A tale from the north
By Mariann Saether Sitting just south of the Arctic Circle, the remote Vistenfjorden is a secret well-kept even from Norwegian sea kayakers. This is about to change. Find out [...]
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Sea kayaking Grebbestad and the Fjällbacka Archipelago in West Sweden
Facing Waves host, Ulrika Larsson, is sea kayaking in Grebbestad and the Fjällbacka archipelago in West Sweden in late autumn, navigating through a maze of granite islands [...]
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Eight Royal Marine Commandos retrace the paddle strokes of their WWII comrades and their surgical strikes into Nazi occupied Norway during 1943 using similar tandem folding [...]
Cruising the lower Reisa in Norway
By Laurie Gullion The roaring cascade of Mollis Falls on the Reisa River above the Arctic Circle filled the crisp air with mist and a glorious rainbow. A family with young [...]
My first expedition
By sea kayaker… Markus Wiggen About the author… Markus is now seven-years old and lives at Senja, which is Norway’s second largest Island. This story is from two years [...]
Sea kayaking in the Arctic Circle – a teenage perspective…
At the start of this summer, Dave Rossetter, paddled with a group of young paddlers from Edinburgh in Norway. The important aspect though for him was the long term [...]
Sea kayaking: The Blue Time
The Sami People call it the ‘blue time’ – the period in winter when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon in northern areas of Scandinavia. Jeff Allen visits [...]
Welcome to the land of the Midnight Sun– Senja, Norway
Frode and Wivian Wiggen talk us through a 365-day visual guide to Senja. www.senja365.com To explore Senja in a kayak, it is essential you paddle all of the seasons. Why? [...]
In search of space… Arctic Scandinavia
By Tim and Susannah Gent For more on canoeing and camping, purchase Tim’s book, ‘Canoe Camping’. Travel north above the Arctic Circle, along the road that [...]
Substantial TV: A Norwegian Summer Part 1
Presented by: Sweet Protection Team Substantial spent another summer in the great land of the Midnight Sun. We were graced with perfect flows, amazing scenery, a great crew [...]
