Polar evening at the Ishavsmuseet on Friday, October 11th at 7:00 PM. Vegar Brandal "In Nansen's footsteps"

Vegar Brandal "In Nansen's Footsteps"

Vegar grew up in and lives in Ulsteinvik. He is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Sports and Recreation with, among other things, an outdoor education. Vegar has guided several trips, including in Russia and Kyrgyzstan, and in Greenland. He has been on trips with both Cecilie and Truls, and both his grandfather and great-grandfather are legendary Arctic sea captains. Vegar's polar interests have gradually developed. This has, among other things, materialized through his own expeditions. On Friday, Vegar Brandal will tell about his first-hand experience crossing Greenland – in the lecture "In Nansen's Footsteps".

The lecture Vegar will be giving at Brandal will be about the crossing of the Greenland Ice Sheet from west to east, and a little about the preparations for this. The route they used during the trip in the spring of 2011 is slightly north of the route used by Fridtjof Nansen in 1888. The lecture is presented with pictures and film.

An exciting lecture that we are very excited to take part in.

Toughness

Vegar Brandal is a free spirit. He loves nature experiences, which is reflected in the various activities and stunts he performs in his free time. Not only does the 43-year-old thrive in the open air; he also has experience guiding other adventurers in demanding natural conditions.

Vegar Brandal is fond of polar history, and through acquiring knowledge about the exploits of various polar heroes, a sense of adventure grew in him to get a taste of polar nature. Ice and cold should not be the biggest problem for a guy with the surname Brandal anyway. Still, it must be said, crossing the Greenland Ice Sheet – no matter which direction it is – is something that few can handle. Vegar's tour group (or expedition) chose to cross the ice from west to east. Vegar was one of three guides; Cecilie Skog was one of the other guides. A total of 12 paying customers were on the trip.

The audience gets to hear Brandal talk about the planning and challenges of the trip. The visual part of the lecture – which is made up of snippets of live images and photo series signed by the main character himself – shows the spectacular nature. Both in sunshine and in bad weather. There were never long breaks. On average, the team walked 35 kilometers per day.

- You can see it as monotonous. But we enjoy the nuances of the landscape. The days when the sun was shining and not a breath of wind were, of course, completely indescribable. But it was also good to experience that the group worked when the blizzard raged. The highlight was seeing the mountains on the last day. It was very special, says Vegar Brandal.

As usual, the Ishavsmuseet offers dinner during the polar night, and this time there is a bacalao buffet with white and red bacalao on the menu. This time the buffet will be from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Registration for dinner. Ticket lecture and dinner NOK 300,- lecture only NOK 100,- dinner buffet only NOK 225,-