We made it - we're in Ambarchik Bay!    22 Apr, 05 - 24:40
We skied into Ambarchik Bay yesterday, the 21st of April, after skiing 13 km:s with a hard southerly wind. Ambarchik Bay is our goalline! We pitched our tent for the last time at N 69°38'04.8 and E 1

Freedom    19 Apr, 05 - 22:36
It's been 5°F during the day plus a 6 m/s freezing northerly from the Pole, this Tuesday the 19th of April. The time is 21.56 when I start writing the English version of today's dispatch, half an hou

Serious thoughts regarding the North Pole when our goal at Ambarchik Bay is only 80 kms away!    17 Apr, 05 - 22:25
-13°F at 6 a.m. 23°F during midday. It's been a sunny day plagued by a cold northerly wind, this Sunday the 17th of April. We've entered our 10th month of travelling and we've pitched our camp on t

The son of two murdered Gulag prisoners tells his story    14 Apr, 05 - 17:43
It is the 14th of April today, Thursday, and we were set to leave Chersky this day, to do our last stretch to Ambarchik Bay. Roughly 8 days of skiing over the windswept tundra. But, as you know, our f

Conversations in a Siberian sauna    13 Apr, 05 - 00:26
Tuesday the 12th of April. It's been a bit of a chilly day with a northerly wind, around 5°F during the day and not a cloud to be seen in the sky. Seems like we won't be able to leave for the final l

We've made it to Chersky!    10 Apr, 05 - 23:27
10th of April today, 14°F with a strong sun and a cold northerly. We've just made it to Chersky, from where we will head out on our last stretch to reach our final goal at Ambarchik Bay. This very Ru

How to stay married for 50 years    7 Apr, 05 - 21:24
How to stay married for 50 years. (Advice from Anna Yakovlevna and Piotr Innokentyevich how to do it!)

4-5 m/s southerly today, about -4°F Midday and under -22°F as usual during the night. If

Enjoying life in the tent    5 Apr, 05 - 20:46
5th of April today and we've done 45 km:s during two days and have pitched the tent at N 68°33'13.1 and E 159°50'40.2. The sun is shining and there's not a cloud on the sky to be seen. It's a northe