Finally a week of prep is coming to an end, tomorrow we leave. We will write more soon. PG {CAPTION}

Finally a week of prep is coming to an end, tomorrow we leave. We will write more soon. PG  

After flying north to Trondheim, then south to Oslo, then back north again, we touched down in Svalbard at midnight last night. As we approached this remote arctic archipelago the entire plane was glued to the windows, staring out at the vast icy world below, bathed in a silvery light

  After flying north to Trondheim, then south to Oslo, then back north again, we touched down in Svalbard at midnight last night. As we approached this remote arctic archipelago the entire plane was glued to the windows, staring out at the vast icy world below, bathed in a silver

After flying north to Trondheim, then south to Oslo, then back north again, we touched down in Svalbard at midnight last night. As we approached this remote arctic archipelago the entire plane was glued to the windows, staring out at the vast icy world below, bathed in a silvery light

  It feels like a long time coming, but Jaime, PG and I have finally come together for the first time.  I flew from New Zealand, and Jaime from Canada, and we have spent the past 5 days at PGs home in Molde, Norway. I was maxed out with 30kgs of checked luggage and another 16kgs

Just an update from me in Norway with some pictures The ice in Svalbard is now starting to break up, it has been a slow start in some ways to the start of the summer, though now the ice is really retreating, the team is feeling strong that this will be a good year for the attempt. In

On the 19th of May, in the dark of an arctic spring night, MS  Malmö came into port in Molde Norway on its way from Gotenburg Sweden to Svalbard. In its hold where our 3 kayaks (Zegul Arrow Empowers), safely stowed, that had been transported all the way from Sweden (thanks to Zegul Ka

  WE ARE ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SVALBARD! Our Fundraiser hit its target of $20,000NZD yesterday, we are blown away by the support. A huge “THANKS” to the 79 pledges from around the world that made it possible! Marco Venturini Debby Schweitzer Ben Clancy Lou, Sarah, Oliver