Spitsbergen. Borebreen. Vintervegen

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen. What, why, and how. Spitsbergen. Voyage. Longyear Spitsbergen. Ymerbukta Spitsbergen. Esmarkbreen Spitsbergen. Nansenbreen. Borebreen Spitsbergen. Whiteout

Finally, . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. Borebreen. Vintervegen

Spitsbergen. Whiteout

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Spitsbergen’s weather god definitely enjoyed its play with . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. Whiteout

Waters and Wines of Aquitaine

I am back again. We spontaneously decided, in two days bought tickets, rented a barge, and left for two weeks to boat Gascone waters, enjoy rural France, eat and drink tasty, warm on the south sun (it was even excess of warming, but it didn’t spoil our . . . → Continue reading Waters and Wines of Aquitaine

Spitsbergen. Nansenbreen. Borebreen

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April 22 is a time to leave Esmarkbreen and move to the next glacier. . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. Nansenbreen. Borebreen

Spitsbergen. Esmarkbreen

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen. What, why, and how. Spitsbergen. Voyage. Longyear Spitsbergen. Ymerbukta

We fell asleep at about 6 pm. I awоke after deep unbroken sleep that for me usually means that it . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. Esmarkbreen

Spitsbergen. Ymerbukta

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Day of April 18 started for us at 6 am. We finished packing and got breakfast. The last civilized breakfast was perfect, I never ate such . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. Ymerbukta

Spitsbergen. Voyage. Longyear

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen. What, why, and how.

Whole April 15 was spent in travel arrangements: finalizing the tent, last moment shopping, and packing. We were completely busy till 2 am of the next day, that was just 30 minutes before . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. Voyage. Longyear

Spitsbergen. What, why, and how.

Spitsbergen

For start a little introduction what is Spitsbergen and where to find it.

Spitsbergen is a name of an archipelago, and also a biggest island of this archipelago, located in the Arctic Ocean at the half way from Norway to North Pole. . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. What, why, and how.

Spitsbergen

I am back from our ski trip on Spitsbergen. 25 days as a one very long day (because, if the Sun doesn’t set, the day doesn’t end). Polar region, 78 degree, Svalbard archipelago. Three weeks of skiing along endless glaciers. White, black and blue.

Spitsbergen is beautiful, . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen

Aconcagua. Camp One. Cargo drop

Aconcagua. Start Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra Aconcagua. Base camp. Plaza Argentina

December 23

It was below zero during the nights on Plaza Argentina. The frost covered the . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Camp One. Cargo drop