The Hunt for Adventure – The First Return Journey
In the winter of 2025, the time had finally come for a new long expedition together in the Canadian wilderness. Starting from the forests around Great Slave Lake, they set course for the Inuit settlement of Kugluktuk—the place where their journey through the Northwest Passage began 22 years earlier. The ski trip there covered approximately 800 kilometers.
But even though Kugluktuk was the endpoint of the journey, it wasn’t the true goal. The most important thing was to experience a new wilderness adventure: to embark on a trip where the route was uncertain, where they didn’t know what awaited them, and where the landscape offered constant surprises. Along the way, they would once again come close to the stories that linger in the Arctic terrain. Even deep inland, there are traces of the hunt for the Northwest Passage: one historic expedition mapped vast areas impressively, while another ended with the explorers eating their own shoes, lichen from the rocks—and each other...
Moreover, both looked forward to spending five weeks out there together with a good friend. But how would the team dynamic be after 22 years of rather sporadic contact?
Randulf Valle
Randulf Valle will give this lecture. He is a Norwegian scientist, expedition adventurer, photographer, and author with a PhD in metallurgy from NTNU. He has worked full-time for many years with outdoor life and expeditions, and has extensive experience from demanding journeys in Arctic regions and mountain areas around the world. On a daily basis, he runs "Podcasten Uteliv".
Bengt Rotmo
Rotmo is one of Norway’s most experienced IPGA-certified polar guides, with over 20 years of experience in extreme regions such as Antarctica, Greenland, Svalbard, and the North Pole. He has led challenging expeditions through the Northwest Passage and to the South Pole, and is known for his philosophy of working with nature – not against it. Rotmo currently works for Ousland Explorers.
Shopping evening
After the lecture, there is a shopping evening where you get tips and advice on how to dress in arctic weather. When Brynje's garments perform in the world's most inhospitable places, they are guaranteed to work for you too. Welcome!
Time, place and registration
- Date: December 10th, 2025. Time: 18:00. Attendance no later than 17:55!
- Location: The Brynje store in Oslo: Kongens gt. 16 near the Storting
- Price: Free entry
- Registration: Send email to: oslo@brynje.no. Age limit 14 years.
- Unsubscribe: Tell oslo@brynje.no if you can't come so that people on the waiting list get the chance!
- Waiting list: If there is a waiting list, we will contact you if a place becomes available.
Programme
- 17:55 - Last attendance for registrants.
- 18:00 - Lecture. Finished at 19:00.
- 19:00 - Shopping evening, tips and advice. Only for participants at the lecture.
- 20:00 - The shoppig evening is over
