Madagascar expedition on schedule!

19th of July we will depart for Madagascar for six weeks. Mangoky River and Mananantanana River (upper part of Mangoky) will be our playground for 640 km. But first we will visit the Capital, Antananarivo. We will need some time to get the cargo (canoe and other gear) through the custom and shopping provision for the entire trip. Then do the last preparation and packing before the 12 hours drive down to Ambalavo and further to Andringitra National Park, where the expedition starts.

Follow the expedition: Madagascar Expedition

After the world’s worst ski trip across the Arctic Ocean, Rune Gjeldnes took on the whole of Antarctica with the world’s longest ski trip: A full 4804 kilometres across the Antarctic.

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As the first expedition ever the Devils Cave was reached by foot and descended. Several expeditions have tried to reach the cave, but no one has succeeded. The "Devilscave" is located on the Sarisarinama tepui deep in the amazon jungle in Venezuela. The expedition became a really hard fight for us, much harder than expected, but the bottom of the Devils cave were reached the 5th of September 2001.

As the first expedition ever, Rune Gjeldnes and Torry Larsen have successfully crossed the Arctic Ocean without any outside help. The team spent 109 days skiing the 2100 kms across the ice from Severnaya Zemlya in Russia to Cape Discovery in Canada. The expedition set off 15th of February 2000. After 76 days they passed the North Pole, and headed for Canada. 33 days later, the 7th of June, they finally felt steady ground beneath their feet.

The first expedition to successfully canoe the upper part of the Merevari River, Venezuela. 650 km, 38 days.

Greenland lengthwise. First unsupported (and so far the only) to cross Greenland lengthwise from Cap Farewell to Cap Morris Jessup. Total distance of 2928 km. The expedition lasted 86 days.