commandos, and two Norwegian from Kompani Linge, very successfully, attacked the Power Station in Glomfjord Norway. The Aluminium production in Glomfjord never started again.…
In early August I spent three days in Junkerdalen and up in the hillside and summit of Solvågtind. Some really nice days and with a big hope to fly from the summit. That did not happened. Wind directions became wrong and the fog came and went in minutes. Last evening I felt there were a…
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