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NEW! Polar Supply sledge
Have been working, together with Acapulka, with a new type of sledge for two years. Last winter we had the final product ready after some prototypes. It’s built on the well-tested and successful Arctic Ocean sledge frame. Why making a new sledge? Just because the Arctic Ocean sledge was made for the Arctic Ocean, rubble ice and water. The new one is specially designed for long journeys across big ice plateaus as Antarctica or Greenland. Because of its shape it’s much lighter than the AO sledge, but has kept its strengths and capacity. This one is a perfect sledge for ski sailing as well with its stability. It will be a winner on future long-term Polar expeditions.
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The Arctic Ocean sledge
When David Hempleman-Adams and I failed on our North Geographical Pole expedition in 1997, I realized that a new type of sledge had to be designed and developed for the future Arctic Ocean unsupported crossing. Why? The sledge was the reason of our failure. Or to put it in a more correct way, we had not planned and tested the sledge well enough. Everyone knows that there are no shortcuts to any place worth going
Spring 1998 I met Haavard Worren and Anders Ramstad who were students of ship-design. I gave them all the specifications and experiences from my two North Pole Expeditions. Also told them what to expect from the new “super-sledge”. For the Arctic Ocean Crossing it had to be as good in water as in snow and ice. After half a year they had finished the model and we went to Acapulka with Alex in head.
We made prototypes and tested them in Northern Canada winter ’99. Did some big changes again, and we had the final product. A pioneer product. With it’s egg-shape principle + other new innovative design and material qualities, it made the sledge to a big successes for us during the crossing. Today we can see that others are copying our thoughts and design. This must mean that we did some good work! Only problem with our Arctic Ocean sledge is it’s size. It’s just too big for a “normal” North Pole expedition. We have to do something with that. |
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The Polar kitchen: “Willy”.
During several expeditions I have used a special cocking system, which I just call “Willy” It is named after the designer and developer of it, Willy
Gautvik. Up through the years I have been lucky to experience different prototypes with good results, Mr. Gautvik has optimised it to be a very light and effective cocking system. I do think it is the only one on the market. Well, several producers have made their own, but not as good as Willy’s. The best quality in it is the energy absorption capacity. Approximately 70% of the energy from the stove is used to melt the snow and heat the water. A normal cocking pot just absorbs approx. 40 %. This means if you use the “Willy” you spare quite a lot of fuel on you expedition. Weight is always a challenge, but it’s not just that. Time is also crucial, and with the high-energy absorption, time used for cocking or melting water is cut down dramatically. It has been specially designed for Polar expedition, but can easily be used on other expeditions as well which need to melt big amount of snow for water supply. It weights 810 gram, and the volume is about 3
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New expedition tent finished.
Finally the new tent is ready. Have been working together with the designer at
Bergans with an expedition tent during a longer period.
It is a two man tent, but if necessary an extreme three man tent. Several prototypes have been made and have been tested in different areas. It is made as a one layer (breathable) but will also be available with an inner tent. Weight is just about 3 kg. I normally use four minutes to set it up, from packed until the guidelines are set. The time setting up the tent can be crucial in difficult situations, but with just four minutes…I’m happy. I have different criteria’s for the tent, but the wind resistance will be of high importance on the next projects, and I feel confident with the shape and what it has proved. I have had the pleasure to use the “final” version during the last weeks as shown on the
pictures. This is just hooolaaa shaaakeeer!!!
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Nano tubes, the future!
I was asked by NRK to join in a program about Nano-tubes. The program should explain how it is produced, how they test it and how it can be used.
I was the observer and hopefully a future user. They wanted to have a person who could show how important such a development could be, i.e. extreme expeditions. Material mixed with this will be 10 times lighter and 10 times stronger. As showed on the video, there where clips from the crossing of the Arctic Ocean. I'd should very much like to have had that material up there. The
Professor Sjeltorp is chief in charge for testing the material and find areas where to use it. On the other hand I have no clue about how this
happend, but just see this will revolution material quality and use.
