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It’s #IcePhoto Wednesday with Polar Explorer Eric Larsen

On 08.03.11, In ArcticTweets, Climate, Environment, Events, Natures, Photos, By Bolot

Its Ice Photo Wednesday on Facebook and #IcePhoto on Twitter. Today is the day to share your love of ice, cold and snow with the rest of the world. Mine? A tidewater glacier on Svalbard during last week's Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Expeditions adventure in the Arctic. Yours?

A tidewater glacier on Svalbard during last week s Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Expeditions adventure in the Arctic.

Today is Ice Photo Wednesday run by Polar Explorer Eric Larsen (www.ericlarsenexplore.com) on Facebook (see his page) and #IcePhoto on Twitter.

Ice Photo Wednesday is the day, when anyone are welcome to share their love of ice, cold and snow with the rest of the world. How does it work?

Every morning on Wednesday, Eric Larsen – it was him, who invented the event – announces the start of The Ice Photo Day. He publishes his own fascinating “ice” photographs and ask his readers and followers to do the same… And you know what? People do share pictures of gorgeous ice and magnificant snow.

When Eric see new pics, he resharing them on his Facebook and Twitter accounts and give their authors big publicity and promotion. If the famous American explorer is online… hey, he can be connected even from the Arctic or the Everest top, you might see his fantastic photographs.

Give a try and join Eric on his facebook page and Twitter using the hashtag #IcePhoto.

Meanwhile, enjoy Mr. Larsen’s ice photographs of the Arctic Ocean, Norway’s Svalbard, and Everest!

Saying a lot of sincere thanks to him for permission to show his pics on ColdUnited.com. It’s a big honor! Here and further all captions to ice photographs are given by Eric Larsen himself.

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Tagged with: Arctic Ocean • cold • cold weather • Eric Larsen • Everest • ice • IcePhoto • Norway • photo • Svalbard

Hard, but so poetic! It’s Ice Warrior’s Polar training!

On 04.20.11, In expedition, Projects, By Bolot

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Polar explorers are very extraordinary, very interesting and very talented people. Whatever they do, they do it with big inspiration and… creativity!

Here is the example. Right now Jim McNeil, known also as Ice Warrior, is completing the polar training under his leadership in Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway.

It’s so fascinating to read his training updates on his blog. It’s more like reading chapters of your lovely daily book. Some abstracts appear to be so poetic and so romantic!

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Tagged with: Ice Warrior • Jim McNeil • Norway • polar training • Skiing • Svalbard

Terje Sorgjerd’s Glimpse of Norway [video]

On 04.19.11, In Climate, Natures, Videos, By Bolot

Glimpse Of Norway is a journey into the wilderness of the amazing Scandinavian country called Norway. After thousands of hours of effort making this production, its creator, Terje Sorgjerd, gives you a new perspective to the magnificent landscapes of Norway.

If you like Terje Sorgjerd’s video, you can watch more of his stuff on his Vimeo account. Find his updates on Facebook and Twitter.

Tagged with: landscape • nature • Norway • Scandinavia • Terje Sorgjerd • video

Arctic movie: “Ofelas” (1987), a Sami classic from Norway

On 01.27.11, In Movies, Videos, By Bolot

It is the first Norwegian full-length movie done in the Sami language in 1987 and based on an old legend. In Sami its original title is Ofelaš, in Norwegian: Veiviseren, in English: Pathfinder.

Written and directed by Nils Gaup. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988. The film inspired Hollywood to remake it in 2007, but it was presented as an action adventure story set in North America and appeared to be far away from its original.

Recommended by a twitter fellow, @zollrei2, with a remark, “A must to see!”.

Tagged with: arctic movies • film • movie • Nils Gaup • Norway • Ofelaš • Sami

Today’s snow photographs of Russia’s Magadan Oblast & Norway’s Røldal

On 10.23.10, In Autos/Bikes, Climate, Environment, Natures, Photos, Sports, Travel, By Bolot

In the village of Røldal, Norway. By Pelle Gangeskar.

The Seimchan road in Magadan Oblast, Russia. By Ilya Kovyakin.

That’s really great to have friends around the world! Just a few minutes ago two fellows – Ilya Kovyakin from the Russian city of Magadan and Pelle Gangeskar from the Norwegian village of Røldal – simultaneously shared mobile photographs taken on snow-covered roads today, October 23rd, 2010.

