Christmas gifts, BOOKS

Expedition books and DVD is available. If you do not have some of Rune´s expedition books or you know someone who may wish it for Christmas. May be you know someone who is dreaming about going on similar expeditions as Rune? The books gives most of Rune´s experiences, which can be useful for an coming…

Svalbard Mountain Ski Festival

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,…

Svalbard safety course

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…