Norway are in the high end on research / production of Nano tubes. |
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Not enough training
The week before and during Easter I had a terrific time in Trollheimen, Surnadal. Started with some days with ski sailing or kiting. It was raining and blowing Gail but got tested some equipment which was necessary. Then three days with climbing with my good friend Gudmund Kårvatn in well-known old mountains. It was easy alpine climbing, but good training since it has been some time since last time I was doing it. We enjoyed it, and had a good time both at day and during the evening in the tent, memorising earlier trips in the same area. Had a final longer skiing, which ended up as a round trip with several summits on the schedule. Had been on them before, but its 10 years ago. Got lot of good memorise, training and experience. But the hardest experience was just to find out; I am too much at the office, and not out doing what I’m. NOT GOOD! |
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Visit from Japan
In February I got a visit from Japan, by Chizuru Morikawa and Kat Namba (Project Adventure, Japan). Georges Mihaies arranged this meeting. Matter discussed was; Research Project of Exploratory & Creative Education, in Japan, and eventually co-operation between their project and my project. The initiator to this project was Mrs.
Morikawa, and she wanted more information about me, and met up to see which person I am. Could, and can I contribute to their project was the big question? (I do hope so). We had several meetings in Oslo. Best part was certainly the stay in the forest. With very good help from Rune Stenseth from Solør Region, we brought them into Finnskogen in Hedemark for a night stay in a simple winter bivouac and – 20C. This was totally new for them and a good example of experiential learning; building camp, find logs for the fire, making food, the cold, snow, etc. But, the most important issue was certainly to get known to each other, in the right element/environment. I know everyone had a very nice stay. The Research Project is just in the beginning, but lots of efforts are being done with the concept book, organization, and a project web page is scheduled to end of May this year. More information about this will come. |
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David Hempleman-Adams, receives the Explorers Medal (17th
Mar)
20th of March David Hempleman-Adams (1956) will receive the Explorers Club's highest
honour, the Explorers Medal at the Annual Dinner in New York. I have to congratulate my very good expedition friend.
He is one of the most successful all-around adventurers, and he has been engaged in a 20-year odyssey of exploration, mixing between polar expeditions, mountaineering and ballooning.
In September 2003, Hempleman-Adams succeeded in becoming the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open wicker-basket Roziere balloon. His other ballooning records include first solo hot air balloon flight across the Andes (1998), first crossing of the North West Passage (1999) duration record for a Roziere-90 balloon flight, distance record from land for an Arctic flight, duration record for an Arctic flight, first person to fly a balloon from land to the North Pole (2000).
He has climbed the Seven Summits: Everest in Nepal, Mount Vinson in Antarctica, Aconcagua in Argentina, Carstenz Pyramid in Indonesia, Elbrus in Russia, and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
And in 1984 he was the first person to successfully complete a solo expedition to the Magnetic North Pole unsupported. In 1996 he became the only person ever to reach both The Magnetic North- and South Poles in one year. The same year he walked solo and unsupported to the Geographical South Pole, during 60 days. In 1998 he succeeded to reach the Geographical North pole (together with me ) and became the first person to have the seven Summits and both the Magnetic and Geographical South & North Pole.
Of all his trips my favourite is ballooning the Geographical North Pole: In June 2000, he became the first person to solo pilot a balloon to the North Pole. He set a number of ballooning records on this flight, including distance record for the Arctic at 1,400 kilometres to the North Pole ring and 2,451 kilometres total, first balloonist to fly to the Geographical North Pole, and that solo.
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David Hempleman-Adams
Explorer Medal
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The roughest
expedition area(2d Mar)
Five team is lining up in
Khatanga / Siberia waiting for their flight up to Cape Arctichevsky
and their attempt to reach their goal, the Geographical North Pole.
Normal departure date is in the end of February, but now they are
all delayed with some few days, caused by bad weather, plus some
others. This happened almost every year, but a late start from
Arctichevsky is risky due to the always-changing ice conditions in
the area. Strong southerly wind can move the ice a long way out
from shore, and the strong currents around the Cape do not make it
easier. Anyway, this is what all expeditions are facing every
season. The problem is the waiting time and the uncertainties. And
the UNCERTAINTIES will follow each of them every minutes, hours,
days and weeks when coming out on the moving ice, the roughest
expedition area. That’s the Arctic Ocean! I wish them all a safe
journey and good luck. SAFETY FIRST! |
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UNESCO & EU cooperation.
Since August 2003, I have got help from Georges Mihiaes, the
cofounder of Oslo Platform. This partnership has been very helpful.
