Scandinavian Arctic Traverse

2023

2023

Scandinavian Arctic Traverse

A self-designed route across northern Norway, Sweden and Finland, from the western geographic extreme to the eastern one, on skis, snow kite and kayak.

Dates
2023
Duration
77 days
Distance
985 miles
Countries
Norway, Sweden, Finland
Mode
Skis, snow kite, kayak
Style
Solo, self-designed route

Photographs

From the route

  • Northern lights

  • Sustained ascent through Sweden’s largest mountains

  • Preparing to kite

  • Sled dragging across dry ground

  • Navigating along the banks of open rivers

  • Kiting in the mountains

  • Deep snow and technical terrain at the start

  • A kite flown into a tree