Malmö -7 C (19.4 F) Yakutsk -44 C (-47.2 F) Verkhoyansk -48 C (-54.4 F) What is easy to forget for people not involved in Expeditions, is all the stressful work before setting off, sorting out the normal day, like preparing papers for the tax man…

Over the last week I have tried to figure out how to send dispatches via my laptop and a satellite phone. It [...]

Flag 179 arrived yesterday. An honor of course. The same Flag which bit the dust in Al Mahra not long ago. That made me content and happy. Even happier, I felt today when Eva s and Scarlett s stuff arrived from Isbjörn of Sweden, the best kid g…

Extreme cold fascinates most people. Every time the subject comes up on my site, the readership grows tenfold. And I get a lot of [...]

I feel so incredibly tired. And sad. But still working on with happiness getting the new Siberian Expedition on board. But life has its own ways to show that tragedy and sorrow is a big part of the life of a human being. My mum died yesterday and …

Malmö -2 C (28.4 F) Yakutsk -45 C (-49 F) Verkhoyansk -52 C (61.6 F) The gear from Exweb -SPOT tracker, laptop, sat phone an the software to send updates on route- arrived after being held in customs for 2 extra days yesterday. And, once I opened…

I am probably subjective when it comes to this issue, but in my book, exploration with animals as partners, isn´t only the [...]

Malmö 2 degrees C (36 F) Yakutsk -48 degrees C (-55 F) Verkhoyansk -50 degrees C (-58 F) Extra kg:s I have put on 18 kg (42 pounds) My friend Ken Kamler, with whom I am going to dwell into the subject extreme cold, write me these lines the other …

I often get the question, why do you call yourself an explorer, not an adventurer? My answer is that I see an [...]

Malmö 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 F) Yakutsk -49 degrees Celsius (-56.2 F) Verkhoyansk -50 degrees (-58 F) My brother just called, whilst I was communicating with Tom at ExWeb in the US and the goods on its way. I dread my brothers calls. Because my …