George’s main focus has been: “How can Rune’s expeditions and
“THE LONGEST MARCH”, contribute to the human society in more
than just a commercial and entertaining way?”
This has resulted in several cooperation. UNESCO has given their
support to the project through my cooperation with Solør Region
(Norway), which is chosen to be a “Model Remote Rural Area” of a new
high rated EU project called BRICKS (Building Resources for
Integrated Cultural Knowledge Services).
In cooperation and with support from this society
and organizations Rune have put focus on the educational
possibilities, by using his archive from earlier expedition and by
monitoring the new expedition on a new educational web. This will be
available for selected schools from all regions of the world
covering both developing and developed countries. Rune
will have the opportunity to provide motivation and promotion for
education, research and intercultural dialog for all main regions of
the world, through this cooperation
Exploration is a word with
wide meanings. Everyone has to explore to get knowledge and
experience in their fields. Rune hopes he can give inspiration
through "The longest march" to children and students around the
world, to EXPLORE.
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Explorer
David Hempleman-Adams
reaches Geomagnetic North Pole(7th Apr)
April 7, 2003 - David
Hempleman-Adams has announced that he succeeded in reaching the
Geomagnetic North Pole yesterday at 15.10hrs local time (7 hours
behind GMT). Starting at 0700hrs David completed the final
challenging ten miles over the icy terrain, his leg badly bruised
after a 20 foot fall from a glacier last week. The veteran explorer
was ecstatic at having achieved the feat. He is now the first person
to have walked solo and unsupported to the Geomagnetic North Pole.
The journey started on
March 17 from Eureka, Ellesmere Island, which is to the west of
Greenland. By April 2 he had reached the crux; of the expedition,
Copes Bay, the over half way point. The journey involved dragging a
sledge, weighed down with over 100 lbs of equipment and supplies,
for nearly 300 miles.
On April 3 Hempleman-Adams had to climb a 100 foot ice cliff.
Reporting by satellite phone he told his U.K. base reminded me of my
childhood when I climbed an icefall and half way up it I thought to
myself – what an earth am I doing here. By April 5 David was hugging
the coastline in order to minimize contact with the glaciers,
gradually but surely making his way to the Darling Peninsular where
the Geomagnetic North Pole lies.
Hempleman-Adams told his U.K. base am thrilled to have achieved this
– I failed in 1999 and felt I had to come back. I have done it for
Terry (Lloyd). David had known ITN reporter Terry Lloyd for nearly
15 years. Lloyd had enthusiastically covered all David's polar
expeditions during those years.
Rune, who walked to the North Pole with David in 1997 and 1998 said;
I am thrilled for David – I knew he could and would do it – his
determination and courage gives makes him quite exceptional.
David was picked up by a Twin Otter plane late last night (GMT) for
the 4 hour flight back to Resolute. Late Wednesday morning he will
see off the Polar Race teams from there. www.polar-race.com
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Explorers Club (27th Mar)
The "Annual Dinner" at Explorers Club was held hold Saturday 22nd at
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York. Rune was there, together
with Assistant Naval and Military Attaché, Bjarte Wetteland at the
Royal Norwegian Embassy. The whole thing was an experience, Rune
said. It was not just a dinner, but a show as well. The Club was
celebrating the 100th anniversary of aviation, the 50th anniversary
of the first documented ascent of Mt. Everest, the 50th anniversary
of General Charles "Chuck" Yeager's flight at two and a half times
the speed of sound, Steve Fossett's solo balloon flight around the
globe.
The greatest moment for Rune, was the meeting with Captain William
R. Anderson, U.S.Navy. He was the commander of the nuclear submarine
USS Nautilus. Captain Anderson and his crew where the first to cross
the Arctic Ocean under ice, in 1958. It was a big honour for Rune to
give him the book about Torry and Rune's crossing of the Ocean on
top of the ice as the first unaided. (Those two where dreaming, on
the whole trek, about a rendezvous with a submarine.)It is worth
noting that Capt Anderson was awarded the "Finn Ronne Award for
Polar Explorations" after the Norwegian born Captain (USN) and Polar
explorer Finn Ronne. Captain Ronne participated in two of Admiral
Byrds Antarctica Expeditions (see link;
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/finnronn.htm
In addition, The Ronne Ice Shell in Antarctica is named after him.
