About 7 km south of Lonyearbyen, in Fardalen, a 21-year-old Norwegian was found dead under a snow avalanche on Saturday 24th of January.
As the Sysselmannen reports, the police in Longyearbyen was informed on Saturday noon about a large avalanche in Fardalen which covered parts of the snowmobile track leading through the valley. Rescue teams of the Red Cross and the Sysselmannen were sent to the scene of the accident immediately and about one hour after being informed they found the young man´s body. Despite of the quick reaction it was unfortunately too late for rescuing him. The man´s body was lying close to his snowmobile which was also covered by snow. No other persons could be detected and as it turned out later, no one else was missing.
Fardalen is a popular snowmobile route for trips to for example Barentsburg or to the deserted mining settlement in Colesbukta. The danger of avalanches in Fardalen is not given by particularly high and steep mountainsides, it occurs by the route through the valley leading through very narrow and winding passages.
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Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← Back
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.