Tag: Svalbard
Svalbard Archipelago: 20 meters into the depth: Kayak professional dares record jump from glacier waterfall
In the Arctic Svalbard archipelago, extreme kayak athlete Aniol Sarrasolses plunged himself 20 meters into the depths. To reach the remote glacier, the team had to hike miles through the…
Lost Place in the Arctic: The northernmost ghost town in the world is on Svalbard
Between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole lies the Spitsbergen archipelago. Surrounded by glaciers, frozen tundra and plenty of solitude lies the abandoned mining settlement of Pyramiden. Polar bears…
On Svalbard: polar bear attacks French tourist and is shot
Archipelago in the North Sea On Svalbard: polar bear attacks French tourist and is shot A polar bear injured a tourist from France on the Spitsbergen archipelago in Norway and…
Norway: Polar bear injures tourist on Svalbard and is killed
Norway Polar bear injures tourist on Spitsbergen and is killed A polar bear stands on an ice floe near Spitsbergen. (Archive image) photo © -/PRESSENS BILD/dpa A polar bear has…
A French tourist injured by a polar bear in a camp in Svalbard
An incident occurred on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic, where 25 people were camped members of a wilderness expedition. A polar bear entered their camp on Monday…
Three Azureans on an expedition to Svalbard “to show the consequences of global warming”
Offer them an adventure on the other side of the world and especially in extreme cold… and they’ll always be up for it. Aged 27 to 31, Flavien Hillat, Thomas…
Svalbard, the ultimate adventure in a polar nature sanctuary
We can’t miss them. At the three exits of Longyearbyen, “Beware of polar bears” signs warn the daring passing through these extreme confines: gjelder hele Svalbard (valid everywhere in Svalbard)!…