Before the dinner there were Exotics and Silent Auction and some
cocktails. During the dinner some well known explorers and pioneers
were honoured. These persons had short, but excellent lectures about
their expeditions and work. These persons
were honoured at the dinner:
Steve Fossett, FN '92 - Explorers Medal - first to circumnavigate
the world solo by balloon
Brian P. Hanson, MR '84 - Sweeney Medal - Club Director and VP -
service to the Club
Captain William R. Anderson, U.S. Navy (Ret.) - Finn Ronne Award for
Polar Exploration - commander of the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus
(SSN-571) during its historic transpolar expedition and voyage
across the Arctic Ocean under ice – 1958
Dr. John T. Reilly, LF '81 - Citation of Merit – Committee Chair –
service to the Club.
Jim Cameron - Communication in Exploration Award - unprecedented
achievement
in communicating exploration of the deep ocean to millions of people
General Charles "Chuck" Yeager - Honorary Member '63 |
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Rune on BBC WORLD
In 1997 and 1998 Rune and David Hempleman-Adams carried out two
North Pole expeditions. BBC and the two agreed in making films out
of the journeys. The programs have been sent before, on BBC 2. Now,
BBC World will show them in late March. So, tune in!
Walking On Thin Ice follows the dramatic fortunes of the first
joint Anglo Norwegian expedition on foot to the North Pole. This 2
part program commences in Week 12 and concludes in Week 13.
Program Episodes
Episode 1 - Walking On Thin Ice
First transmission 22/03/2003
Armed with a small BBC camera, David Hempleman-Adams, 40, and
25-year-old Rune Gjeldnes film their perilous journey as they
attempt to reach their goal.
A Briton teaming up with a Norwegian is a break with tradition.
David, from Wiltshire wants to be the first British explorer to make
the North Pole without back-up en route. He explains: “I’ve climbed
Everest I’ve done the South Pole, but I want to be the first Briton
to reach the North Pole without being re-supplied. To make sure of
getting there I have taken arch rival Rune. I reckon Rune is the
best young adventurer in the world.”
Episode 2 - Last Chance On Thin Ice
First transmission - 29/03/2003
When British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid tribute in Parliament
to their endeavour, British explorer David Hempleman-Adams and his
Norwegian companion Rune Gjeldnes knew nothing about it. They were
freezing in a tent on the polar ice-cap. Last Chance On Thin Ice
documents their final attempt to travel to the planet’s northernmost
point.
Setting out to make the tortuous walk across the frozen ocean to
the North Pole, Hempleman-Adams knew it would be his last attempt.
For the man who reached the South Pole, climbed Everest and the
highest peak on every other continent, making it to the North Pole
has been his most elusive goal. They were determined nothing would
stop them. They again took a camcorder with them and for the
two-month-long endurance test filmed their dangerous and lonely
expedition: the frostbite, the ice giving way between them, the
white-outs, and above all the development of their relationship.
Show time: Thin Ice
Saturday 22nd & 29th March 2003 @ 09.15; 15.15 GMT
Sunday 23rd & 30th March 2003 @ 12.15; 20.15 GMT |
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Training on Hardangervidda(3rd
Feb)
At the moment Rune is testing kites. It's a type
of a ski sail, but much more effective in weak wind. And the two
last weekends he has been in the mountains to do some good sailing,
but without luck. First weekend he was up with a team from Hvitserk
(Norwegian Expeditions Company. See
www.hvitserk.no
) Two hours with sailing wind. The next weekend together
with Bjørn. Rune has never ever
experienced less wind. Not a breath. To do some good sailing you
need at least 2 m/s wind. But when the wind is OK, you can do some
exceptional distances, and it is used on many expeditions. Experts
can cross up towards the wind almost like a sailboat. Rune is not an
expert, but is training for it. Together with Arnulf Refnes (a world
champion in kiting) and Fluid (
www.kite.no ) he is testing
two Ozone kites, which are experienced as the best on the market at
the moment. Frenzy is the type, which you can find on
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No co-operation with the Navy(14th
Nov)
A decision was maid at the Navy HQ on Monday, and they have decided
to not go into a co-operation this time. No further explaining about
the decision at this point. It is very sad that they did not take
this big opportunity, Rune says.
Anyway, Rune is very happy that a decision finally was maid. He has
been waiting for this a long time…to long. Now he will continue on
the alternative and parallel plan for the next project. Sponsor work
will be very important the two next months, and that is the hard
nut.
