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Ash Routen 21/12/2024 Ash Routen 21/12/2024

Dead Men Walking

The story of Rune Gjeldnes and Torry Larsen and the first and only unsupported crossing of the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Canada

Ash Routen 30/06/2023 Ash Routen 30/06/2023

From Ice Sheet to Ocean

In July 2023 my regular teammate Phil Sturgeon and I will head to Greenland to hike around 200km from the foot of the second largest ice sheet in the world, to the waters of the Davis Strait.

Ash Routen 22/03/2023 Ash Routen 22/03/2023

Will Rerouting Camp Barneo via Russia Damage the Reputation of the Adventure Community?

Rerouting Camp Barneo flights via Russia would be putting adventure before ethics

Ash Routen 14/03/2023 Ash Routen 14/03/2023

Should Camp Barneo be Consigned to History?

The floating ice camp near the North Pole seems increasingly out of step with modern geopolitics and climate consciousness