News

This section is featuring the latest news regarding adventure in the polar regions and from the expeditions we are following closely.

The adventure has started

Published on 02.08.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

After a brief week of administrative delay in the first Russian port, Murmansk, the three navigators have taken to the sea in order to head east. The great adventure has started…
Assessment of the Adventure

Published on 01.08.2010 - The Great Drift

The Robinsons-on-Ice have had to face reality: their idea of letting themselves drift on an ice floe long enough to note the melting of the pack ice with their very own eyes was not entirely achievable. Here, to bring the adventure to an end, is a rapid assessment of their experiment.
At the Heart of Chaos

Published on 21.07.2010 - The Great Drift

The Robinsons-on-Ice no longer know which saint to venerate. All the pack ice is breaking up before their very eyes. They’re still however looking for an ice floe that’s big enough for them to live on for a while.
Heading East

Published on 21.07.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

After a technical halt of a few days in order to put the finishing touches to the preparations, Borge Ousland and his crew have set out again towards the great North-East Passage adventure.
Bye Bye Greenland

Published on 17.07.2010 - General Info

The final two expeditions that were still out on the Greenland icecap have now returned home. See you all next year for more crossings.
The Great Adventure Dawns

Published on 14.07.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Borge Ousland has finished with his coastal tourism along the west coast of Norway. He’s preparing these days to plunge into the great adventure and the great veer towards the east…
Blocked on the Pack Ice

Published on 13.07.2010 - The Great Drift

The four Robinsons-on-Ice have finally packed up and left Tassilaq in their kayaks. But for the moment the overly tight pack ice is keeping them within the Tassilaq basin.
Homage On The Way

Published on 09.07.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

On his journey north, Borge and his two shipmates have made a stopover in the famous Port of Tromsø. A question of making some repairs to the trimaran and of paying homage to some celebrities who were lost at sea.
The Robinsons Are Waiting

Published on 07.07.2010 - The Great Drift

After a few weeks of radio silence, the people who will be trying to remain a while on a bit of pack ice have reappeared. They were training in Greenland's coastal waters.
Some Pleasant Coastal Shipping

Published on 28.06.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Borge Ousland left Oslo on 23 June to undertake his great adventure of circumnavigating the Arctic pack ice (or what's left of it during the summer). For the moment, he's doing some coastal shipping along the west coast of Norway. And everything on board is OK.