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Kick
off (28th Sep)
Last week Rune had a Kick Off arrangement for the crew
at the Njord drillingrig. The crew came both from Norsk Hydro and
Oddfjell Drilling, and they had a two days long stay at Vikaneset
lodges, where the ambition was to let the different crew members
become better known to each other, before they went offshore.
Rune and his friend, Gudmund Kårvatn, were asked by SK Arangment,
to take care of the outdoors activity. It was set up as a kind of a
four hours team-building concept / competition. The area at
Vikaneset has lots of opportunities and the only limit is the
fantasy. But climbing, rowing, running and teamwork was this times
key words. Rune is asked to hold this kick off six times, until end
of November. The activity will be developed and changed each time.
During the evening Rune held his Arctic Ocean lecture for the crew…but
they were quite sleepy. Take a look: www.vikaneset.no
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Navy contract?(15th
Sep)
During the last months Rune and the Norwegian Navy Staff has been discussing and looking at possibilities and solutions for new co-operation on his next expedition project. Last time this was debated, was before the Arctic Ocean 2000 expedition, where Rune and Torry got a special contracts in the Royal Norwegian Navy. They were based in Ramsund Navy base, and were working 50/50 with expedition planning and military duty. The Navy was a very good co-operator and sponsor on that project. In other words, Arctic Ocean 2000 would not have been possible without the support from the Navy.
This time it is a new situation, but Rune is hoping for an employment in the Navy for one or two years, and different support to the coming project. Rune's idea and dream is to build up a combined Norwegian & US Navy expedition project with one man from US Navy SEAL and him self from the Norwegian Marinejeger. This will be a historical first combined expedition between these two units, but still there are lots of challenges to solve. Nothing is sure and it will take time before things are certain. Everything depends on the Navy Staff's decision.
A "go" or "no go" decision, is promised from the Navy HQ this week. We are waiting in excitement.
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Project postponed (12th
Aug)
Rune has been preparing for a new expedition since
January, and hoped to execute this expedition Autumn 2002. During
the planning several uncertainties has appeared and in June he
cancelled this year's attempt.
These uncertainties will be solved this autumn and start of next
year. Rune say that it would have been possible to start off this
year, but with a high risk of failing, which he do not want to. It's
much better to take time to plan and prepare well, and do a real
attempt next season. "To many people fails, because they do not
take the planning serious enough, and that is unfair for all parts.
What count is success, and that is my goal for next years cold
climate project" he says.
Joseph Ross words is a good rule for an adventure man: "It
takes time to succeed because success is merely the natural rewards
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Torry suffers from tropical disease
(23rdth may)
He has had trouble since he came back from the jungle last autumn
because of a parasite that cause a disease called Leishmaniasis. He
has had a big scare on his back since he came back 8 months ago, and
has tried different medical treatment, but without luck. Now the
doctors have decided that he has to be at the hospital for 14 days
to try to get this under control.So, what is Leishmaniasis? It is a
spectrum of diseases caused by Leishmania species. The clinical
manifestations depend upon a number of factors including the
parasite's invasiveness and pathogenecity, as well as the host's
genetically determined immune responses. There are several
clinical syndromes as; visceral (kala azar) mucosal and cutaneous. A
single Leishmania species can produce different clinical syndromes,
and each of the syndromes can be caused by more than one species.
Visceral or Kala azar (Black Fever) is the most dangerous one, and
attack the reticuloendothelial system, especially the liver and
spleen, and this is very often fatal. But how did Torry get this
shit? The guilty one is a small female sandflie, called
Phlebotomines. Sometimes it is infected with Leishmaniasis parasite
and Torry was bitten by this flies, and got the parasite, which
seems to like Torry a lot. It is told that the medical treatment is
a various forms of pentavalent antimonial compounds???? Which is
used, but treatment failures are common. An other which is effective
is Pentamide, but it is quite toxic. Other drugs have been found to
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Film on TV2(21st Mar)
The film "Jakten på djevelgrotten" is ready. Two program,
each of 25 minutes is edited, and it will be shown on TV2, 25th and
26th of March at 2030. Juritzen TV production has been working on it
since Rune, Torry and Bjørn came home from the expedition. In fact,
the result has become much better than expected, because the
expedition had big problem to film enough up on the mountain, and
also the humidity caused problems with the cameras. It is good TV,
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Astronauten(10th Mar)
Torry Larsen will appear on TV2, Sunday the 10th of March. He is one
of the program leaders in the reality-program called "Astronauten".
