The Longest Walk
When resting a bit in Mo i Rana during the TOUR I met my host Andrew. He hiked from west to east through the US some years ago and when talking about his experiences back then he showed me a book, that was important for him – next to maps that he has been using, […]
Forum-Amundsen Haus
Before I hiked into Oslo during the TOUR, I visited the Amundsen House in Svartskog. The explorer Roald Amundsen lived and worked here until his death. After being used for other purposes for some years, the person Roald Amundsen is now being researched there on the basis of his house. Today it is possible to visit […]
The Institute of Queer Ecology
The Institute of Queer Ecology (IQECO) was founded by the artist Lee Pivnik in 2017 and is co-directed by the artist, evolutionary biologist and dancer Nicolas Baird. IQECO is a collaborative organism that seeks to bring periphal solutions to enviromental degregation to the forefront of public consiousness. So far the IQECO has worked with more […]
Randulf Valle / Podkasten Uteliv
Coming from a background as a natural scientist and researcher, Randulf Valle tries to use this knowledge when dealing with topics such as outdoor equipment, hiking techniques and body response in one of his many articles or books. Since 2019 he talks with different guests about their relation to outdoor tours, hunting and fishing as […]
Wilderness art collective
The Wilderniss Art Collective is a non-profit organization run by a group of artists, explorers and enviromentalists and discusses the natural world. «Founded in 2018, the Collective’s goals are to highlight the plight of the world’s wildernesses and wildlife; to act as a space for discussion about our interaction with the environment; to encourage […]
Alstair Humphreys
In addition to a variety of outdoor adventures such as circumnavigating the globe by bike, crossing Iceland on foot and by packraft and many more, Alastair Humphreys has not only published several books and lectures, but continues to develop the idea of what an outdoor adventure can be. He promotes micro-adventures outside the home and […]
Lars Monsen
Lars Monsen is probably Norway’s most famous outdoor adventurer. He has documented his tours on foot, by packraft, with skis and pulka, as well as with dog sleds, such as walking the length of Norway, the crossing of Canada for several years and many more for many years in numerous films, books and TV series. […]
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer, ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. He is probably mostly known for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft, which was designed to demonstrate how humans could have made long sea voyages and create contact between […]
Fridtjof Nansens Institute
The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) is an independent foundation engaged in research on international environmental, energy and resource management politics and law. It is located in the former home of Fridtjof Nansen, who is buried in the garden of the house at his request. When I was passing through Oslo during the TOUR, I had […]
Wanderlust – Eine Geschichte des Gehens
Solnit, Rebecca. 2019. Wanderlust – Eine Geschichte des Gehens. Berlin, Matthes & Seitz.