VOICES FROM AN ICY COAST
ADVENTURE, TRADITION, CULTURE, EXCEPTIONAL, PURSUITS AND EXTREME PROFESSIONS.
The Parajumpers Stories speak of lives outside the ordinary, lived in the remotest corners of earth where powerful forces of nature make everyday survival a challenge.
We are part of, and inspired by, sub-zero lifestyles. For this reason, we have travelled north of the Arctic circle and a mere 1,000km from the North Pole, to one of the most remotely settled places on the planet: the Svalbard Islands.
Nature, at her most extreme is here on display, from the unrelenting winter chill, the never-ending white landscapes and the jarring contrasts of midnight sun in summer and polar night in winter.
To live here, the inhabitants must embrace the isolation, the lack of creature comforts and the uncertainty that comes with living in the Norwegian archipelago. But for those who call Svalbard their home, the eerie beauty, incredible wildlife and unique characters makes life on the Icy Coast beyond rewarding.
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  • VOICES FROM AN ICY COAST
    The Parajumpers Stories speak of lives outside the ordinary, lived in the remotest corners of earth where powerful forces of nature make everyday survival a challenge.
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  • WIGGO ANTONSEN
    Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and administrative centre of Svalbard.
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  • HEIDI SEVESTRE
    Svalbard in Norwegian means “Icy Coast”. Yet Heidi Sevestre, a resident ‘ice doctor’, has seen the troubling signs that this frozen landscape has changed in recent decades.
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  • JASON ROBERTS
    The rugged beauty of Svalbard can make it difficult to leave. Just ask Jason Roberts, originally from Australia and one of the long- time residents of the Norwegian Archipelago.
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  • KRISTIN ERIKSSON
    “Guiding guests through the wilderness of Svalbard is “the best job you can have”, says Kristin Eriksson. At just 23, Kristin has already been a nature guide on 3 different Continents.
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  • HEGE GISKE
    In the last decade, more and more people have come to Svalbard motivated by the beauty of the place but also by the challenge of what it means to survive both as a community as well as an individual in such a unique location.
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