Let’s play the game. Just guess where the above pictures were taken. Any ideas? Okey, see answers further.

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Tagged with: bridge • Magadan • Magadan Oblast • Norway • off-road vehicle • photo • road • Russia • Røldal • Seimchan • Skiing • snow • Sports • Toyota • transportation • winter • winter road

Borge Ousland & Thorleif Thorleifsson completed the Northern Passage 2010 expedition

On 10.22.10, In Adventures, Climate, expedition, Science, Travel, By Bolot

Borge Ousland and his team are celebrating the finish of the Northern Passage 2010 expedition

Cold United is saying “Congratulations!” to Norwegian explorers, Børge Ousland and Thorleif Thorleifsson! They are, indeed, great! They completed the Northern Passage 2010 expedition and returned home to Norway!

What did they do? What did they achieve?

On Midsummer’s Eve, they sailed from Oslo in a daring attempt to sail through both the Northwest and Northeast passages during one and the same season. In other words, they sailed around the world, but above the Arctic Circle and under the North Pole.

See the map and read more info (more…)

Tagged with: Arctic • Arctic Circle • Arctic Expedition • Arctic Ocean • circumnavigation • explorer • North Pole • Northeast Passages • Northwest Passages • Norway • Oslo • Polar Explorer • sailing

Videos: Enjoy the fragile beauty of the Arctic & the North Pole

On 05.13.10, In Climate, Environment, Natures, Science, Travel, Videos, By Bolot

Two Arctic/North Pole scientific expeditions. Take your time and enjoy the Arctic! This beauty is fragile. Climate changes and global warming, you know, do gain ground.

Video #1: Jean-Louis Etienne’s Generali Arctic Observer

A famous French Arctic explorer Jean-Louis Etienne’s The North Pole balloon crossing from Spitsbergen to Siberia’s Yakutia in April of 2010. Check out the Generali Arctic Observer expedition website. More info on his landing and rescue operation in Siberia’s Yakutia, north from the village of Batagai, Verkhoyansky region, at eYakutia.com.

Video #2: North Pole + Nuclear Icebreaker Yamal + Magic of Arctic Ice

From Russia’s Chukotka via the North Pole to Scandinavia by the Russian nuclear powered ice-breaker “Yamal”. You may also want to go to the North Pole. Hurry up! The Arctic is melting fast. It sounds like a joke, but, unfortunately, it is not.

If you can recommend more videos with the awesome Arctic views, please, share. Leave your links in comments.

Tagged with: Arctic • balloon • Batagai • Chukotka • cold • expedition • France • Generali Arctic Observer • global worming • Greenland • ice • Jean-Louis Etienne • Kisilyakh • melting • North • North Pole • Norway • nuclear ice-braker • Polar ice • Polo Norte • Russia • Sakha Republic • Scandinavia • Science • Siberia • snow • Spitzberg • USA • Verkhoyansky • Yakutia • Yamal

Video: Angel of Uummannaq Eskimo Dance

On 04.08.10, In Cultures, Education, Music, People, Videos, By Bolot

About the video

“I always wondered: what Angel of Uummannaq might look like? Would it be wearing skins and kamiks, like Greenlandic Ken who is fashioned in polar bear pants and a seal parka? Would it be flying above the ice cap or beneath the sea ice? Would it be driving the dogs?.. I staged this little Arctic Ballet on Ice to find the answer.” Chaika1961 [Galya Morrell].

Via Galya Morrell’s blog

Who is Galya Morrell?

Galya Morrell is the NY-based educator, who coordinates the fantastic Uummaannaq Music project in Greenland, Norway. She describes her initiative as “the most unusual Music Festival at the Ice School for Orphaned Eskimo Children in Uummaannaq, Greenland, 590 kilometers north of the Artic Circle.”

Please visit her blog for more information and enjoy what kind of good deeds she and her colleagues do for Eskimo kids. By the way, browse through her beautiful winter pictures. White snow, blue ice, happy kids and wonderful music!

Join also the Uummaannaq Music Facebook fan page.

Tagged with: Arctic Circle • children • Eksimo dance • eskimo • Greenland • ice school • music festival • Norway • Uummaannaq