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Svalbard Expedition 2024

The first of our 2024 Svalbard ski expeditions through the wonderful mountains, glaciers and fiords of Svalbard. March 4 to 12.

Alpenglow, long shadows and inky valleys of early spring are mesmerising.

Completed successfully. The team traversed 4 glaciers and a small icecap.


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Kornelija Bykovecaite
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Claire Murray
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Giada Nuzzo
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Rabea Rogge
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Anja Ulrich
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Moti Hamal
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David Contreras Magaña
Kanch Sharma
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Richard Sumner
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Mardi Philips. Guide
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Eric Philips. IPGA Polar Expedition Guide
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Steven Giordano. Guide

Trip Summary

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#10: Expedition successfully completed

2024-03-13 02:17:58am
Last night’s blog didn’t get through, sorry if you were waiting for it!! Camp 8, just 3km from our bus pickup, was a cold one with the temperature dropping to… Continue reading
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#9: day of days

2024-03-11 07:15:00am

Today was the day of days that followed a night of nights. After a light wind died off around 9pm the northern lights came out in all their splendour. Shimmering… Continue reading

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#8: best day

2024-03-10 06:56:02am
Our ritual of 6am wake up, 8.15 out of the tents and 9.15 skis on seems quite relaxed but it’s a pretty busy time. Light stoves, reheat thermoses, melt snow… Continue reading
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#7: glacier descent

2024-03-09 07:12:18am
An unexpected wind kicked in overnight making sleep difficult for some. It continued to rage all through decamping but the light on the surrounding peaks was mesmerising. To the east… Continue reading
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#6: Marmorbreen

2024-03-08 07:16:21am
Straight out of our windless camp we started climbing Marmorbreen (glacier). The light was magnificent with alpenglow on the mountain tops and inky valleys receding below. As we gained altitude… Continue reading
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#5: windy lunch

2024-03-07 07:08:44am
These unseasonably warm temperatures gave us a very comfortable night in our tents. Thankfully the clouds had lifted overnight and we could see most of the mountains surrounding us as… Continue reading
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#4: warm day

2024-03-06 06:44:00am
Unseasonably warm with daytime temperatures barely hitting freezing. But it can’t dampen the spirits of this fun and funny team, despite not seeing much of the landscape due to low… Continue reading
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#3: warm day

2024-03-06 06:41:42am
Unseasonably warm with daytime temperatures barely hitting freezing. But it can’t dampen the spirits of this fun and funny team, despite not seeing much of the landscape due to low… Continue reading
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#2: First night

2024-03-05 05:52:43am
The belt wagon was unable to deliver our large team all the way to Eskerfossen (frozen waterfall) so we skied an hour to this beautiful feature tucked away at the… Continue reading
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#1: Departure tomorrow

2024-03-04 05:32:57am
Almost locked and loaded. Gear ✓ Food ✓ Fun team ✓ Departure tomorrow at 11am. Nine days in the wilds of Svalbard. Happy Birthday Kornelija 🎂
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