by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2014 | Life, Svalbard
2013-2014 The Arctic Adventurer – Do you have it in you? Could you see yourself as an adventure guide in the Arctic’s wild nature? Are you at your best when you lead and inspire people in the outdoors, giving them the experience of their life? If you want... 
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2014 | Hiking, Svalbard
2014 The last part of the Arctic Nature Guide program consisted of being fully responsible for two ski expeditions in May and June 2014. Trollheimen! The mysterious area north of Isfjorden. An area accumulating snow in such large quantities that it survives the short... 
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2014 | Svalbard, Work
2014 During my Arctic Nature Guide education, I worked as an apprentice snowmobile guide, to get drilled in driving the snowmobile, learning the routes, guiding the guests in a safe manner, and getting familiar with packing and using the emergency and avalanche... 
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2014 | Hiking, Svalbard
2014 Winter on Svalbard consists of two different seasons. During the dark winter or Polar Night from roughly October to March, there is hardly any daylight. For weeks, the sun does not even rise. During the bright winter, from roughly the end of March, until the... 
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2013 | Hiking, Svalbard
2013 The preparations for this 8-day, 150 km hike from Norwegian Longyearbyen to Russian Barentsburg and back, took almost a week. It was part of my participation in the Arctic Nature Guide course on Svalbard. Please note that due to regulations, polar bears, and the... 
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2013 | Hiking, Svalbard
2013 The location for our glacier course – part of my Arctic Nature Guide program – was set to the majestic Nordenskiöld Glacier in the Bay of Adolf, not far from the abandoned Russian mine village of Pyramiden. Our tent base camp had to be pitched in the...