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 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!:-/
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 🙂
On my way down from Northern Norway in August I could not resist to visit Sandhorn Island, just South of Bodø city, again. I had attempted a flying line out there for three years and this summer I was lucky enough to get two flights down this canyon. A good pump up, and a good…
In late July I joined a team of five men in Narvik and we embarked the train towards, and into, Sweden. Bjørnar, Andreas, Arild, Mikkel, Andreas and I was ready. The Sarek Nationalpark was waiting for us. A 170 km long trekking through some of the most breathtaking scenery in Scandinavia. We started from a…
Late May I had a good visit in Northern Norway, and more specific Troms county on several jobs. Had some time off for two or three days and decided to go for Tamok Valley again, for skiing and flying. It was really Springtime down in the valley, and kind of soon end of winter on…
Visited the family and the my home mountains last weekend in perfect weather and nice wind conditions. Got three summits, not very high, and could do it without skies. Down in the valley it was blooming and the birdsong was strong. The snow melting made the rivers and the rapids big and loud. A good…
Finally we have stared with the film documentary about the “Operation Musketoon” from WW2. Mid May, Tom Edvindsen, Ronny Bratli, Thomas Adam and I were up in Glomfjord and the surrounding area, to do surveys, and some filming. The whole production and the long walk to Sweden will be done in September. The project is…
Pk Strandtind is situated on the largest island in Norway, Hinnøya. I had the pleasure of visiting this mountain twice this Spring. First time in perfect conditions and the next time I would have needed crampons and iceaxe to reach the summit, but both time I had a beautiful trip up and wonderful flight down…
Just back from three weeks in Northern Norway, and in the nature for the whole time. It has been much summiting and good flights most of the time, and photographing. Also started on Paraglider at the very beginning stage. Had one week stay at Andøya which is my favorite place up North, and did some…
Ever have I seen the last degree to the North Pole so nice than this year. A group of five of us started off on the last degree to the NorthPole the 6st of April and headed North. This with the best help from the Russian Borneo staff who make this possible for many expeditions…
It has been a long time since I have been to the Tamokdalen / Tamokvalley. And finally I had the chance to go there again. The weather was promising and spoke to the “King og Tamokdalen”, Aadne Olsrud. He was optimistic, as always, and said I should come. So I did. Had a very nice…
All winter I have had a big wish about going to Andøya again. It is something special with the nature up there. Brutal, spectacular, beautiful, wondering and friendly. Especially the people, concerning friendliness. But the nature is just breathtaking and you can have five winters and five “summers” in one day. And everything is very local.…
Finally got the opportunity to visit Peak Spanstind in Troms. Its about 1400 m and you have a nice skiing up in two and half hour. The weather was just perfect with blue sky, good skiing conditions and not much wind. Lots of other people were on the mountain this weekend too. So, a perfect…
Had the joy of visiting Lofoten for two days. A big hope about a summiting and other joy, but the weather put me down to almost just photographing. 70 mm of rain and 20 m/s wind kept me low. However weather and Lofoten is the thing! And had a very nice experience. Had two nights…
November has been a busy month with lectures and travels, but time to get outside there has been opportunities. The days are short now even in Mid-Norway, and you have to hurry out in the morning to have some time in daylight or twilight. Some few mountaintrips without snow, but hard frozen ground. Easy to…
October month has been a busy month and travels. Has been mainly about lectures for oil industry and the military. 14 days in Northern Norway with lots of very strong Northern Lights was the highlight. Just sad I did not bring the tripod for the camera. Been several times up in the mountains but un-luck…
The first month of the Fall is over, and it has been a good month. The colors came. The birds is eager to leave Norway. The Nature is getting more and more quite. Getting ready for the Winter and the resting. Soon the landscape will leave all the colors. The mountains will be dressed in…
Rune Gjeldnes 
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