12 Norwegians are going to compete to be the first astronaut from
Norway. During 12 programs Torry and some other people will be in
charge to select and kick out the persons that should not go, and in
the end there is just one left. The winner, and she/he will probably
be the first Norwegian into space?? Torry's said it was very hard to
send the people home, because everyone werevery clever |
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New projects (27th Feb)
At the moment Rune is in the "thinking box" and working on
two new projects for the next four years. The first project will be
a cold weather project. As he says, he has got enough of tropical
heat and bugs for a while. Both projects will be historical world
record breaking, if success. Lot of research has to be done before
anything get a "GO". So nothing about the ideas will be
released at this stage. Rune has also been in contact with his good
old college David Hempleman-Adams to discuss future projects or
co-operations. They may join together again. Last time was in 1998,
in the Andes. As Rune says, " We have something undone, and it
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Viking Symposium
9th of February Rune was invited to have a lecture at the natural
History Museum of Los Angeles to the Viking Symposium. It was a
co-operation between the five Nordic countries, which has a big
Viking exhibition at the Museum. "A day of discovery", was
set up with several speakers as Professor Gisli Sigurdsson, Pr. John
Lindow, William Fitzhugh and Pr. James Graham-Campbell talking about
the Viking history and their scientific work on this area. Rune was
invited as the modern Viking.
After LA, Rune went up to San Francisco, where he was invited by the
General
Consul, and had a lecture for the Norwegian Trade Chamber at
Norway House.
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Road show
in the states (5Jan)
From 25th of
November - 16th of December Rune did Arctic Ocean
crossing lectures for The Office of The Defense Attaché at the
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington. 12 lectures was hold for
different type of audience, and it was a great time,
meeting lots of interesting people. The lectures was
mainly for military personnel, but also some civilian
i.e. Explorers Club in New York, and the most
spectacular sports shop in the States Neptune
Mountaineering by Gary Neptune. Gary got one of our
Bergans backpack from the crossing of the Arctic Ocean
to his museum in his shop. At the final lecture at the
Ambassador Vollebekk residence, Torry also participated.
We would like to thank everyone we met for a very nice
stay, and a special thanks to Bjarte Wetteland at the
Office of The Defense Attaché, which joined me on the
"road show" on the East Coast.
Lectures was held for:
Explorers Club (New York), Wallenius Willhelmsen Line
(New Jersey), US Marin Corps Camp Lejuon, University of
US Marin Corps, Naval Academy
Naval Special Warfare group Two, Neptune Mountaineering,
Boulder
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The book
is ready! (20 Nov)
Torry is in the
States on a film project called "Astronauten".
He participates as one of the program leaders, and his
job is to help them to select the right person who
should become an Astronaut in the future. The program
will be shown on TV2 during the next winter. (February).
In the meantime, Rune has finished new book "Jakten
på djevelgrotten". The book will be ready for
delivery in the end of November.
Be one of the first to receive the book!! Order
your copy here.... |
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The Devils
Cave - A Success (Sep 28)
Finally we are back from the
Venezuelan jungle with lots of new experiences from the
jungle. Our goal on this expedition was to reach and get
down in the "Devils cave" on Sarisarinama tepui.
Several expeditions have tried to reach the
cave, but no one has succeeded. And it became a really
hard fight for us, much harder than expected. The bottom
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The Devils Cave; 3 km in 9
days
We used 9 days to get through the last 3 kilometers. The
Jungle was like a jail. Some days we just did 300 meters
in 8 hours. Andreas who has been on lots of others
tepui's, said that this was the worst ever... That tells
a lot about this jungle, which is totally different from
the jungle in lower area. |
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The Devils Cave; Indians ran away
Five Indians,
Saul, Louise, Benito, Carlos and Geronimo, helped us on
our way from the village Canaricuni, down the river
Caura and up on to the mountain. All the way they have
been worried about the mountain. They mean there was
something evil up there. We almost believe the same
after being there. Three of the Indians became
very afraid for their life after one day on the mountain
and chose to return back to their village. |
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