DIARIES

ELISABETH, LOIC, MARISKA, OLE TOM, AND INE-LILL FOLLOW THE THEM HERE: DAY 15 - FROM THE TEAM IN LONGYEARBYEN What an ending! Honestly, it couldn’t have been better. A polar safari by sea on the way back to Longyearbyen — getting right up close to two lazy walruses, loads of seals, huge groups of eider ducks, and an eager little Arctic fox running along the shoreline. This 14-day adventure has been absolutely fantastic. And on top of that, we’ve had countless little adventures

CLARE, HANNE, LISA MAIKEN, MEDEA, RALF, SATISH & CAROLINE FOLLOW THE THEM HERE: POSTSCRIPT FROM CAROLINE The first full crossing of Svalbard will remain a deeply human journey before being a polar achievement. I had the privilege to be surrounded by Clare, Lisa, Ralph, Satish, Hanne, and Medea across this demanding archipelago, from south to north, over 35 days of continuous effort. Together, we brought to life the very first edition of Ousland Colliard Explorers. What carrie

We woke up knowing this was our last day on the ice. What we didn’t know was that it would be our longest day… After packing up, we did the short walk, the last kilometres, down the glacier. Having arrived well and being pretty happy with a job well done, we relaxed, taking lunch. It was then we received news that the boat

FOLLOW ROLAND AND LARS’ DREAM SKI ADVENTURE This is the diary form of Roland and LArs’ dream of skiing among the stunning mountains, peaks, and glaciers of Queen Maud Land. As you will see from the postscripts at the bottom, it delivered more than they could have hoped for. They didn’t bring any gadgets for sending text or photos back to us back home, so an Iridium call to Tove now and then was what we had to go on for this diary. But LArs added photos and a few more facts af