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Trouble on all levels…..but we are awarded Explorer Clubs Flag 179!

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...

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Mum´s moved on to another world and I wonder; What to do?

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...

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Tech trouble, some kit arriving and some stress

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...

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Stressssss and angst!

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...

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Expedition nerves; Why? Why? Why?

We are still packing though the plane is due to leave in 12 hours. It has been a very hectic day. No sleep, so up early, start packing, than out to try the sat phone, a voice call to ExWeb, than back...

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Expedition Extreme Cold, Travelling with Reindeer; The challenging preparations

When you read this, we are hopefully in Siberia. The whole family of four. It could well be a surprise to most of you, but what is waiting is most likely the biggest adventure for all four of us ever....

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25 essential items for the beginning adventurer

“I am going to become an adventurer like you!” a young fella wrote to me this morning with great attitude, and continued somewhat hesitant; “But what equipment is important for me to buy?” Today most...

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Everest; The latest dispute

After the latest Everest dispute, I have been contacted by a few readers who´d like me to have an opinion. And I have to admit that I have once again been drawn into the developments on the highest...

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Opinion; What Do You Seek?

Julian Monroe Fisher´s article Exploring Beyond A Culture Of Contest has received a lot of attention among other explorers. Most agree with his opinions about how competition is poisoning exploration....

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9 Tips How To Become A Modern Day Explorer

Exploration has never been more popular than today. It is alive and well. The simplistic claim that apart from the deepest oceans and outer space, there is nowhere left to explore, is wrong. The world...

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The Long Walk, did it ever happen?

*Due to a new exciting article which has never been published in English about The Long Walk, I am republishing four articles three years after it all started on this site. These articles have covered...

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Glinieckli; “I Have Solid Evidence Glinski Didn´t Do The Long Walk”

*Due to a new exciting article which has never been published in English about The Long Walk, I am republishing four articles three years after it all started on this site. These articles have covered...

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Fact Or Fiction? The Long Walk and The Way Back By William Jacobs and James...

The Long Walk and “The Way Back”:  Fact Or Fiction? By William Jacobs and James Masefield  The six messages below by William Jacobs and James Masefield from December, 2010 and January, 2011 initially...

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Zbigniew Stanczyk; The Long Walk Is Mostly True

Peter Weir’s film, “The Way Back,” inspired by Slawomir Rawicz’s book The Long Walk, tells the story of a group of prisoners’ 1941 escape from a Russian gulag camp in Siberia and their subsequent trek...

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Zbigniew Stanczyk; The Documents

Zbigniew Stanczyk Research  by Zbigniew Stanczyk and William Jacobs This webpage consists of a number of documents related to discussions of the historical basis of Slawomir Rawicz’s book The Long Walk...

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The Long Walk; Reader Comments

I have found as much joy in reading all the comments, which have come in throughout the years since the first article was published back late in 2011.  I have tried to sort them in a way to make...

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Expedition: Don´t listen to those negative bastards

The time of preparation ahead of an Expedition is more or less the same every single time. Most of it incredibly exciting! Stressful, sure, but figuring out all small details like route possibilities,...

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US Premiere Expedition Yemen At Arab Film Festival San Francisco

Tonight at 20.30 at Open Plaza Cinema in San Francisco The US Premiere for the Yemen Documentary. There´s no doubts at all. It is a highlight in my life.  It sounds dramatic and for me it is. Possibly...

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Arab Film Festival: Impressions From The Audience BY Sharon E. Roberts

SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 12, 2014 Some Thoughts about Mikael´s Film. I really didn’t have any ideas about Yemen before I saw the film. It is impressive to see all the meticulous planning and research that...

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Vad är sanning eller inte i boken Flykten från Stalins Läger?

    Under hösten 2011 hjälpte jag kort mina vänner Tomas och Tina Sjögren på ExplorersWeb att hitta intressanta historier och träffade då på en polsk Expedition som ville bevisa att det var en herre...

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