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Today was what I would define as a tropical day in Antarctica. When we woke up, it was cloudy, but during the morning the clouds lifted, and then the warmth came. The thermometer on the pole showed +5 degrees Celsius. In my mind, temperatures like that don’t belong on the coldest continent on Earth. It makes you think — and it is  important to think about — what we are doing to our planet. How can we justify an expedition like this when considering the footprint it leaves on

If anything in this existence can be called “everyday life,” I think today would be it. After 26 days on the expedition, we’re deeply into our routines and everything runs like a well-oiled machine. The morning routine flows step by step; each of us knows where the other is and what comes next on the agenda. When we’re done packing up inside the tent, we take it down without speaking — we both know which stakes the other will pull and who handles what. At exactly 9 o’clock we

Today has been yet another brilliant day! We had quite a bit of uphill, which meant the sastrugi returned as well. We pushed on at our usual steady pace, and after 8 hours we put up the tent. A calm day with Anne Grete Preus’ song Når Himmelen Faller Ned  stuck in my head: “We’ve heard that no two snowflakes are alike, and you can think about wonders like that for a while,”  and I’ve truly been thinking about that for many days. Very fascinating!

Today we saw people for the first time in 23 days! A Brit aiming for the speed record raced past us — we waved, he waved, and then it was all over. We’ve also reached 83 degrees South, which means there are only 777 km to go!! The landscape here is flat and beautiful, with small sastrugi and blue skies 💙 Happy Saturday!

Antarctica 💙 How would you describe a day here? The white horizon extends all around us towards a radiant sun in a clear blue sky. It's so stunning and pristine that you must see it to believe it — and even then, it feels incredible. This is a place where your thoughts drift freely, and you just follow them wherever they lead. The skis glide across the snow with the sled trailing behind, the tent goes up and comes down. Life in Antarctica is simple 💙 S 83.299799° W 80.46431

Today we started the day by listening to a Christmas song — we do that throughout December until Spotify shuts off because we’ve been without reception for too long. Today’s song was All I Want for Christmas Is You , and that one hit me with an instant wave of homesickness right in the soul. It’s one thing to be away from the people you love for a long time, but being away during Christmas is something else. It feels a bit heavy at times, but once we got going, everything fel

What a day 🤩 Brilliant sunshine from a cloudless sky and just a little wind. A near-perfect day in Antarctica. The day started, as usual, with coffee in the sleeping bag, served by today’s kitchen girl, Emma, followed by a portion of oatmeal with butter! We found a really good butter in Punta Arenas. Then it was time to pack up house and home and bring it all with us. Out on skis — cheerful as always 😊 After a small uphill section with some sastrugi, the terrain finally fla

Today has been a good day overall, but we were both a bit low on “puff,” as we call it. We climbed about 100 meters of elevation, so you could say it was an uphill kind of day — but what really made it tough was the sheet-ice surface over fairly large sastrugi. That just makes skiing difficult in general. Still, we kept going for 8 hours before crawling into our sleeping bags and enjoying some good food and hot cocoa after the day was done. By the way, Emma won at Idiot  the

Today has been another amazing day! The weather was fantastic, and the conditions were great. It's wonderful to experience the feeling of gliding on skis instead of just trudging along. Our spirits are high as we continue across the expansive white plains! ❄️🩵

What an incredible day!!!! ☀️ The forecast predicted clouds all day, but that wasn't the case! The sun appeared during our second session and stayed with us throughout. The wind was as quiet as a mouse, and we had an amazing time. Much.As a tribute to the gorgeous day, we decided to walk an extra half hour. That might have been our best decision of the day — because when we entered the tent and checked the GPS, we found out we had crossed into 82 degrees. A wonderful surprise

We got off to a late start today because of the strong winds yesterday and overnight. The weather forecast predicted calmer conditions around lunchtime, so we waited a bit and set out at 11. The day turned out to be pleasant, with a little wind but otherwise great conditions. We walked quite late to make sure we got enough hours in, and now kitchen boy Mom is busy over the pots, trying to get all the water boiled! We also lit our Advent candle and sang a somewhat patchy versi

This morning, the wind was fierce when we woke up, making us reluctant to leave the tent. Once we got up, had breakfast, drank coffee, and packed our gear, we headed out. The strong wind nearly blew us sideways as we walked, with our heads tucked deep inside our hoods. After five hours, we noticed that we weren't covering much distance for the energy we were using, so we set up the tent. Since then, we've spent the entire evening in our sleeping bags, enjoying ourselves imme

Today has been a brilliant day! We’ve been skiing for hours in good snow and gentle terrain 🩵 — and today we even saw the moon shining through the midnight sun. It’s still blowing a lot, so we keep praying to the weather gods for it to calm down soon. Otherwise, we stay bundled up in our hoods all day 💨 Happy Friday!

Hey ho, things are going well! We’re really enjoying ourselves now — today the wind calmed down by three notches, and we could even stick our heads out of our hoods from time to time. Brilliant sunshine from a blue sky and beautiful white plains as far as the eye can see 💙 Our thoughts wander to everything and nothing. Walking here on this incredible continent gives both space and time for reflection. Other than that, we can now report that there’s a new champion in the tent

Today we had less wind and good conditions! We had a nice long day and finally covered more kilometers than in the previous days. We’ve now traveled 250 km, which means there are only 995 km left 💃💃💃 Happy Wednesday!

Here’s a natural English translation that keeps the tone, humor, and drama of the original: Today is a sad day. One that will be marked in my calendar for the rest of my life. It started off okay, though very windy outside. We began walking, and after two hours on the move we stopped so I could pee. In the strong wind, I carefully unscrewed my pee bottle, and in a split second the pee funnel slipped out of the bottle and was snatched by the wind. Within one second it was alre

Today we finally made a bit more progress than the previous days! Good conditions and good visibility meant we could power through 23.7 km — and we’re absolutely thrilled with that. Otherwise, we’re really enjoying ourselves in the tent and continuing onward ☀️

When it blows down here, it really  blows! And today it certainly did. But the sun is back, and that brings both joy and power. It also means we can once again see where we’re going, which is today’s little bonus happiness. We keep trudging along, enjoying the sight of the Three Sails mountains now behind us, and nothing but open landscape ahead. We’re having a great time and have found good routines for everything that needs to be done throughout the day. Greetings from Mom

Mom got coffee in bed today, after her inner polar-explorer clock woke the kitchen boy. A good portion of oatmeal was eaten before we set off. We headed out thinking it would be a nice day, right up until we put on our skis and realized we couldn’t see a thing. We walked straight into the biggest sastrugi, completely unaware of what lay ahead. We fell flat on our faces again and again, until Emma, in protest, took off her skis — and Mom insisted she couldn’t call herself Norw

In true Friday fashion, Mom didn’t wake me up until way too late because she thought I looked too sweet while I was sleeping. That’s the downside of traveling with your mother. I’ve reluctantly deleted the alarm app on my phone, so I wake up when Mom wakes up from her “inner polar-explorer clock,” as she calls it. I got a perfectly tempered double cappuccino in my sleeping bag — no lack of luxury here — before we set off across the white plains. Happy Friday!