Greenland, Baby
It’s been a while since I posted here. I’ve been back in the UK for months now and have completed the rather uncomfortable transition between life in an Arctic wilderness […]
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Oscar II Land
Back when I first arrived on Svalbard in 2010, we had a saying: “The sun always shines in Oscar II Land.” Looking out across Isfjord from its Southerly coast, it […]
Cold
You may’ve noticed that in previous updates, I have been rather reticent on the subject of temperature, perhaps surprising given that this is a blog about the Arctic. The simple […]
Living on Borrowed Warmth
We have at last acquired a stove for our tent. It is not the one we ordered (DHL claims delivery is quite impossible but appear to be wilting under a […]
Winter is Coming
Winter is coming to Svalbard. The long arctic day has come to an end, with darkness now cloaking our evenings. Snow dusts the mountaintops that surround Longyearbyen and there is […]
The Cold Edge 